I bought some wick on eBay (China). Comparing to the one I get in the shop
here, it's kinda fluffy and absorbs way worse.
The one I get here is more tightly knitted, while the other one is more
sloppy. Flux could play a role too, but there is definitely a difference in
quality!
On Fri, 14 Dec
There is no "bad" wick, there is only wick with too little flux on it
(either because the manufacturer was cheap or it evaporated). I use a
liquid flux, so I just recoat the wick before using - that way it can
absorb A LOT more tin than originally and can clean metalized 1mm holes to
the point
...not to mention all the wire cutting mess with through-hole...
Solder-wick is a must when dealing with small pitch ! (there are good and
bad wicks though..)
- Øyvind
On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 12:50 PM Tomasz Kowalczyk
wrote:
> I was afraid of SMD components, too. But later I've discovered,
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 4:49 AM Tyler Bourne wrote:
> Cool project. I've done a bit of SMD and it wasn't too bad. My soldering
> iron tip isn't the smallest but it was still doable. The flux pen helped a
> lot.
> That flyback power supply looks neat. You could do that as a separate
> kit.
Cool project. I've done a bit of SMD and it wasn't too bad. My soldering
iron tip isn't the smallest but it was still doable. The flux pen helped a
lot.
That flyback power supply looks neat. You could do that as a separate
kit. People are always looking for a good Nixie PSU.
Would you
SMD (of reasonable sizes, not the really tiny stuff) is actually pretty
straightforward with a good iron and small tip. As mentioned previously,
for chips with small pin spacing, a flux pen is a life saver
Cheers,
(Pharma) Nick
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 3:30 PM Ron Walsh wrote:
> I would
I would personally be afraid of the smd stuff, as I have had no experience with
them. Through hole is pretty much all I have done.
...Semper Fidelis...
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 4:14:05 PM EST, wrote:
I would love one depending on affordability. I used to be afraid but after
I would love one depending on affordability. I used to be afraid but after
learning the techniques and discover flux pens that all changed. ;-)
The kits that GRA-AFCH sells are all SMD. I think they have nice kits which
sell pretty well and they must since they have two stores on eBay.
Collin
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 7:53 PM blkadder wrote:
> Wow, that is one amazing clock. I would bet if you made a kit, they would
> sell like crazy. Great job.
>
Thanks !
I could make a kit, but I not sure how well a pure SMD kit would sell ?
I could make a through-hole version, but some
Wow, that is one amazing clock. I would bet if you made a kit, they would
sell like crazy. Great job.
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 1:32:43 PM UTC-5, Oyvind wrote:
>
> So, i made a slightly overkilled thingy. It started as an idea a year ago,
> and a colleague insisted that I use ESP-8266.
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