6 Jan
2008
6 Jan
'08
10:29 a.m.
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 02:31:02 -0500
From: "John Floren" <slawmaster at gmail.com>
It's best if you can work under a microscope; we
had binocular
microscopes that were perfect under low magnifications.
I long ago took a tip from my dentist and use a binocular loupe. Not
cheap, but you can move your head and not the work. Some even have
built-in light sources (mine doesn't).
Next, I'd take my rather fine-tipped soldering
iron, get a blob of
solder on the tip, and quickly swipe it down the pins along one side.
Inspection would reveal that almost all the pins now had very nice fills
and very few were bridged.
Ah, the web sources seem to say "use the biggest tip you've got to
hold the most solder". I'll try the next one with a fine tip.
Thanks,
Chuck