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Old 29th Nov 2017, 12:58 pm   #26
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Default Re: SMDs and stripboard

Liquid flux makes soldering these tiny packages a lot easier. A fine bent 45 degree tip also helps. If the device is glued down, the pins flooded as described, a sharp tap on the bench gets rid of excess solder. This is how they do it on the assembly lines for individually installed IC's like FPGA's etc.

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