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Letting people know you could pull this off eventually leads to the inevitable assignment in which you need to solder a dozen of NAND chips in some obscure pack

Letting people know you could pull this off eventually leads to the inevitable assignment in which you need to solder a dozen of NAND chips in some obscure package that nobody seems to have a stencil for :) Oh and the deadline is 24 hours away.

rasz 5y ago
Sounds profitable, whats the problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4m0LoGx7Qo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4m0LoGx7Qo you can also go one ball at a time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXL1uGs0vU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXL1uGs0vU
csdvrx 5y ago
Exactly why I'm only saying that anonymously here on HN :) FYI, I also do some SMD by hand. It's not very hard with leaded paste. It's a very practical skill to have when you only use it for yourself and a few select friends (read: not colleagues!)
- skinkestek 5y ago
  Good thing we can reach you through GitHub ;-) Half joking, if you have forgotten that you added that link here's your chance to remove it B-)
  - csdvrx 5y ago
    And... it's gone now! (Thanks for reminding me BTW) I prefer keeping a low profile. Because I like speaking my mind freely, which I might not do if my account was linked to my name.
    - dkdk8283 5y ago
      You can never be too careful, you can get cancelled for thoughts that go against groupthink.
dogma1138 5y ago
If you dealing with these kinds of jobs you either get a generic stencil and use a kapton tape as a mask or you invest in a laser cutter capable of cutting stencils in a half/quarter of a mil stainless sheet. Also RoHS goes out of the window and you use a leaded tin which makes your life so much easier, as well as usually guarantees a longer life time for the fix because it’s far more ductile after soldering.
- dkdk8283 5y ago
  Unleaded solder is awful, sadly.
  - exikyut 5y ago
    If you see this late reply - what if you use a fume extractor turned up to "headphones with music required"-dB, connected to an optimal exhaust configuration?

rasz 5y ago

Sounds profitable, whats the problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4m0LoGx7Qo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4m0LoGx7Qo you can also go one ball at a time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXL1uGs0vU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrXL1uGs0vU

csdvrx 5y ago

Exactly why I'm only saying that anonymously here on HN :) FYI, I also do some SMD by hand. It's not very hard with leaded paste. It's a very practical skill to have when you only use it for yourself and a few select friends (read: not colleagues!)

skinkestek 5y ago
Good thing we can reach you through GitHub ;-) Half joking, if you have forgotten that you added that link here's your chance to remove it B-)
- csdvrx 5y ago
  And... it's gone now! (Thanks for reminding me BTW) I prefer keeping a low profile. Because I like speaking my mind freely, which I might not do if my account was linked to my name.
  - dkdk8283 5y ago
    You can never be too careful, you can get cancelled for thoughts that go against groupthink.

dogma1138 5y ago

If you dealing with these kinds of jobs you either get a generic stencil and use a kapton tape as a mask or you invest in a laser cutter capable of cutting stencils in a half/quarter of a mil stainless sheet. Also RoHS goes out of the window and you use a leaded tin which makes your life so much easier, as well as usually guarantees a longer life time for the fix because it’s far more ductile after soldering.

dkdk8283 5y ago
Unleaded solder is awful, sadly.
- exikyut 5y ago
  If you see this late reply - what if you use a fume extractor turned up to "headphones with music required"-dB, connected to an optimal exhaust configuration?