Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Surface Mount


> The mini hoof probably pulls the excess solder from the last two pins
> into the hoof where a normal iron will not.

I've just done a 44QFP part on a home-made PCB. It had 0.8 mm lead spacing 
so I used the larger hoof cartridge instead of the mini-hoof. I draw the tip 
towards me on the last lead in a row, to make sure that bridging doesn't 
ocurr. Metcal recommends using a clean hoof tip to remove bridges, the 
depression sucks up the excess solder.

Leon