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chrisgr@shaw.ca wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">I'd also recommend some liquid flux. Dab a little on all the pads before placing the part and it helps the solder to be sucked cleanly into the joint. It also helps to stick the part in place while soldering.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">- Chris Graham<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">I would recommend a good set of non-magnetizable and solder resistant tweezers (ceramic if you can afford them), either a magnifier hood (~$5) with good lighting or lighted lamp/magnifier ($60-$120)), a good soldering iron, as fine pitch solder as you can afford (0.020" is cheap, 0.015" and 0.010" is expensive but better), lots of solder wick both narrow and wide and a lot of round wood tooth picks.<BR>
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don't forget a good solder sucker. they're invaluable. I found them to work great instead of wick. Of course not everybody can afford them.<BR>
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