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Hi all,

I am looking at a board that will have a couple SMD chips and a PIC
on a plate.

I call them chip carriers, aka sockets.

anyway, unlike a standard DIP chip, they have plastic frame that
extends past the leads so they cannot be soldered easily.

On my double sidded boards, I can solder both sides for most things
like resistors and such that need the connections, but on these it's
a pain.

can I use the same solder paste for surface mount devices to get a
solid contact on these parts ?

I've been lucky enought to get less than 5 via's by moving things
around a lot.

Dave