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Re:Fake Parallel Printer – A Parallel Port Traffic Capturing... by phibz on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:35AM (#34542879)
Seems like the solder paste + hotplate method would be preferable to hand soldering, especially for that buffer chip.
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Re:Fake Parallel Printer – A Parallel Port Traffic Capturing... by tverbeure on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:58PM (#34549382)
I tried that first, but I'm terribly at judging the amount of solder paste needed. The result was a bit of a disaster, so I took my losses and switched to hand soldering.
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