2 Dec
2009
2 Dec
'09
9:26 p.m.
* On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 01:23:18PM -0600, Brian Lanning <brianlanning at
gmail.com> wrote:
Batteries I can handle. But leaky surface mount caps scare me to death. I
can solder, but not on the new surface-mount stuff.
We're fairly lucky in that leak-prone surface mount caps tend to be
pretty large, relatively speaking. The replacement tantalum caps on the
SE/30 are therefore enormous in the SMT world: 7.3 mm x 4.3 mm, with
very large solder pads. They're relatively easy to handle compared to
the dreadful 0805 or, god forbid, 0603 or smaller (1.5 mm x 0.8 mm? I'd
go blind!!) So don't let them scare you too much. All you need is a good
pair of tweezers to hold them in place, and some liquid or paste flux.
I haven't got any special reflow equipment at all -- just a standard
through-hole soldering setup -- but I was still able to replace the SMT
caps without too much struggle.
brian
-Seth