[sdiy] Soldering SMT parts

[David Panseri]

Any suggestions for a solid soldering station that will do SMT work
without breaking the bank?

-Dave

On 5/23/05, synth1 at airmail.net <synth1 at airmail.net> wrote:
> > But I'm looking at the resistors and caps on a PCI card that happens to be
> > lying around, and I'm wondering how one solders those by hand. They're so
> > teeny; how do you hold them in place while soldering them?
> >
> 1206 and 0805 parts are doable with:
> 
> a) really good tweezers. Techni-Tools to the rescue! (they stock like 100
> *different tweezers*)
> 
> b) really good lighted magnifier (Luxo is $$$ but works great).
> 
> c) fine no-clean solder, use 0.018 - 0.021 dia.
> 
> Paul S.
> 
> 
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