Lpc2000

If you run with Leon's suggestion this is not an issue.  Most of the 
manufacturers have drag tips & with a bit of practice these make .5mm QFP's a 
doddle.  There is a video on the net somewhere, google should find it.  The 
other good suggestion was the bino microscope.  With these two smd is a non-issue.

Don

Joel Winarske wrote:
>>I have a couple of LPC2148, thanks to EXCELLENT Phillips sample program.
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>>I don't want to build a specific project right now, so i prefer to
>>solder them to a generic proto-board, and use this board to experiment.
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>>Searching on the net, i found SchmartBoards (http://www.schmartboard.com/)
>>They say that even a 10-year old can solder a .5mm QFP.
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>>Have anyone of you tried SchmartBoards, or have a better advice?
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