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

Here's a technique for Surface Mount using a toaster oven:

http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm

Dave Hylands

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Owens [mailto:wotisname@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:16 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: home-brew microcontroller kit
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>
> 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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