[hpsdr] Atlas, How do I hand solder this thing?

[Hughes3hns at aol.com]

Getting old is a real pain... I did a lot better when "Surface Mount" 
meant you bolted it to one side of the board instead of mounting it to 
stand offs....but I'll bet you still can't solder an Altera with your 
two iron method... ;-)

Peter
N7BMG

Christopher T. Day wrote on 6/18/06, 6:46 PM:

 > Huh, piker. :-) I learned the two iron approach on the RefLock II board
 > with 0603 parts. The secret is to sneak up on them from behind.
 >
 >
 >     Chris - AE6VK
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Hughes3hns at aol.com [mailto:Hughes3hns at aol.com]
 > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:48 PM
 > To: Ahti Aintila
 > Cc: hpsdr at hpsdr.org
 > Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Atlas, How do I hand solder this thing?
 >
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 > ...
 >
 > And unless you have a Metcal Talon or are extremely coordinated
 > trying to use two soldering irons to hold an 0805 component will just
 > result in a nervous breakdown.
 >
 > ...
 >



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