I am about to try and solder my first SMD chip. It is a SOT89-5 so not awful bad. I bumped up the size of the pads to make it more forgiving.
Here is my plan.
1. Apply flux to pads.
2. Tin pads.
3. Place the chip and apply heat to each pin / pad with soldering iron with the smallest tip I have (I think it is the smallest made for my iron 0.3MM)
Is this a good plan?
How do I keep the chip in place while soldering?
Here is my plan.
1. Apply flux to pads.
2. Tin pads.
3. Place the chip and apply heat to each pin / pad with soldering iron with the smallest tip I have (I think it is the smallest made for my iron 0.3MM)
Is this a good plan?
How do I keep the chip in place while soldering?