i prefer smt to through hole for hand soldering. through hole is a total pain. i generally do not use any hot air; just a fine tip metcal iron, a *lot* of flux and sometimes a toothpick. 0603 RCLs are a piece of cake. 0402 RCLs take some care but are totally doable. 73 de AI6KG
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 7:30 PM, N4OI - Ken <ke...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Byron Servies wrote > > [...] and soldering surface mount components. > > I do not understand the general fear of working with SMT components. The > import hot air soldering stations are relatively cheap and easy-to-use. > And > magnifiers are available -- even binocular microscopes start around $500 > for > the heavy hitters. (I had a good learning experience replacing some chips > in my iPhone 6 Plus to fix the "touch screen disease.") > > I think that SMTs should propel solder kit building to a new level, not > shut > it down! Just sayin' > > 73 > > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to c...@murgatroid.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
