You use paste when using a reflow oven regular with an iron.
There are different types of paste.
Lead free must be used if selling in europe
Syringe paste is thinner and comes in a syringe for hand application.
In a jar it is thicker and is ment for with a stencil.
Some pastes last longer without refrigeration then others.
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For iron tips you want at least 2. A big one for heavy traces and heat sinks on bigger packages. A small tip for finer work. I would recommend a small flat blade also.
You will need 2 irons that are temperature controled or an iron like my JVC iron where tips can be changed hot.
If you start using a reflow oven then you only need a big tip to solder in headers. Small tip still good for fixing mistakes until you perfect technic
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will be home in 2 hours can do then. If you search my old posts I have posted a few times.
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Are there differences in solder pastes and when do we need to think about this?
When is it appropriate to use regular (wire) solder instead of paste?
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There are different types of paste.
Lead free must be used if selling in europe
Syringe paste is thinner and comes in a syringe for hand application.
In a jar it is thicker and is ment for with a stencil.
Some pastes last longer without refrigeration then others.
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OK then on we go to tips about soldering iron tips... which ones do we use and why?
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You will need 2 irons that are temperature controled or an iron like my JVC iron where tips can be changed hot.
If you start using a reflow oven then you only need a big tip to solder in headers. Small tip still good for fixing mistakes until you perfect technic
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when you get a moment, can you dig up a supplier link to that particular iron for an example, please?
There was a thread on smd tips within the last year here ... I'll scrounge that up too and post at the top ... - H
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http://www.howardelectronics.com/jbc/ad2950.html
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