At 02:47 PM 12/27/2007, you wrote:
I've never done it with either method.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXhny3R7lk
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That is EXACTLY the technique I used! Note the flux
application beforehand and putting the flat of the
soldering iron towards the body of the chip, with
solder going in towards the board over surface of
the iron.
The only thing that separates his method from most of the methods
discussed here is the board being vertical. The solder likes gravity
more than its own surface tension. It makes boards easy!