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Soldering an SOIC

We'll start by showing how to solder an SOIC component. Although we have many different

'package' versions available (such as SOIC/TSSOP/QFP/QFN) SOIC is the easiest to start with

and its the chip I needed to work with today so that's what we're going to do :)

Begin by placing the breakout adapter

into your vise/third hand to keep it

steady.

We'll start by melting a little solder on

one corner pad. I like going with the top

right corner. Melt just a tiny bit on, so its

rounded but not blobby

Next you need to place the part onto the

pads, and you'll want to get the

orientation right. You can look for a dot

(indicating pin #1). In some cases, look

for a flattened corner (on the left side

here) which indicates which side is on the

left