DIY: surface mount soldering of 8-SOIC part (SMT pt 1)

Apply solder paste to corner pads. Apply flux to rest of pads. Place part with tweezers. Hold part with dental tool heat sink. Place tiny bit of solder on tip and apply. Let fizzle molten solder. It will stick to metal parts and not disperse.

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• SMT
• SMD
• surface
• mount
• solder
• paste
• flux
• method
• technique

[leeYT321987]

@AxelTiger I'm just a beginner, but I can tell you this: Most soldering tips are a copper core with some other metal plating on the outside. This plating protects the copper core, because it copper oxidizes fast when heated AND the molten tin in solder will dissolve copper. I actually just filed-down a tip that was ruined, and it works like new, BUT I only made about 30 solder joints, and I don't know how long it will last.

[AxelTiger]

can you make a fine tipped soldering iron just by filing a normal tip to a fine point or do you need a specific soldering iron?

[necromx]

@Lokivoid You don't have to worry about pins bridging I've hand soldered parts with a way finer pin pitch. The trick is you don't worry about bridging the pins just make sure the part is straight and when your done clean the pins quickly with solder wick and it will remove bridges on the pins and leave enough solder to hold the part on the board.

[dreambuilders48808]

Anyone try Solder-it solder paste from Lowes building supply????? About $3.50 for a small tube. I will try it once I get all my components together.

[hbeezey]

@37069345 look up silver bearing solder

[37069345]

@yanava im trying to make a custom controller for my xbox 360 and i was wondering if i could use this solder paste on the pcb of the controller and heat the wires together?

[Lokivoid]

Why not just use a Hot air gun makes solder past work go so much quicker. That or could just use the flux and solder method and still be going quicker on the leads with little risk of bridgeing

[boose1357]

that sharp point tool your using at the end of the vid is not a soldering gun?

[tHaH4x0r]

Its an soldering station, not an soldering gun.

[boose1357]

yo what type of soldering gun is that?