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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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  • Same here : )

    (Imperial) 0603 and 0805 I feel are are pretty much equally straightforward to hand-solder with an iron, although 0603 soldering can cosmetically look blobby unless very thin solder is used : )

    And 0402 is bearable when needed but not as a default.

    Everything has got simpler since I started using the nerd-glasses!

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  • Same here : )

    (Imperial) 0603 and 0805 I feel are are pretty much equally straightforward to hand-solder with an iron, although 0603 soldering can cosmetically look blobby unless very thin solder is used : )

    And 0402 is bearable when needed but not as a default.

    Everything has got simpler since I started using the nerd-glasses!

    image

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