Is it possible to solder a 0805 onto a stripboard?

[FlippFuzz]

Or do I need a 1206?

I have a need to insert a resistor across two adjacent columns on the stripboard.
To do this with a true hole resistor, I would need to fold the resistor such that it is standing upright.
Nothing wrong with this, but I'm feeling lazy, and am thinking that it's probably easier to do so with a 0805 or 1206 resistor.
No need to flip the board around, and deal with a resistor that wants to fall out while I'm soldering it. Part is also a tiny bit cheaper.

I'm also reasonably confident on my abilities to solder 0805 stuff

[nanofrog]

FWIW, 0805 (imperial) will fit the stripboard I have on hand.

[lod]

Sure, just solder it to the underside where the copper is.

And when you are done be sure to double check you haven't put a short in underneath the resistor.

The size of the SMD resistor doesn't really matter in this sort of situation, I actually feel smaller is easier. The surface tension of each side should balance stuff out and wick the ends to the strip if required.

[Buriedcode]

Since buying SMD resistors is usually on a strip of 50/100 at a time, I tend to use them a lot on stripboard projects.  So long as its between tracks, or across a small break (0805 probably wont' strech across a track broken with a drill bit, so I have a tool that cuts tracks between holes) it works just fine.  It also significantly reduces the size of the stripboard needed.  Handy for one-off analogue 'modules' like multipole filters for audio testing etc..

[Zero999]

I do it frequently.

By the way, it's also possible to put SOT23 transistors and SOIC ICs on ordinary stripboard by cutting the tracks in half, which is a pain but certainly doable.

[KL27x]

I have once done it (16 of them for the project) with 0201 resistors by using blobs of solder big enough to stretch. When you have a pile of 0201's on your bench, take care not to sneeze. 

[Simon]

It shouldn't be a problem lots of people do it not that I have dared to yet but then I prefer to go to PCB as fast as I can.

[MarkF]

Here's a YouTube sample of different sizes of SMD capacitors and resistors:

[MrSlack]

I've just started doing 0805 and SOT23 on stripboard. Works surprisingly well. I really want some stripboard without holes if I'm honest. This was after finding you can't get J310 FETs in TO92 packages from reputable companies.

Put down a couple of SOIC packages on stripboard as well. Just plop some kapton down and stick the device to it with a blob of superglue then use kynar to do point to point.

[Mickster]

I did an Xbox 360 controller LED mod demo board on stripboard, using 0603 LED's and resistors, plus a 3.6v cordless phone NiCad battery pack.
The tracks were easily scored with a craft knife and a QTC pill under heatshrink was used as a 'switch' placed between adjacent tracks. Very simple and was probably done in around 15 minutes or so.

[rolycat]

This is an 0603 resistor and a SOT23 transistor soldered to a piece of tripad stripboard:



I usually find it easier and quicker to put SMD resistors and caps on stripboard than through-hole versions. 0805 and 0603 are both straightforward.

[KL27x]

you can't get ... TO92 packages from reputable companies.

I have a hundred or so TO92 signal transistors, +- a few. Left over from the first hundred or so TO92 transistors I ever purchased. Something is wrong with my brain where I can't figure out how to use these packages without looking at the datasheet (or probing them with a diode test). Every single time.

I guess the extra long leads are nice if you are experimenting. I think I will prefer kynar jumper wire and a SOT 23 over TO-92, even if I can't make my own PCBs.
 

[MrSlack]

you can't get ... TO92 packages from reputable companies.

I have a hundred or so TO92 signal transistors, +- a few. Left over from the first hundred or so TO92 transistors I ever purchased. Something is wrong with my brain where I can't figure out how to use these packages without looking at the datasheet (or probing them with a diode test). Every single time.

I guess the extra long leads are nice if you are experimenting. I think I will prefer kynar jumper wire and a SOT 23 over TO-92, even if I can't make my own PCBs.

Yeah it doesn't help that some of them are CBE and some are EBC!

The only problem I find with kynar is I tend to give myself accidental acupuncture every few minutes with it and that gets irritating.