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@twoowls73@mastodon.scot A huge problem for me in the switch to #SMD #electronics beyond my shaky hands, was #floorLoss. And even if you do find your #passives, can you easily tell what they are, eg value?
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SMD soldering using the sun.
it works astonishingly well. the trick is to de-focus the spot and light up the whole PCB. first we failed by heating the metal plate underneath with a highly focused spot. but that led to accidentally burnt PCB spots at corners and didn't melt the paste.
it works so much better than using a hot plate, so I officially declare it state of the art as of today.
#SMD #soldering #solar #solarpunk #flwr #anal0g_flow3r #sks2026
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