How do you solder this?

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- David Eather
  
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9 years ago

Sun, May 18, 2014 7:45 PM

I found this chip:

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that will do all I need - step up 2v to 3.3v, very low quiescent current and a small package. Unfortunately it is far too small a package - a VSSOP with a pin spacing of 0.5mm.

Does anyone have some tips on how to hand solder this flyspec of an IC? I do SOIC, SOT23 and 0805 easily but this thing beats me.

I did find a similar IC from Microchip - not a nice, more hungry for power etc - but the kicker is it is also in a VSSOP package.

TIA

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- jurb6006
  
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9 years ago

Sun, May 18, 2014 9:57 PM

Alot of people just lood it and wick of the excess.

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- john
  
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9 years ago

Mon, May 19, 2014 9:16 PM

Hi If you have a solder paste syringe, run a light rope down each row. Bake it in a toaster oven until you see proper looking flow/joints. (or use hot air tools if you have them) You don't have to be very precise. Clean up any solder bridges with desoldering wick.