Lead-Free Multi Lead Soldering | Soldering Tips | B.E.S.T.

[thatguyontheright1]

Dang, I thought soldering many different leads like that would be a pain in the ass.

does it make a difference if you use Lead based or lead free?

[KryptKeeper40]

I really enjoy your tutorials but could you please move the bar to the top or bottom of the screen or make the bar more transparent? Hard to see what you are speaking of with the bar in the way. Thank you for the helpful vids!

[Serostern]

I can't take advice from someone that confuses flux with solder.

[yrofot]

Which soldering iron, and which inspection camera is being used here? Thanks.

[yrofot]

Which soldering iron, and which inspection camera is being used here? Thanks.

[allelectronics1]

????

[BlindedByEvil]

how can u tell which pin number on the IC? and where to place it? also is there many different ways these type of chips are lined up to the PCB?

[Tekarien]

@BlindedByEvil Check out 0:21 -- ICs will have a notch or dot as an indicator as to where pin one is. As far as I'm aware, the indication is standard to the particular package.

[BlindedByEvil]

@BlindedByEvil ok thanks

[actionman22]

good videos and instruction, thanks!

[pacojavier81]

thanks master...

[Vindezal]

Or I use the heat gun, (once chip is dry to eleminate white dry flux residue.

I prefer a standard no8 chisel/conical tip bog standard weller to a better job than your vid. ;)

If thermal exposure is a problem or pcb has lots of ground plane,then i use weller heat gun to warm pcb gently before soldering. This helps flow.

[Vindezal]

To me, that flat pack you put on is ok but the overall quality of the joints look un even.Yes its better than some people but I use the drag method,little as possible solder on the tip, plenty of flux and go! I like the whole 4 sides to be even just like it comes out of a machine.Brush up/clean with cleaners not alcohol.

[zzap999]

That's a hot tip. How many watts is the soldering iron?

[darknight0877]

bup bup... nice vid.

[estudiosima]

Good job! please in your next video don't talk like gay, ok?

[Icecreamman54542004]

whats that water stuff he put on there to souder it?

[dareheaven2]

@Icecreamman54542004 flux, its a fluid that helps solder to attach to metal

[MasterBowyer]

FUCK LEAD FREE SOLDER its fucked 11 good soldering tips already fucking EU regulations FUCK OFF!

[gamccoy]

Lead free solder may be good for the environment but is not good for very many heat-cycles in real applications. BTW, that solder job in the video is pretty masterful. I loved the demo!!

[a3dfxnut]

Very nice results as opposed to drag-style.

This looks easier for beginners, but some of the drag-soldering

videos produce same results in much less time.

I will be getting a new station soon, so I can try both methods :-)

Thanks for posting this, cheers.

[TheWakkoWarner]

What is the tip temperature you are using?

[eddiequest4]

I noticed someone else had a problem with sliding text. That is my concern as well. But also the over lap-fade in the recording tends to merge your sentences. thx.

[martinkjlarsson]

Poor editing but great video!

[FarCriedOff]

SOUL-DAR

[Robosos]

bad video...

[100roberthenry]

cool..

[Billy18bm]

is there anyplace to get this type of work done?

[SolderingGeek]

BEST, Inc

[onemmatuk]

Do you think the method shown in the video can be applied to solder a SMT IC with 176-pin (0.5mm pitch)? Thanks.

[ExpertCMX12]

i dont know how to use flux can some one please help me!

[ampdavolts]

@ExpertCMX12, ha ha: we think you want to get a flux capacitor. Then, view this video again, and learn to be deft with your touch and insight. It's quite a craft, really an art at this level.

[jancallej]

Excelent ...Thanks you

[tt2ent]

HHIILLFillit!

[KernelThread]

Boom, clean the tip lol

[RJLeffmann]

Nice work. I've always wondered how people soldered these tiny pins by hand, and I actually imagined that you would solder across an entire row of pins and use a very fine cutter between the pins to make sure they didn't connect :)

[zincdustdust]

Great tutorial, the red scrolling text was making the video very annoying to watch

[gnostie]

Very good, clean job.

[rellik331]

what flux are you using?

[AhmedHan]

Good tutorial, but that red sliding text won't let me see it all...

[SolderingGeek]

Sorry, future tutorials will not have that on them. Thanks for the comment.

[johnny007johnnywilso]

nice work tanq

[VannyARTS]

I always have problems seen this kind of chips,, there are too small for me to see them. Does anybody knows if there is a special glasses for this that I can use? Thanks in advance.

[SolderingGeek]

Magnifying ring lamp

[UberLifeTroll]

@SolderingGeek YOU SUCK BECAUSE GOD HATES AMERICANS.

[scatcatpdx]

@VannyARTS

I insist in using a microscope.

[eddiequest4]

@VannyARTS I use high power reading glasses. Can't afford much else.

[zadtrax]

Who ever edited this video did a horrible job. Not helpful at all.

[sectoras]

3:28 rofl

[cochise82]

@sectoras

rofl indeed

[inothome]

Excellent!

[hobbles4u]

Amazing done with such ease i hope i can pull this off : )

[cumesoftware]

WOW!

[senthu80]

thank you for the great video

[DerCheckah]

Hi SolderingGeek, excellent work.. Now Im very curios about how to desolder the chip?? :D

[femtophysiker]

good....

[esausamuel]

interesante tecnica.seria bueno traducirlo al español.

[bkmalone86]

OUTSTANDING video... I have a soldering test for a job tomorrow and I haven't done much surface mount stuff... big help, thanks!

[sonnypoo]

I love you Norm you are the best !

[donnyab]

I'm in a trance watching this, boom...down and out, great soldering, wish I could do it, how many chips destroyed to get to this level

[jkgamm041]

It looks like your large hoof is a Metcal. Are you using a 700 F tip for the SAC alloy?

Can a person achieve a metallurgical bond using a 600 F tip as to subject the QFP to less heat? Please reply.

[SolderingGeek]

Actually I am using a METCAL SMTC 0147 tip. So yes to your question.

[icloo]

Did he said hill fillets?

Is he the fastest master solder out there?

[jkgamm041]

Yes, Norman is one of the fastest and very best MIT's in the industry.

Please be aware that finished quality is a higher priority than speed. Quality promotes what we call high reliability soldering to the Class 3 acceptability requirement. Norman's techniques also represent "one touch" techniques which subject the components to minimal thermal exposure thereby reducing the chances for latent and or intermetallic

failure. His technique is the easiest to use

and for consistent results.

[rkstyle1]

I MEAN WHRE I CAN GET THIS LIQUID?

[rkstyle1]

WHAT IS clean liquid flux REPLY ME MUST!

[SolderingGeek]

I don't understand the question.

[haciconda]

allah razı olsun... güzel çaşlışma...

emeği geçenlere selam

Greetings to the labor

[Penfold8]

Where do you get your no clean liquid flux, because the liquid flux I have leaves residue that is sometime a pain to get rid of especially if you are working in close quarters with other components?

[SolderingGeek]

It is Alpha Rosin 800

[Penfold8]

Thank you sir!

[skatepunk2242]

Yea i had the same problom it was leaving sticky dirty grime on my part.

[RoC1909]

It is a good video EXCEPT, for that BIG RED BANNER that floats across the screen every five seconds reiterating what you already said. How about moving that banner into the top part of the video screen because on a few parts, it would cover some of the work you were doing. Lot of good info but a lot was wasted.

[SolderingGeek]

Sorry, thanks for the tip and for the future videos we will try and prevent that.

[zuca25]

Man, you are the best that i,ve seen ever!

[SolderingGeek]

Thanks, lots of practice.

[zuca25]

Its just wonderful!

[SolderingGeek]

Thanks for your comment.

[skatepunk2242]

Where do you get such small solder? Is that .010?

[SolderingGeek]

Several solder distributors handle that size but it is expensive.

[skatepunk2242]

Is the process the same with lead based solder?

[thiagoulhoamorais]

very good , i use the same tecnique but i dind't solder many of them and my final quality is not that good like yours

[mreck0]

Thanks for your videos! I have one question though. Is there a cheap way to practice soldering? All the kits I've bought are about $50 with shipping and they only take me about half an hour to put together.

[saltyCracka3]

very good sir.... hope to solder as well as you someday.....very useful tips thanks

[Kosekans]

looks like very good work, but much practice is required, isn't it?

[SolderingGeek]

Yes, and patients is next.

[AntiStalinist]

BOOM!

Thanks for the hot tips, can't wait to try them out.

[xxbox619]

this is awesome thanks! 5/5 stars,

[jesserai]

very informative video, I really enjoy your style of instruction, and your camera work is solid, thanks!

[SolderingGeek]

thanks for your comment

[nowthatsit]

Awesome!

[dudebot09]

how did you "tack" the corners? that is a new concept to me, mostly because i didnt see any solder involved.

[SolderingGeek]

It called dry tacking. This is where you don't use any solder but flux and heat. What is going on is there is some solder left on the pads site after the part has been removed and cleaned. This is enough solder to hold it in place once you apply flux and heat.

[derektm]

Hi Norman. What soldering equipment are you using with that hoof tip? Also, what other soldering stations do you use on a regular basis, if any?

Thanks and great videos!

[SolderingGeek]

The equipment that I am using in the videos is a OK Industries (METCAL). I have used PACE, Edysin, HAKKO, Weller, and JBC. These technics work well with any type of equipment. Just practice. Thanks for the comment.

[SolderingGeek]

With the hoof tip I can get more than one lead at a time but also it covers more surface of the lead at one time. With a chisel tip you have to drag it from the heel to the foot but with the hoof you cover the whole foot at once.

[protonus]

Norman (or others) - a question re: this technique. Out of curiosity, why use a Hoof tip vs a Chisel tip - of the width corresponding with the number of pins you're trying to do at once? It seems like the shape would more correspond with what is being done. But I'm likely not understanding something re: the choice. Thanks in advance!

[BooperGrandson]

So, do you just leave the flux on the circuit board or do you clean it up? Does it just dry into the circuit board? What do you clean it up with?

[SolderingGeek]

I use ISP Alcohol to remove the flux residue. If left on the board it might cause issues.

[TKGB2006]

Fine video presentation. If solder truly sticks to the copper like that without bridging, then I should have no problem soldering.

[TKGB2006]

Hey! How did I end up getting a negative rating?

[whiteb89]

The key here, is FLUX !

Soldering like that without flux and you would have EVERY pin bridged in one big ball of solder.

Seeing the way the solder flowed with the Soldering Bit, Flux was used. I think he uses Liquid flux, I tend to use Paste flux. Either way, its the flux that allows the solder to flow over the IC legs like that.

[anlactrieu]

Down and out is a terrible technique, I can do the same job in 1/5 of your time. better and faster.

[SolderingGeek]

Please define your technique.

[robotTV]

Thank you, I learned a lot from all of your presentations. A question for you: do you have any technique or demonstration how to solder 8-lead DFN (2mm x 2mm) package? Is buying hot air the only option for me?

Thank you,

[SolderingGeek]

Thanks for your question and I'm glad to hear that our videos are effective.

To answer the question about the DFN directly, Yes, you will need hot air/gas to solder or desolder the component. It's just not possible to get to the thermal plane under the center of the component with an iron. Some DFN packages are designed in such a way that it's not even possible to solder the individual leads since there's no toe surface or termination visible at the side of the component.

[SolderingGeek]

What kind of system? That depends on how much capital you have. I generally don't recommend hand-held heat guns for any application. The time and temp profile created by using the heat gun is so variable that it can be very difficult to get consistent results. There are table top systems for less expense which will do the job sufficiently all the way up to monster, automated rework systems. It's up to you to do the math and the homework to determine what's best for your application.

[robotTV]

Thank you for the reply. Yesterday I received my first hot air (AOYUE 852++), last week my WD1001 soldering station arrived with the same tips and solder that you recommended in your tutorials.

Now, all I need is another great video tutorial this time on DFN 2mm x 2mm soldering technique :-)

Thank you once again.

[Nostert]

Thanks so much for making and posting this vid on Youtube. It was very informative!

[KIFulgore]

Wow, that's like magic lol. Always wondered how those little legs got soldered in place.

[jarochelas]

Amazing!! For sure I am going to use this techinique since now on.

[bennymer2]

Excellent

[jkgamm041]

For those of you who watch this demo, this man is a Master IPC Trainer from Business Electronics Soldering Technologies (BEST) in Rolling Meadows, IL. Norman, Kris, Ray and the other Master Instructors from BEST are some of the very finest Master Instructors in the

world. What these guys do with soldering is extraordinary. Excellent job Norman!!! How about some

assorted fine pitch demos with lead free and tin/lead?

John Gammell, CIT

[SolderingGeek]

John

Thanks for the comment we try our BEST here at BEST to meet or exceed our customers expectations in our video tips as well as our training programs.