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I don't know if it's equipment or a skill issue but I had trouble with putting an even amount of solder on the pads this way. I have seen this approach on YouTu

• dsalfdslfdsa 2y ago
  Assuming you have the thinnest tips, solder, and solder braid you can find (they shold be comparable to the pad sizes you are soldering, for this kind of work), honestly it's probably a skill issue. There's a "feel" for how much solder the pad needs, and it's a bit less than the most it can take, as it'll get displaced outwards when the IC is applied.
  • dragontamer 2y ago
    If we're talking solder paste here, I doubt its a skill issue. Its super easy to grab a toothpick and pull out excess solder paste on a per-pad basis. Just do it before you heat the board up (solder paste is applied cold, so there's plenty of time to "correct" things if they look bad). The "problem" is that this whole exercise is an unnecessary waste of time in my experience. Just live with the excess solder and solder-wick it up at a later point. Swishing around a solder-wick is way easier than tooth-picking the solder-paste on each pad to the right size.