Re: gEDA-user: best ways to do SMT assembly

[andrewm <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David SMITH wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 09:43:33AM +0100, Dylan Smith wrote:
>   
>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2008, Robert Butts wrote:
>>     
>>> I got pcbs back and now want to assemble them.  What is the best way, i.e.
>>> solder paste to use, heating method, solder bridge removal...?  Most of the
>>> components are small SMT parts.  The through hole parts I'm fine with.
>>>       
>> It depends what I'm doing. For discrete components (like 0603 sized Rs and
>> Cs), just a fine tip soldering iron and fine solder wire - what I do is
>> melt a small amount of solder on one pad, get the part with the tweezers,
>> re-melt it and stick the end of the part into the molten blob. Then just
>> solder the other end as normal. I can do this quite quickly.
>>     
>
> This is similar to the technique I use (although I don't go smaller than
> 0805).  However, rather than use tweezers, I prefer to put the component
> onto the board, and then push it around using my fingernail on the top
> of the component, about half-way between the two soldering ends.  I find
> that this gives a lot more control than tweezers.
>
> Of course, my version needs a bit more planning, as I need to make sure
> I've let my fingernails grow longer than normal to stop my fingers
> getting burned ;-)
>
>   
Try using Blu-Tak instead of either tweezers or finger nails.

It is more compliant than either and doesn't hurt when burnt :D


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