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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
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> "eeks123" <eeks123@...> writes:
> > i have no experience with this and thought they would move around..
>
> Nope, the solder paste is like tacky glue. You can still bump the
> parts and mess them up (been there) but if you don't, they pretty much
> stay stuck where you put them. Which is good, because the board gets
> moved around a lot while you're placing all those parts.
>
Tacky enough that I have populated boards on both sides at the same
time then stuck in the oven. The parts that went on the bottom side
were smaller items like 0402 chip capacitors, but they did not go
anywhere.
Of course if you do that you will need to add feet to the board so it
is not resting on the bottom.