[time-nuts] PCB design questions thread II

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth John Miles at 2008-06-03 11:56...
>> Quoth Bruce Griffiths at 2008-06-03 09:50...
>>
>> > How do you cope with SMT parts (eg high frequency ADCs) with metal
>> > thermal transfer /ground connections under the package itself?
>>
>> Haven't done it myself, but interested to hear others experiences.  I'm
>> guessing that this would be a job for solder paste and a toaster oven -
>> or high-tech equivalent.
> 
> Yes, see the link I posted.  Solder paste + heat gun does the trick, or you
> can just carve out a hole for your soldering iron tip with a Dremel tool.

Yes - thanks for that, it was interesting reading.  Think I might post 
that link over on the Homebrew PCB list, as I know that the question has 
been asked there fairly recently.

Cheers

M

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