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Re:Hand solderable 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 in TQFP package by Palomides on Thursday April 26, 2012 @11:15PM (#3897337)
way easier and quite cheap: just use a hotplate and solder paste ($30 hotplate, $5 solder paste)
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Re:Hand solderable 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 in TQFP package by officialchicken on Friday April 27, 2012 @12:29AM (#3897525)
Yes! And toaster ovens work well. Get some high-temp red spray paint too, so that the hotplate/toaster oven is clearly marked and never ends up in a kitchen.
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Re:Hand solderable 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 in TQFP package by regomodo on Friday April 27, 2012 @03:17AM (#3897983)
Don't even need a hotplate. Any soldering iron will a concave tip, lots of flux & a touch of solder. Takes 4 strokes/drags and some extra flux afterwards to remove bridges (usually the 1st 2 pins on each drag).

It's surprisingly easy and i've had no issues on up to tqfp144's.

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