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SMD Hand Soldering
As long as the SMDs you use are at the larger end of the size scale and have pins on the edges of the
device rather than on the underside, then they can be soldered relatively easily using a regular
soldering iron. The main problem is that they are so light, and because they do not have leads
projecting through the holes, there is nothing to hold them in place when you try to solder them.
Soldering Two- and Three-Legged Components
The sequence of steps to solder a 1206 resistor into place is shown in Figure 7-14.
