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Old 28th Nov 2017, 11:44 pm   #21
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Default Re: SMDs and stripboard

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Originally Posted by paulsherwin View Post
Has anybody tried attaching a bit of ring main copper wire to a standard iron to create a miniature tip?
Tried it but was not impressed. I think the limited area of contact is a problem. I'm now using an iron with interchangeable bits; a 1.6mm chisel seems to work well on the smaller stuff I deal with.

I have really poor vision in one eye, effectively monocular, and I haven't yet tried working with SMD's and suspect it will prove quite difficult!

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