Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: home-brew microcontroller kit

Hi Dave,

Soldering in surface-mounts is easy. Make a ball of molten solder just off the chip and then chase it around the pins. If you keep it moving, and feeding in new solder as you use it up, you will not bridge the pins. Try it on a surface mount 555 first if you don't trust it.

Regards,

Terry

----- Original Message -----
From: turbulatordude
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 12:24 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: home-brew microcontroller kit


>
> P.S. The ST10F168 does have one disadvantage -- it's surface
mount.
> Would that deter anyone from buying a solder-it-yourself kit?

I didn't look at the chip. but a socket should be available for it. I
don't know about anyone else, but I am still sitting on 4 Allegro
A3977 chips that I cannot solder for lack of surface mount soldering
abilities.

I would recomend getting a batch soldered up and sell those at a
higher cost for those of us who don't want to mess up a $30.00 chip.
also check out the Surf-Boards in the Digi-key catalogue. maybe it is
possible to make a surf-board style card that would plug into a ZIF
socket that I can easily solder.

Dave



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