[time-nuts] Vaperware Parts and pulse stretching circuits

[Chris Burford]

Here's a good follow along for close pitch soldering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uiroWBkdFY

Haven't had to solder anything this close pitch but the video is just one in
a series of good soldering techniques.

Chris

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john at scawbydesign.co.uk said:
> Just to put the record straight, I am a 72-year-old retired 
> electronics specialist who uses a 50-year-old Weller soldering iron 
> and a magnified
> (x3.5) bench light to solder 64pin 0.5mm pitch MSP430 microprocessors 
> by hand. As I said - "... not impossible to solder."

How long does it take?

I've seen a writeup that says roughly, lots of flux, get a blob of solder on
the tip of the iron and sweep it across a row of pins.  If all goes well, it
just works.  I haven't tried it.

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It was many years ago when I noticed that my eyes getting older had crossed
over the pins getting smaller.

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