> So it's possible to hand solder or reflow these things at home? Yup. See http://www.delorie.com/pcb/hotplate/ for a photo of my hotplate.
> Better yet, can you do double sided SMT boards? I always thought you > coudn't do it because you would have to have components touching the > surface of the reflow skillet on one side while the other side was > supposed to reflow. I reflow the top, then hand solder the bottom. You can do it with an oven if you do bottom first; surface tension holds the parts in place even when they're hanging underneath, as long as they're not too heavy. > Also, am I right to suppose that since you use gEDA that there are > footprints in gEDA for SMD components? Yup. Mostly in the ~geda category. > Digi-Key ) IRLD110-ND That's a standard DIP4 footprint. However, ~geda only goes down to DIP6 so you'll have to create your own. Just put the holes on 0.1" centers. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user