Solder paste?

Well, it's better to say 'Solder Mess'!

The board 'face' in the middle is worth a thousand words.

First ever try using solder paste and hot dryer gun.

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Michele Perla wrote 01/26/2017 at 10:13

dude you put a bit too much solder paste on the QFP pins, you are going to get some solder bridges. That technique works but you should use a smaller nozzle. Also you may want to put more paste on the bigger pads. Finally, for manual reworks you may want to consider using a lower melting point paste like the Quikchip one, it's easier to work with if you're using a hot air gun to reflow the boards.

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chmod775 wrote 01/26/2017 at 17:27

Thanks man for those, very very useful, tips! I'm really enjoying some of your projects. Are you from Italy as well?

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Michele Perla wrote 01/26/2017 at 17:29

Yes! Italian hacker currently based in France :)

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Yin Zhong wrote 01/26/2017 at 02:09

Wait... OSHPark does MicroUSB plated slots?! I have been inflating them to round PTHs... Gonna try doing that some day!

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oshpark wrote 01/26/2017 at 02:50

Feel free to email support@oshpark.com and our support engineers can give you tips.

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chmod775 wrote 01/26/2017 at 07:11

Yes, and they does it very well! I was worried too. Fell free to contact me if you want the eagle part library.

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Fresh boards arrived!

First done, let the Magic begin

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