What (metric) size have you managed to hand-solder ?

When it comes to electronics solder/repair, there's a very good reason why we have pick and place machines, and ovens to effectively bake our hardware. However if you're in a pinch and don't have this kit available, you're often forced to do it yourself by hand, frankly the sizes of some of this kit require a microscope!

Still, what is the smallest size (in metric) that you've managed to solder yourself by hand?

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baldengineer over 5 years ago

With magnification and patience, I can do metric 1005 (0402). My process of using a polyimide stencil on my laser cutter is limited to 1005. Even then, I usually have to rework those parts by hand.

I can easily do 2012 (0805) by hand and no mag.

I have removed a large number of 0603 (0201) with no hope of repair.
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baldengineer over 5 years ago

With magnification and patience, I can do metric 1005 (0402). My process of using a polyimide stencil on my laser cutter is limited to 1005. Even then, I usually have to rework those parts by hand.

I can easily do 2012 (0805) by hand and no mag.

I have removed a large number of 0603 (0201) with no hope of repair.
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