Re: gEDA-user: Using SMT

[Tamas Szabo <sza2king@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

You didn't described your project too much...

However, if you never worked with SMT and you want only a few parts, it 
would be far more easy to solder by soldering iron.

If you want something pretty, you need a so called 'stencil', which is a 
stainless steel mask for the soldering paste. Additionally, SMTs are 
usually baked in a reflow oven with a suitable temperature profile.

I think, you only need this if you want to produce high volume or BGA.

In my opinion, the hand soldering is acceptable every other cases.

Good luck,

/sza2
Robert Butts wrote:
> I'm about to start bread boarding a desin.  I have a few surface mount 
> chips that I got SMT-to-DIP adapters for.  I also purchased SMT paste.  
> I have never worked with surface mount devices.  How do you paste the 
> chip to its footprint?  How do you get the excess, if any, paste out?  I 
> have a feeling it's got something to do with heating it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob
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