Soldering SMD's

[Tim Ressel]

Jaakko,

This is a skill I recently picked up. Here is my take on the equipment needed:

1. Soldering iron. Must have really small tip for SMT work. 
2. Really small solder helps alot.
3. Tweezers. Really small ones made for SMT work. This is a must.
4. Use no-clean solder and have a bottle of no-clean flux handy.
5. Optics. The only way to see solder shorts and solder balls is
   with optics. I am lucky to have access to good microscopes made
   for this purpose. I suppose you could use a *good* magnifying
   glass. Use good lighting, too.


Tim Ressel--Compliance Engineer
Hewlett-Packard
Verifone Division
916-630-2541  
tim_r1 at verifone.com                     



-----Original Message-----
From: Jaakko Lofstrom [mailto:jlofstro at pcu.helsinki.fi]
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 5:24 AM
To: synth-diy
Subject: Soldering SMD's


While we're on the subject ( well actually on the absolute opposite of it
but that's ultimately the same, isn't it.. ) of soldering, I'd like to ask
something that's been buggering me for a while:

What's the minimum configuration needed to solder SMD's?
How do you do it?
I mean do you need special soldering tips or stuff or is it possible to
use a hot air blower in a wave-soldering fashion? As you can see, I'm
totally lost with the subject ;)

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-jaakko löfström
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