Finally, with some luck on my side, I am left alone for the afternoon. This also means I have access to the important large table. You see, I have not done anything to reduce the size of the solder paste stencil but rather, left it as it is. THE SOLDER PASTE When you hand solder […]
Category Archives: Techniques
20231030 Preparing the SMT Stencil
THE WAITING GAME I’ve been needing to do this since the stencil came two months ago. As the stencil is huge (280mm x 380mm), it is quite impossible to clear a flat space on my Works Table for it to lie on. And so, I had to wait until the other table is ‘free’. I […]
20231017 The Template
I got the template back just yesterday and to be frank, I was worried that it might not fit. If you watched YouTube videos, you’d see the Author arranging some PCBs surrounding the actual circuit board before using the solder mask template. This method ensures the template is height-matched as accurate as possible with the […]
