On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 09:43:33AM +0100, Dylan Smith wrote: > On Thu, 14 Aug 2008, Robert Butts wrote: > > I got pcbs back and now want to assemble them. What is the best way, i.e. > > solder paste to use, heating method, solder bridge removal...? Most of the > > components are small SMT parts. The through hole parts I'm fine with. > > It depends what I'm doing. For discrete components (like 0603 sized Rs and > Cs), just a fine tip soldering iron and fine solder wire - what I do is > melt a small amount of solder on one pad, get the part with the tweezers, > re-melt it and stick the end of the part into the molten blob. Then just > solder the other end as normal. I can do this quite quickly.
This is similar to the technique I use (although I don't go smaller than 0805). However, rather than use tweezers, I prefer to put the component onto the board, and then push it around using my fingernail on the top of the component, about half-way between the two soldering ends. I find that this gives a lot more control than tweezers. Of course, my version needs a bit more planning, as I need to make sure I've let my fingernails grow longer than normal to stop my fingers getting burned ;-) -- David Smith | Tel: +44 (0)1454 462380 Home: +44 (0)1454 616963 STMicroelectronics | Fax: +44 (0)1454 462305 Mobile: +44 (0)7932 642724 1000 Aztec West | TINA: 065 2380 GPG Key: 0xF13192F2 Almondsbury | Work Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BRISTOL, BS32 4SQ | Home Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
