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"0201 package is too small. 0603 is more convenient for manual welding." I much prefer soldering 0402 and 0201 components than larger SMD parts, including 0603
by antattack 6y ago
"0201 package is too small. 0603 is more convenient for manual welding."
I much prefer soldering 0402 and 0201 components than larger SMD parts, including 0603. What's needed is soldering paste, liquid flux and heatgun and macro lens attached to a phone for inspection.
What's nice with hot air soldering tiny SMD components is that you don't need a lot of heat when soldering, desoldering and get zero tombstoning.
- amelius 6y agoThe nice thing about larger SMD components is that you can route interconnect between the terminals. This way you get a "free" layer in the form of components.
- kube-system 6y agoI really like using a USB microscope for taking a close look at PCBs. They're pretty cheap, free up a hand, and you can put the picture on a large monitor.
- nerfhammer 6y agopro-tip: your phone's magnifier app can be used as a perfectly good digital scope, you just need something to hold it up with. ios: Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls > Magnifier
- stingrae 6y agoyou can definitely hand solder 0201s without solder paste, if you have thin solder, a thin tip (on your soldering iron) and decent magnification. I have successfully done 01005s with this method.
- imtringued 6y agoHand soldering 0201s and anything above is trivial. The problem is that managing components gets harder and harder the smaller they are. I did two practice kits and the problem is that I lost two 0201s out of 10 and couldn't find them.