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Are hand-solderable packages disappearing?
Bassman59:
--- Quote from: Hawaka on February 07, 2022, 08:03:31 pm --- Are you feeling the same trend as me or am I just very unlucky that all the parts I want don't have a "regular" package?
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This trend -- and the associated complaining from hobbyists about how these newfangled SMT packages make life difficult -- has been going for what, forty years now?
Sal Ammoniac:
Another option is to design a PC board and then have the PC board house assemble it. Then you don't need to worry about soldering stuff like BGAs.
Kasper:
--- Quote from: Hawaka on February 07, 2022, 08:36:15 pm ---Any recommendation for a hot-air station? I already have a PACE ADS200 soldering station.
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I started with a used $25 toaster oven and have not found a need for an upgrade. I tape a thermocouple probe from my DMM to a similar PCB in the oven. Then I turn it on and off twice over about 5 minutes and open the door in the end to speed up the cooling. Timing is based on measurements from DMM and reflow profile of the solder paste. Haven't done a lot but I've done fairly small stuff with lead-free paste and have not had any problems.
Picuino:
in case it's useful
Picuino:
16-Pin QFN to DIP Breakout Board
https://www.ebay.com/itm/403425720742?hash=item5dee0bf9a6:g:t-YAAOSwMFFh7Kwt
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