[sdiy] Opinion poll - Through Hole ~vs~ SMT

[Harry Bissell]

afaik the toaster method requres you to use solder paste which might be hard to apply without a stencil.

I just hold the parts with curved tweezers and solder each end by hand. For SOIC packages I solder the
corner pins first, then all remaining pins.

I still use a really big chisel tip unless I need to do 0402 or (God forbid) 0201 packages

I'm in the USA and still have access to 60/40 solder.  I bet lead-free would make my life miserable !

H^) harry


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Beauchamp <list at mikebeauchamp.com>
To: Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk>
Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Sent: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:42:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Opinion poll - Through Hole ~vs~ SMT

Hi Tom,
Just curious about how you go about soldering your SMD stuff? I'm really
tempted to try the toaster / hotplate method. Seems like it'd go pretty
fast..

Mike

On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 16:13 +0100, Tom Bugs wrote:
> 2pence from me (someone who won't be getting any boards...)
> 
> Having moved over to SMD approaches, I find proto builds *much* quicker 
> to stuff - really, like zip zip zip.
> (0805 is my typical)
> But I have a distinct feeling that many won't be wanting to move over to 
> SMD.
> It was scary to me too, but actually it is very DIY-able.
> 
> Ta,Tom
> 
> On 07/06/2012 15:57, Harry Bissell wrote:
> > hmmm... some projects it just does not make sense to "make-your-own-board"
> >
> > Large, complex PTH boards would be hard to duplicate even if you had the artwork. If you did your
> > own it would be really labor intensive
> >
> > H^) harry
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tim Daugard<daugard at cox.net>
> > To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > Sent: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:46:55 -0400 (EDT)
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] Opinion poll - Through Hole ~vs~ SMT
> >
> > I'm a through hole person generally. I have done a few very small SMT
> > circuits - all passive or just diodes so far. I have boards preped for a 4
> > pin SMT transistor and a 5 pin logic but haven't solder them yet.
> >
> > However it doesn't matter because I never buy boards, I always build my own.
> > The latest project is developing I2C communication with the TI MSP430
> > processors. (The trick is low value resistor pull-ups connected directly to
> > Vcc.) Now I've got to read the docs to figure the processor current sink
> > maximums.
> >
> > Tim Daugard
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Harry Bissell"<harrybissell at wowway.com>
> > To:<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 8:45 AM
> > Subject: [sdiy] Opinion poll - Through Hole ~vs~ SMT
> >
> >
> >> What technology would you like to see new DIY projects in (as in PCBs you
> >> would stuff yourself)
> >>
> >> SMT or Through-hole ?
> >>
> >> SMT would be no smaller than 0603 resistors and no fine pitch ICs
> >>
> >> Through Hole is standard DIP and 1/4W resistors...
> >>
> >> Would you prefer pre-stuffed SMT boards ?
> >>
> >> H^) harry
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