Homebrew PCBs

For this reason they make SMD solder paste - flux mixed with powdered solder.

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On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Henry Liu<henryjliu@...> wrote:

> I was thinking about this and can't I just pre solder all the SMT tabs
> then apply flux and the part on it then bake it or use a skillet?
>
> My main problem with hand soldering is that I leave the chip on top
> long and over heat it or I can't get all the pads at once and it
> bulges up.
>