SMD Soldering Like an Electronics Factory | Stencil, Paste & Hot Air Gun

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  @thfreakinacage · 5 hours ago

  I love the "some mistakes you could make" parts. Plenty of channels show you roughly what to do, but not so many explain what went wrong when you didn't get a matching result. That's very useful information for sure!

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  @Adui13 · 2 years ago

  "I am not an expert. But over the years I have practiced a lot" This means the only difference between you and an expert is you don't do it for a living. Thank you for sharing your EXPERT knowledge!!

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  @omkarkhade4602 · 5 years ago

  Showing us what mistakes we can do while working with smd components was the best part of your tutorial.<br>Thank you

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  @mitchbogart8094 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My most-needed, thorough, well-made &nbsp;tutorial ever!<br>I&apos;m a 69-yr old EE &amp; sw engineer and electronics enthusiast for over 60 years. &nbsp; SMD soldering passed me by because I was either doing software design or had hardware engineers who, when we architected PC-based systems, always contracted that out. &nbsp;When he occasionally had to change something, he took care of it. &nbsp; Then came STEM and semi-retirement and &nbsp;I got back into designing and building PCB based projects, and when needed, patenting designs. &nbsp; BIG problem - I never &nbsp;learned SMD soldering. &nbsp;I always claimed bad eyes and life was too short for that much frustration! &nbsp; I needed an AtoZ on SMD soldering. &nbsp;Your all-in-one-tutorial is simply perfect!<br>For example, I never bought separate flux, since one buys resin core solder anyway. &nbsp; 10 seconds of seeing how effective separate flux is &nbsp;for keeping solder in the right place, and the nice trick (which I will practice before soldering the 14-pin SOICs I plan to use), along with getting the right tweezers, soldering iron, and not goggle magnifiers but the screen version, has boosted this old engineer&apos;s confidence for the electronic equivalent of finally &quot;learning to read&quot; :-) &nbsp; Thank you very much! &nbsp;Instant subscriber.

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  @Fajah69 · 4 years ago

  I could never solder SMD on a PCB before, until I bought a freaking microscope. Now it is easy peasy.

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• ET

  @eternaldad4007 · 3 years ago

  this is the most thorough soldering instructional video I&apos;ve ever seen. easily the most informative and instructional on this topic. THANK YOU!

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  @ssalem7110 · 4 years ago

  ten hours of Electronics class in minutes. great service.

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  @alexstone691 · 5 years ago

  You should always have solder on your iron when heating the pad, it will transfer heat better

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  @RomanXbox360 · 5 years ago

  “Then using a metal or plastic spatula, we drag the paste so it will spread evenly” BRO YOU’RE USING A PCB 😭 that’s finesse to a whole new level

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• PA

  @panaenrique · 5 years ago

  im the only one how find this super relaxing? great video!

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• ZE

  @zet0korp · 4 years ago

  I think it should be mentioned that isopropyl alcohol is just a solvent. So it will dilute the flux residue, but the residue is just spread all over within the solvent. If you let it dry, the flux is now a big sticky smudge everywhere. This is why you need to use paper tissue ( Like Kimtech Wipes) to absorb the alcohol containing the diluted flux residue. Once dry, you ll see that your pcb is neat and clean and your wipe is yellowish/brown (if using rosin flux. &quot;No clean&quot; fluxes won&apos;t). Q-tips like in this video will do, but not as efficient

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  @JLCPCB · 4 years ago

  Very good soldering tutorial. We are glad that you are happy with our PCB&apos;s 🙂

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