Yes, pretty easy, but not true that it takes any special or expensive
soldering station to do quality SMD work.
In the winter months I do a lot of SMD work. I don't have a quality
soldering station at all. I use solder paste from a small syringe, cheap
tweezers, a $2 coffee cup warmer (WalMart), a small $25 heat gun used by
scrapbook crafters (Michael's), and a regular desk magnifier lamp. For a
few parts, I use tweezers and my regular Hakko soldering iron with a
pencil point. Here's a video of the technique I've been using for nearly
10 years of the 62 years I've been a ham.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OKuxPiGKs
If the link doesn't appear, google SMT Soldering Movie on youtube.
A K1-level SMD kit would be no problem for anyone capable of attacking a
thru-hole K1 or K2, but Wayne clearly addressed that possibility, and
rightly so. The K1 may be dead, but not soon forgotten.
Eric KE6US
K1 s/n 1976
K2 s/n 567
On 6/6/2019 10:50 AM, James Doty wrote:
SMD soldering is actually pretty easy. It does take a good quality
soldering station to do it though.
Yes, I need magnification when soldering surface mount components. :)
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