I recently posted a question seeking a surface-mount adapter board for an IC (to allow through-hole solder connection).
I’ve now received the adapter board and I’m seeking advice on soldering the surface mount IC to the board – which I’ve never done before.
The surface mount adapter board has the solder pads pre-tinned. I’m planning to glue the IC in position and then use a heat gun (with a fine nozzle) to apply sufficient heat to each pin to make the solder connection with the pre-tinned pads. To me this seems a better option than using a soldering iron which is likely to result in solder bridges between pins.
Any advice/tips on soldering the surface-mount IC to the board would be gratefully received.
I’ve now received the adapter board and I’m seeking advice on soldering the surface mount IC to the board – which I’ve never done before.
The surface mount adapter board has the solder pads pre-tinned. I’m planning to glue the IC in position and then use a heat gun (with a fine nozzle) to apply sufficient heat to each pin to make the solder connection with the pre-tinned pads. To me this seems a better option than using a soldering iron which is likely to result in solder bridges between pins.
Any advice/tips on soldering the surface-mount IC to the board would be gratefully received.