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The photo shows an R0402 on it. 0805 is definitely doable by a beginner. 0402 though is at the edge of what could be done without a microscope and not something

• stavros 5y ago
  You don't need two irons, you can touch the tip sideways and it'll melt both pads and the part will stick onto the tip by surface tension.
• errantspark 5y ago
  Ahh yeah I think you're right, I was just going by feel from what I remembered of the board.
• Scoundreller 5y ago
  This is the operation: > Desolder R615 0 ohm resistor and solder it to R614, or bridge R614 with solder. It's just a jumper! This is super easy for a beginner because you only need to desolder and then drop a blob of solder.
• sgtnoodle 5y ago
  Yesterday I encouraged a sharp but inexperienced coworker to depopulate the automatic reset capacitor on an Arduino Nano. He was quite skeptical about the rework, so I went ahead and popped it off with a single iron tip to show him how. I then put the cap back on but offset so that it wouldn't get lost in case we wanted to put it back. I'm pretty sure it was 0402. I'm also pretty sure it was the right capacitor... :-) I'd say it's actually easier to remove an 0402 than, say, a 1206. Since it's so small, both pads heat up to the point of melting whether you intended to or not, and then the surface tension takes away the component with the iron tip. No need for any specialized reworking equipment. I think 0805 is the sweet spot for easy hand assembly and rework, though.