Tiny Components

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chainfire95
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Tiny Components

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Whats the easiest way to solder these little guys?

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Re: Tiny Components

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OH MY GOD are those the ones I sold to you? I didn't realize they were that small!

Get a real fine pencil tip, or even a normal pencil tip would probably work, and solder them normally. If doing a pcb, I suppose you could tin the pads well and just stick the little guys on...
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These are blue ones I took from a cell phone. I haven't gotten the ones you sent me yet.
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Oh OK. I sent yours a few days ago, should arrive soon enough, in letter envelope.
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crap, I just dropped one in the carpet. XD
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Re: Tiny Components

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whats the easiest way to desolder these?

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Re: Tiny Components

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Get some nice big blobs of solder covering all the pins, wit awhile for it to heat up, and slide off.
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Re: Tiny Components

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uggh, I don't have a good enough soldering iron. Suggestions for a new one?
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hot air
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I found this cool link, I'll order some of their stuff.

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Re: Tiny Components

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To get those little surface mount buttons off, I use a really small flathead screwdriver (like a jeweler's screwdriver or one form a Walgreen's eyeglass repair kit). Add a little solder to each pin, push the screwdriver under the part, and heat the two pins on the screwdriver side. It should lift up a little. Repeat on the other side. Alternate until it comes off.

SMD is tricky unless you have a really nice tip on your iron.
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Re: Tiny Components

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Once you people unleash the power of hot air you will never go back. You can remove 50-pin connectors in 2 minutes.
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Re: Tiny Components

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yeah. I didn't know that I already had a hot air embolzeling thing until a few days ago. It works great!
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