Thank you for making these tutorials. I've been watching all your videos and practicing. My soldering has improved immensely. Full credit to your clear instructions and high quality videos. You have a knack for teaching.

Hi. That was extremely impressive. The quality of the joints on the QFP (which I'm mainly interested in) was amazing! Thank you. Whilst I'm sure it's mainly your technique, just to help, could you please tell me what solder and flux you're using (there seem to be loads)?

It really helps, seeing someone do it properly! Thanks for these.

I watch all of your videos. Your videos are spot on and i find them very helpful. I have only done mostly through hole stuff and the surface mount stuff always seemed like it was out of my realm of ability. But, after watching all of your videos i feel much more confident. now i am playing around with surface mount soldering. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with the knowledge and confidence to tackle this technology.

I learned a lot from watching this video. Thank you.

Beautiful work. Relaxing to watch a top notch pro work calmly.

Thank you for your great video. I had to solder some TQFPs a few years ago, and couldn't find any decent guide videos then. With the short vertical-edge contacts on the TQFP, and the pads on the PCB I was using not extending very far beyond the chip, there wasn't a lot of space for excess solder to go, so there was a rather fine line between too little solder, and too much. By trial and error using some cheap sacrificial chips (the ones I needed to solder were rather expensive), I found out the easiest way for me was to use excess solder paste for the hot air soldering, and then clean up any bridged pins later. I couldn't get cleaning up with braid to work, though I don't use braid much, and I may well just have been doing it wrong, but it was surprisingly easy with just a soldering iron. Using a relatively large (~2.3x4mm) flat oval tip, a clean and freshly-wiped iron drawn along an edge of the chip soaked up excess solder very well, and could even clear most of a whole line of bridged pins on the first pass. I guess that the large area of the tip gave plenty of space for the excess solder to go.

Thanks for posting beautiful work.

Very nice video…. This is the first soldering tutorial where I actually like all joints. There are some horrible videos out there. Could you add the type of paste, solder and flux used to the video description to get such nice results? 🙏

Thank you. Great quality and information.

I've tried different tips on an old PLCC I first desoldered from an old PCB with low meld solder, cleanup and resoldered it again with amtech flux. I used JBC c245-931 spoon type tip which worked but not as clean as yours. I also tried a small cone tip, 0.4mm point but that didn't go well, couldn't get the solder on the pad. A bent conical tip with the wider side over the pins I could drag solder, though there are a few pins that are bridged, and removed with wick. That gave the best results so far. The conical and bent tip were off brand jbc though, that came with the T3A station. Having a microscope really helps a lot, I did it with a magnifying glass but had to check after soldering. I'm planning on using a mobile and microscope/zoom app with a phone holder. First tests seems to work. A poor mans microscope lol! Thanks for sharing, this was very helpful! It looks easier than it is, it really takes some practice but it's not really that hard. Just practice on something that you can mess up without worry before soldering a $100 chip or something.

One word, awesome ! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for clear and helpful videos

I’ve done hand soldering using leaded solder for many years. I could easily switch to lead free with absolutely no problem. I’ll use that liquid flux, the low temp solder to aid with removal and then replace the chip.

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Thank you for your amazing videos! Your explanations are always clear and simple to follow! Is there a way in which I can present you with one of my current soldering challenges.. I feel like it will be child's play for someone with so much experience but I would love to hear your approach.

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Hey mister SolderFix, absolutely love your videos! What kind of flux and solder are you using?

Excellent videos.

Very nice useful videos thank you so much!

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Good job!

This is good need to get up to speed on technique .What temp. is your soldering iron set to ?

Not only your soldering technique but how you hold the iron tip is very helpful to know. I'm taking notes keeping them handy on the workbench. Thank you for taking the time in making this video easy to understand along with detailed instructions and quality photography, most appreciated! Now if only I can steady my hands to complete the job. 🙂

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hi, thanks for videos. what kind of mobile phone are you using to record these ? what kind of mount and extra Lens on the phone? how do you get it to do autofocus? If you put Affliate amazon links in the video details for us on some of your recording equipment and if we buy the stuff, it helps you out. I've been recommending your videos to everyone I know on different social media. I like how clean you keep all the videos.

Thanks for sharing Which camera and lighting you are using? please share a link

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Love the content. Really good tips and tricks. Have you got any advice for de-soldering and soldering small BGA devices. Have had limited success fixing tablets and the like.

Hi there Amazing and entertaining instructional vids to be sure! Ty. You mentioned ,when doing the Silicon chip, that you put a little bit of flux on your iron just before soldering the legs? How do you add the flux do your iron? Do you dip it in the flux?

nice video as always. I would like to understand if when you clean the card from the flux how do you remove the one hidden behind the terminals or that remains under the chip? by wiping do you solve the conduction problem? or are you using a flux that doesn't have that problem? thank you and wait for your guide.

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Personally I prepare the pads with solder and then I apply the IC with flux, then I use my hot air station while holding the IC with my tweezers down. It works every time for IC's where they have too many pins. A nice microscope with clear view always helps though.

Have you done dead bug soldering, the turn those 6 pin j lead ics upside down, then solder from the now flat contact on the ic, to the board.

Hi these are great tips, , can you advise on a good soldering iron for this kind of work please?

Hi, great video, can I please ask what camera/microscope are you using to do this, Thanks Dave Browne

Love the videos, you know if there's any practice boards for IC and if yes, where to get them from? Thanks

Hi Mr. thanks for useful video. I have a question for you. Soldering a QFN IC you ad some soldering wire in the large center pad. How is it the right ammount and what happer in case of to much material? is it possible a short circuit between the pads? Thanks for you tips

I was hoping you'll do a BGA soldering tutorial those seems to be the toughest

also, if u do have the video that shows you working with short circuits, i would like to watch it. i searched but didnt see it thx

I would also be keen to know which solder and flux you are using - in particular, what solder diameter?

Once again thank you, really appreciated.

Hey Newbie here: Q -> I had intended on using Paste with gull wing IC and SMC. My Question is can I apply the paste directly to the IC/SMC instead of fiddling with the board ? Does that seem sensible to you?

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What's the benefit of QFN over QFP? Is it only a smaller board footprint?

When you clean the chips with cloth (at 13:30 for example), how do you prevent damage from static electricity, do you f.e. wear an antistatic bracelet? Is there a danger for static electricity at all? :)

2 quick question if you don't mind: - at 4:32 are you touching the pin with the iron and then the pin with the solder? - I have very little expercience soldering and only have a "large" 1.5mm tip. Is it possible to solder some of these types of components with it? Thank you and thank for the great video as always

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Great info! if you don't mind me asking about your tools , what microscope are you using ?

Are you using a reservoir tip when soldering small pitch SMD devices?

What is that brush you are using to apply flux?

The soldering iron methods look as though they are much gentler on the chip itself - a quick touch to each leg and it's done. The hot air method seems to expose the whole device to much more heat and for much longer. Obviously, that isn't really a problem because it works but it does seem counter intuitive.

What are some key things your running?? Flux, Solder, iron tip, and temperature????

after all the tacking completes: what material should we use for cleaning?

Are you soldering while looking through the microscope or any other magnifier?

Was wondering the flux are you using.

what thickness solder wire did you used for it?

Hello: what type of transparent flux do you use?

Those PLCCs are a pain. I’ve never tried soldering them with an iron and normally use paste, but you have to get the amount spot on. Will try your technique next time.

Sir wich flux used and iorn details sir

What flux do you use? It seems far better than the flux pens I use

Great video, where did you buy the 0.25mm leaded solder?

Very neatly done,if I wore an hat I would take it off too you.

is there a reason that your vias are exposed? I came cross it sometimes and mine is always isolated with solder mask. I'd like to know if it is somehow beneficial

I feel so inadequate watching you work. You treat those components like you are a plumber joining pipes. It's sickening. I've got a floor covered with SMDs that have twanged across the room with my ham fisted attempts to hold stuff in place and join the legs. All credit you've obviously done it before 😀. A real masterclass in how it should be done. I think I'm going to take up woodwork.

I would like to see a how to remove these components video. Does anyone know the best way to do so, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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nice bro.. very clean tacks hey, if u want - i have a couple microphones - i can send u if u want - if u do just lmk no charge… just $20 for shipping… jk, really. u dont have to pay anything

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