now OT: Re:PCB tools for Linux (was Whenceforth the Ubuntu fanboyz now?)

[James Knott]

Interlug Lists wrote:
> On 2/13/07, *tleslie* <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org <mailto:tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org>> wrote:
>
>     Speaking of PCB,
>     what is the finest pin pitch (or one can list pacakge)
>     that one has been able to sucessfully place and solder on a PCB
>     without resorting to a automated expensive sol'n but rather
>     a tech that is hobbyist  based, i.e. soldering iron, oven, etc?
>
>
> I've done SOIC with a hand-held iron.  That's 0.05" pitch.  Much more
> than one chip per board makes it trickier; the previous chip seems to
> block where the soldering iron needs to go for the next chip. 

I have done those with over 100 pins and several others chips and other
devices on the board.  Usually not a problem if you have a bit of
experience.

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