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| Thread ID: 119484 | 2011-07-25 08:12:00 | 0603 SMD LED Suppliers? | The Error Guy (14052) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1218974 | 2011-07-27 11:28:00 | Ended up getting them from element14 (farnell) Sheesh some can be costly, getting up $5 a piece (I got the $1 ones :devil) $10 total, 5 white 70 mcd and 5 140 mcd blue. $10 + $1.56 in a lovely personalized tax from your friendly Govt |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1218975 | 2011-07-27 11:37:00 | Ill post pics of the project once I have soldered those bastardly little SMD's onto the board with an oversized iron :D If you want to do them well, I recommend you watch: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1218976 | 2011-07-27 11:37:00 | IThanks for the useful input guys. Ill post pics of the project once I have soldered those bastardly little SMD's onto the board with an oversized iron :D Well worth getting a fine tipped soldering iron. I have a good Weller soldering iron which proved to be hopeless for fine work. I ended up buying a fine tipped gas soldering iron and have no regrets. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1218977 | 2011-07-27 11:49:00 | Can't you just get a smaller tip for your Weller? My Duratech (Hakko 936 clone) has many different tips available, and some on eBay which aren't even on the official list |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1218978 | 2011-07-27 11:54:00 | Well worth getting a fine tipped soldering iron. I have a good Weller soldering iron which proved to be hopeless for fine work. I ended up buying a fine tipped gas soldering iron and have no regrets. going to get a few new tips tomorrow, found another old iron (that makes 6 :rolleyes:) in my work drawer. Its a higher wattage so heats up faster. Good for a lot of the quick jump in stuff that I do. So new standard tip, 2x fine, a chisel/wedge and what ever other tasty looking things I can find |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1218979 | 2011-07-27 11:59:00 | going to get a few new tips tomorrow, found another old iron (that makes 6 :rolleyes:) in my work drawer. Its a higher wattage so heats up faster. Good for a lot of the quick jump in stuff that I do. Higher wattage iron? How high, exactly? You don't need a lot of watts for SMD, and especially if it's an unregulated iron. If you are doing SMD make sure to use a temperature controlled soldering station or if a stand-alone iron I would say from my own experience nothing more than than 25 watts or so. The key to soldering quickly is to make sure everything is clean. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1218980 | 2011-07-27 12:00:00 | Can't you just get a smaller tip for your Weller? Had a look just recently and couldn't find one. It is similar to this one (www.cooperhandtools.com). |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1218981 | 2011-07-27 12:12:00 | Had a look just recently and couldn't find one. It is similar to this one (www.cooperhandtools.com). Ahh... I thought you were talking about a standard iron, ones like that most people call a soldering gun. At 140 watts they're useful for other things but not really good for fine electronics work. As I said previously, a temperature controlled station or a 25 watt or so iron is best for soldering average components on PCBs etc. I've used a Scope MH25 for many years for basic PCBs, but recently got the Duratech station because it has a good range of tips (for SMD) and adjustable temperature of course. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1218982 | 2011-07-27 12:36:00 | For now its unregulated iron, I dont often do much SMD work however if what i'm doing now is going to continue Ill get a temp controlled one. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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