It took about 45-50 years but I finally found an advantage to being so near-sighted all those years: I can still focus as close as close as an inch or less. I use one of those round fluorescent tubes around a big magnifying glass.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Rick Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Patricia, > > The top of the line SMT station is probably the Metcal MX500, now made by > OKi. It runs about $450 new. > > The Weller should work fine. You will need a selection of tips to handle > the various pad sizes and SMT pad areas plus a couple of pairs of tweezers. > > I usually tin one pad and then hold the part with a pair of tweezers to the > tinned pad and reflow the solder. Then I solder the other pad down and then > go back and solder the pad down that I started with. Any big blobs are > trouble and tinning both ends of the part or the pads mean the part can't be > pushed down close to the board where it is supposed to be. > > If you you do much of this sort of thing a microscope with a light is > almost mandatory especially if you have old weasely eyes like I do...... > > Rick > w6nzk > > > > > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Patricia Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I am looking to buy the Weller WLC-100 for working with SMT. Do you >> folks have better options? >> >> I see it suggeested that you tin the pad and then hold the part lead down >> on the pad and tack it.Why not tin the part leads as well? >> >> -- >> Patricia Wilson >> Apache Junction, AZ >> Member NRA, BMWMOA, AMA, ARRL >> WB8DXX >> BMW '06 R1200RT "Graues Gespenst" >> > > > -- Patricia Wilson Apache Junction, AZ Member NRA, BMWMOA, AMA, ARRL WB8DXX BMW '06 R1200RT "Graues Gespenst"
