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I have to agree here. It’s not a question of just solderingskills, it’s a question of deteriorating eyesight. I might be able to manage SOICs for now, but will reach some point in the not toodistant future where I couldn’t do this without a good microscope. I already get the young kids at work toread part numbers off the surface mount devices for me. Of course this transparent “white”paint they use these days for lettering doesn’t help.
John Loffink
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-----Original Message-----
From: paulhaneberg[mailto:phaneber@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:18 AM
To: motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [motm] Re: Opinions onsurface mounting
I would just as soon not have to solder SMDs myself. I'm probably
one of theolder farts in this group and my eyesight is not as good
as it wasand I can't quite hold a soldering iron as still as I used
to be ableto either. I do have one of those nice big magnifier
lights and agood soldering iron so perhaps I could do it, but I've
never triedand I really don't want to bugger an expensive chip in
trying tolearn how. I'd rather pay the extra $30, or have the SMD
presoldered. I'll still buy the module if I have to solder the SMD
myself. I just would rather not.