Re: IRDA repeater

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>]

1) get some chip glue
2) Get an counter-top oven from argos (about 40 quid)
3) Magnfiers - head worn
4) good lighting
5) tweezers

You now have what it takes to stick the chip to the board in the right
place.

6) Metcal iron with the surface mount bit.  Its got like a tiny
"bucket" you
put feed an inch of solder into, the drag the bit along the line of the
pins.  Its like a hand held wave soldering machine, but somewhat smaller
:-)
You will screw up sometimes.

Or

Give up.  Design a daughter PCB to hold the SMT chips, and get an assembler
to do a batch.  There are a number of SMT to DIL converters available, if
one fits your chip that simplifies matters further.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: tex.com.ml.ukha_d
Sent: 11 January 2002 19:39
Subject: [ukha_d] IRDA repeater


> Well guys and gals
>
> The chips I ordered to try playing with turned up today and guess
what,
two
> of the three are surface mount. Apart from soldering wires to the pins
does
> anyone have any idea how to attach these things. To say they are tiny
is
an
> understatement. I am not sure my soldering skills are up to it.
>
> Ideas please
>
> Ian
>
>
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