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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Anyone have experience on soldering US8 packages, with a fine tip solder iron?

2006-09-03 by Stefan Trethan

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:06:33 +0200, derekhawkins <eldata@...> wrote:

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>> With the hot air gun without nozzle you can also do entire boards
>> by moving it about.

> Moving it about where? The bottom side of the board perhaps.


No from the top. Moving it in like an S shaped pattern, slowly. Imagine it  
a bit like painting with a spray gun.

Makes only sense with smaller boards (say no longer than 10cm), but it  
works so well it has discouraged me from building that oven until now.


ST

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