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Ada Fruit has breakout boards for that.
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1436
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1325
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1492

On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Peter Stuge <peter AT stuge DOT se> wrote:
> Rob Butts wrote:
>> 0.5mm pith flat ribbon cable and comes with a small surface mount zif
>> connector that I think will be nearly impossible to solder to a circuit
>> board.
>
> It's possible to solder by hand with a good eye and a steady hand.
>
> But you could also try manual reflow. Dispense enough solder paste
> across all the pads, never mind paste on top of the soldermask, put
> the connector in place, and use hot air to reflow the solder paste.
>
> Capillary forces and soldermask rules out shorts and pulls the
> connector into position.
>
> Pick a connector with more material and tolerance for higher
> temperatures to not accidentally melt it with the hot air.
>
>
> //Peter



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