[SECC] SMD Soldering/unsoldering Question

[Jeff, W4DD]

Any SECCers have experience in Surface Mount Device soldering and
unsoldering ?  SMDs are used in lots of ham equipment and I wanted to gain
some proficiency in SMD.   I've checked the web, but really didn't find any
clear answers.

 

In particular,

 

Any recommendations for a soldering pencil (Weller WES51 or Hakko 936 ?),
and tip (1/64 inch ?)

 

Any recommendations for desoldering a 4 sided flat pack (hot air tool?)

 

Magnifying lens

 

 

 

Thanks,

Jeff W4DD

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/secc/attachments/20091227/41c748cc/attachment.html