Dave shows another method for hand soldering a surface mount SMD chip with a thermal pad, using both liquid and gel flux.<br />A method using hot air is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_rO6oPVsws<br />Also, drag soldering TSSOP packages is demonstrated.<br />http://pcbzone.net/<br /><br />Forum Topic: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-434-smd-thermal-pad-drag-soldering-tutorial<br /><br />EEVblog Main Web Site:<br />http://www.eevblog.com<br />EEVblog Amazon Store:<br />http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20<br />Donations:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/donations/<br />Projects:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/projects/<br />Electronics Info Wiki:<br />http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/
