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Subject: Re: starting with SMD

From: "eeks123" <eeks123@...>
Date: 2008-01-31

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
>
>
> "eeks123" <eeks123@...> writes:
> > if you have to keep the board moving and you have a lot of components
> > on it, it seems almost impossible to keep everything on place :(
>
> I've found the opposite to be true. I've done 5.5 x 3.5 boards on
> that hotplate, moving it around the whole time, and nothing moved out
> of place.
>


it's logical if components are sticked to the board with solderpaste!
i have no experience with this and thought they would move around..