"zindazenda" wrote in message
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can anyone recommend at diy way of flow soldering surface mount
components??
i ask as making somr boards up that are totally sm, and well i am going
blind trying to solder them using iron!!

thanks g0zen..

If you're careful and have the luxury of a little practice to build
technique, you can use a heat gun (hot air) to reflow solder SMT parts, but
it takes solder paste rather than wire solder (which requires some care in
handling and storage), and it does take practice to get the feel for your
particular heat gun and develop the technique to get the best results.

Another technique is the "toaster oven method" ... search the Yahoo groups
for "ez-bake" for a message thread with a wealth of information.

73,
Carl - wk3c