X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=majenko.co.uk; s=key1; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=7DJDylrnibIhuThi82koB5u9RDNE4rVmY7bQgsvLifg=; b=nF5dGys/ZtQ3U2R5kuYnCwBdkjuW1Vx484F0xw1eFoJ0As9BzCfsKdLDwQb+AtPZVG uwjRFtS/e86hQ5V2uVtpYYE9ha1POf3suMUNtyLxMyPhYHm9cCJTDToxi43SXKtzFxnt 742xyUszJLI1Y2n56IScL0pxNV+asSRCMFYxZzoHEGg4suyjiRMrSDEe5GCch8fwNcCS DZsb1nkbOYaaV7OL35eqmj1ECBeBr6FN7cd4rhXdPNHPHfVj8DU5+tnulCOG7du2r6w2 h/HZuvOa8CzjRvLq07ARRTWKr4BXWDINp2ilWhOPc58ozSlIQKWoIbrzwBd64S0/eImH ZoyQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=7DJDylrnibIhuThi82koB5u9RDNE4rVmY7bQgsvLifg=; b=I0sSvj/7SHosQ4QD1EBiGtX193HTZnIurQ5rg4CxfG7I0MUmddRouWz0ZFAaI+M9Fz plZVQwcGIqRFImbLKyuDUc7bpT9uavpLW9XrfvPKmGwuqOJCDLMXeiVhq4FOpHfApAk8 kpU7HsRKhi7NBTdkR0pWrVXsN17Up51JQc/LxHwqA5fzvXpWamoG9M6NFMHPt7Keqb9v AkM0kbgwy/x/siKXgYVIeg8sdR+mCSVfu2Q2KPRKnKuk1WDIL74a5JMWiPkPXAqPX6L+ LJnCmqHNFf94K+qBnsIeaPrFOlfOSRmHR/g73Qzn3ixDRjycy9sbuCYixW4mkg+4/fFo jDAw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVxUOyye8JRGGgQ+M6HNDAL4jW9WQFcxTAXhN3f195vRTQtTgnu n6O6g/YO1+cy6xQp71NOQcSHIMFeaRX4EdV6lnTBAdCD X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwu7LglR9SaGSPANBzAhk7rAwXH9ZSPrdA4R/nl1+9nQ4rEp5gbiXi8r7MBZCs3OdXq5PHXtIkbxND4niid3G4= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:6708:: with SMTP id o8mr84824485wru.296.1577991470052; Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:57:50 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: "Majenko Technologies (matt AT majenko DOT co DOT uk) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 18:57:39 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [geda-user] Home soldering LGA-12 suggestions To: "Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000081198059b2cc545" Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com --000000000000081198059b2cc545 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Pre-solder the pads to give a nice smooth pillow on each one. Add lots of flux. Put the chip on. Use your hot-air to reflow the solder. Press down on the chip (not with your finger, of course) and let it cool. Use your soldering iron and more flux to remove excess solder that oozed out of the side. Then reflow again with your hot air to ensure the chip is straight. On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 6:54 PM Rob Butts (r DOT butts DOT geda AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > I'm using a 2-axis gyro chip in a design and the largest package pith I > can find is 0.5mm pitch. > > I have a solder paste dispenser along with a hot air setup. The problem > I'm having is that the solder dispenser puts out too much paste on the > shortest time pulse setting. My footprint has extended pads in the hope of > solder prepping the pads, place the chip then going around the outer pads > to reflow the solder (with the smallest soldering iron tip) but it is so > small and the chip is just not sticking. > > Any suggestions? > -- *Matt Jenkins* Majenko Technologies --000000000000081198059b2cc545 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Pre-solder the pads to give a nice smooth pillow on each o= ne.=C2=A0 Add lots of flux. Put the chip on. Use your hot-air to reflow the= solder. Press down on the chip (not with your finger, of course) and let i= t cool. Use your soldering iron and more flux to remove excess solder that = oozed out of the side. Then reflow again with your hot air to ensure the ch= ip is straight.

I'm using a = 2-axis gyro chip in a design and the largest package pith I can find is 0.5= mm pitch.

I have a solder=C2=A0paste dispenser along wit= h a hot air setup.=C2=A0 The problem I'm having is that the solder disp= enser puts out too much paste on the shortest time pulse setting.=C2=A0 My = footprint has extended pads in the hope of solder prepping the pads, place = the chip then going around the outer=C2=A0pads to reflow the solder (with t= he smallest soldering iron tip) but it is so small and the chip is just not= sticking.

Any suggestions?


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Matt Jenkins
Majenko= Technologies

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