i think with that wire and that tip it is quite difficult to hold down a
0805 case?
or do you hold it on one end of the case while soldering the free one?
there are two small resistors on the headlight board so it must work
somehow...
i like the idea because it is so simple.
regards
st
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:09:08 +0100, Mike Cowlishaw <
mfcowli@...>
wrote:
> My ASCII art obviously wasn't adequate, judging by the number of people
> e-mailing me for more details :-), so I have put a picture on the web.
> It
> is at: http://www.speleogroup.org/SMD-holder.jpg
>
> It's simply a length of 'coat hanger' or similar wire, attached to a
> block
> of scrap wood by a screw. The photo shows it being used to hold a
> capacitor to a PCB for soldering, leaving both hands free for solder &
> iron.
> All the components on the board (see:
> http://www.speleogroup.org/attinya.html for a close-up picture of a
> slightly
> later version of the board) were soldered this way.
>
> Mike Cowlishaw
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