Re: Re: [Project] A Call for Volunteers

["Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>]

I tackle components One at a time. If You have loads of components to put
on, its much quicker with tweezers and a hot air pencil. Also it's
virtually
impossible to get components off in 1 piece with a soldering iron.
You find the surface tension of the molten solder pulls the component into
position on the pads with a hot air pencil so your placement doesn't have
to
be as accurate. But I bet hot air pencils ain't cheap and It can be done
with a normal iron with care.

Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 3:37 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [Project] A Call for Volunteers


> >SMT isn't very hard as long as you have a very fine bit in your
iron and
> >0.4mm solder. A lot of people  find it easier with one of those
magnifiers
> >with a lamp built in too. (I prefer getting my nose nearly on the
end of
> the
> >iron myself ;-))
>
> How do you put several components on the board ? do you have to place,
> solder, place solder etc
> or can you place several and then solder ? I am not sure my hand would
be
> steady enough not to knock the component of the pad ?
>
> John
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