[sdiy] SMD prototyping technique?

[john mahoney]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Daugard" <daugard at sprintmail.com>
>
> How about hot melt glue? It would make it easier to remove dead parts.

Sounds sound.


> I have (so far) built filters on PC boards - passive SMD only. I cut a
> grid on a small piece of copperboard with a razor blade knife and then
> soldered the parts over the gaps. No glue.

"No glue", ha! ;-)


> I'm also building an RF amp with a SMD. So far, the amp has leads
> attached to the leads. I think the part is going to float in the middle
> of the RF cavity. It has 3 NC pins that I'm using to support it. One
> wire bridges two NC pins and extends to either side of the cavity. The
> third will be used to stabilize the part as necessary - an airborne (and
> air cooled) part on a tripod stand.

Must look like a tiny Martian lander!

Already, people like yourself are developing SMD techniques. SMDs are surely
going to be a big part of DIY. Or they already are.
--
john