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From: "mdgolfbum" <jim@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:02 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: SMT info?


> babada beem!
>
> ok, that was fun.
>
> since most of the discussion here centers around lithography and
> etching it wasn't obvious that smt for newbies was on topic.
>
> so is there a preference for paste vs solder?
>
> do most folks use irons or reflow?

I use a Metcal system with a 'mini hoof' tip for drag soldering fine-pitch
device leads. Metcal equipment is expensive if bought new, but second-hand
units often come up on eBay and can be bought for about the same price as
new Weller soldering stations. It's much better, of course.

Leon