[sdiy] SMT FAQ?

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Sten Björnebro <sten at ebs.homedns.org>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] SMT FAQ?
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 00:54:29 +0200
Message-ID: <20050531005429.279ac7fe at saturnus>

Doug, Sten,

> On Mon, 30 May 2005 14:59:35 -0600
> The Peasant <ecircuit at telus.net> wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to send a big thank you to Magnus and Sten for offering to help drag 
> > us unbelievers into the world of SMT. Working in electronics and technology has 
> > always forced me to keep up with new developments or risk becoming obsolete 
> > myself, so even though it may be painful and unpleasant at times I will learn 
> > this as well. I'm sure that the future rewards will be more than enough 
> > compensation for the effort.

We're trying!

> Thanks for those  words.
> 
> Yes we have to lock forvard and allso look backwards to.
> To day I had a digital video signal that had to be terminated corectly. And
> 0403 was litle to bigg you will se in this picture.
> http://ebs.homedns.org/bilder/komponents/komp34/index.html

OK, I've told you it's time to get that 0201 resistor kit!

> And my reserch in history handcraft is giving me feling that we are just a
> bit longer ahead in time.
> Shown att thes pictures betwen hardwire and circuitboard.
> http://ebs.homedns.org/bilder/komponents/komp34/thumb1.html
> Tubes Nuvistors and Transitors. 
> 
> And this board whith just holes in metall whith transistor soldered thru.
> http://ebs.homedns.org/bilder/komponents/komp34/thumb2.html

Not very different except maybe size. Those things still work you know.
Marvelous things.

SMD is serviceable, but the service-man needs to have some training in SMD.
It's a different kind of working method, but that's about it really.

When you are thinking 0402 is large, you have walked the path a bit.

Cheers,
Magnus