Bittele discusses how to properly solder an SMD to a PCB pad, including comments on the solder, flux applicator/pen, soldering tool (i.e., iron or pencil), and good soldering technique.
Surface-mount parts can be soldered with traditional hobbyist soldering equipment. Some of the construction methods are very similar to traditional methods but are a bit more delicate. Tools and supplies you should have on hand are: Soldering iron (pencil type) with fine tip Needle nose pliers ...
If you start working with small surface mount components, which is what you mostly come across in modern electronics, then a hot air station starts to become useful. Rather than using a hot tip to melt the solder, it is instead melted using hot air. Soldering using a hot air...
For the electric iron, it’s better to use flat surface header, and it’s also good to use soldering station if you are going to solder SMD components which need to avoid static electricity. You can use colophony to remove the tin solder on the solder head and leave it on the head as...
the smaller the gauge. For large components, thicker wire is recommended. Last, solder comes in other forms besides wire. When getting into surface-mount soldering, you'll see that solder paste is the form of choice. However, since this is a through-hole soldering tutorial, solder paste will...
Often called "third hands" or "helping hands," these little guys help a whole lot when soldering. You have to hold the soldering iron with one hand and the solder wire in the other, so it really helps to have something else to hold the components you're actually trying to join. You ...
Through-hole mounting is also a better choice for significant, bulky components. Typically, we mechanically secure these parts before being soldered. However, we cannot package some surface mount components in standard sizes. In the early years,hand solderinghelps to attach these surface mount compon...
deal by it. I have been occasionally soldering electronic components for over 55 years now, and while I can recognize both bad and good solder joints, I have not been able to convey that knowledge to those 1/3 my age in nearly so clear a form as this video. Good work, and many ...
PC boards and their components should never be subjected to temperatures greater than originally seen during initial production reflow. An accelerated cool down of the solder joint is desirable and recommended to insure robust joints and to prevent accidental skewing, misalignment, and/or tomb-stoning...
Surface finish:The surface finish is a coating that is put on the metal pads on the outside layers of the PCB to make it easier to attach components and protect them from damage caused by rusting.Previously, Hot Air Solder Leveling (HASL) was the most widely used surface finish, but it...