21 Jun
2010
21 Jun
'10
10:59 p.m.
Wrong tools is sometimes just an excuse. I routinely solder SMD chips
with .025" pin spacing with a soldering iron with about a 3/32" tip.
Granted it is not my first choice, but my other iron died, and I'll use
what I have. Since it works, I don't have a lot of incentive to buy the
proper sized tip even though it makes soldering a LOT easier.
My first choice would be a Metcal with a proper sized tip!
And if I were in better shape financially and/or project wise, I'd take
the complete P112 kit just for the fun of soldering the SMD components
in place.
Marvin
The P112 looks
pretty interesting. I'd consider a partial kit
depending on the price. While I have successfully soldered one SMT
part (the FTDI chip on the X0xb0x board), it wasn't fun and I would
probably like to try to avoid having to do it again. I think I just
lucked out that I didn't fry the chip. I bridged a number of pins
and had to clean up with solder wick.
Wrong tools. Betcha anything.
-Dave