3 Dec
2008
3 Dec
'08
11:05 a.m.
>>>> "Chuck" == Chuck Guzis
<cclist at sydex.com> writes:
Chuck> There are inexpensive SMT to through-hole adapters available.
Chuck> While I wouldn't trust myself to carefully hand-solder a whole
Chuck> board full of SMT, the adpaters are fairly easy to do.
Soldering SMT by hand (other than BGA of course) is no big deal. It's
only slightly harder than through-hole. It does require suitable
tools -- thin solder and a fine tip professional grade soldering
iron. And it's a good idea to use liquid flux (a lesson I learned
from a technician friend who used to assemble large SMT
based boards
by hand).
I've assembled boards with 100 or so 0603 caps, and some 60-120 lead
flatpack packages (0.65 mm pitch) this way. Take a bit of time and
work carefully. Mine worked the first try.
paul