I usually find that the pad itself has enough tin plating to melt and adhere the part's termination so I tack it down like that, solder the second termination, and then go back and solder the first termination.
On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 02:34:51 +0000, you wrote: >The best way to hand solder small SMT parts is to put a blob of solder on one >pad, position the part, old it down with something (fingernail works well, >maybe tweezers), then touch that pad/solder blob with the iron. The blob >should melt and the part should push down into the blob. Make sure the part >is aligned, then go to town soldering the remaining pads. Go back and touch up >the blob pad. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
