Tip for soldering ICs/Transistors

[Goblinz]

Just remembered this from school.

If for whatever reason you are soldering ICs without a DIL socket or even transistors you can dessipate some of the heat and therefore protect the componant a bit by clipping an old style bulldog clip on to the componant.

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[cimo]

wtf is a bulldog clip, i don t have a dog

[Screaming_Rabbit]

wtf is a bulldog clip, i don t have a dog

... take a bull and a female dog and after a few month you have some tiny sweet bulldogs.

[frailn]

Also used as a coercion device on enemy combatants at Guantanamo...

I wonder if something similar to this would work on SMD chips - like for MB FM?

[Goblinz]

Also used as a coercion device on enemy combatants at Guantanamo...

I wonder if something similar to this would work on SMD chips - like for MB FM?

Yes, that kind of thing but the old style.. the ones which don't grip so strongly...

[286]

I use an ordinary crocodile clip. Works great. :)