Re: Lithium Battery Monitor 48 cell
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:37 pm
I got my first delivery of components from Farnell. The 0805 package looks miniscule when you see it!
I had a little trial run soldering 0805 resistors to a bit of stripboard, it's actually piss easy I gave the board "pads" a
little wipe from the flux pen first and then put a little spot of solder on one "pad" I offered the package up using
tweezers and applied a little heat from the iron to reflow the solder already on the pad. I then soldered the other side.
I used a small conical iron tip (I hate those!) and 0.7mm lead solder as it was the thinnest I could find. I consider
the flux pen to be essential to easy soldering.
There are no shortage of tutorials on YouTube, unfortunately many of them persist in discussing this weird stuff they
use in America called "sodder"
I am now happy to confirm I fear the surface mount soldering no more The TSSOP-38 packages will be fun!
I had a little trial run soldering 0805 resistors to a bit of stripboard, it's actually piss easy I gave the board "pads" a
little wipe from the flux pen first and then put a little spot of solder on one "pad" I offered the package up using
tweezers and applied a little heat from the iron to reflow the solder already on the pad. I then soldered the other side.
I used a small conical iron tip (I hate those!) and 0.7mm lead solder as it was the thinnest I could find. I consider
the flux pen to be essential to easy soldering.
There are no shortage of tutorials on YouTube, unfortunately many of them persist in discussing this weird stuff they
use in America called "sodder"
I am now happy to confirm I fear the surface mount soldering no more The TSSOP-38 packages will be fun!