Over on Hackaday Give Your SMD Components A Lift they linked to How To Lift SMD Pins Safely – IC Pin Lifting / Soldering by Mr SolderFix.
Lifting SMD components from PCBs
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Switching diodes and rectifying diodes
I had an envelope full of SMD diodes arrive today. Three different types in three different sizes, so nine bundles. Unlabeled!
I’m not sure what they were thinking at the shop. I got them from here.
I managed to figure out that the ones marked ‘S4’ were the Schottky diodes (1N5819WS). I think the ones labeled ‘T4’ are the switching diodes (1N4148WS) and the ones labeled ‘T7’ and ‘A7’ are the rectifying diodes (1N4007), but I’m not sure of that yet.
I asked ChatGPT for help and it explained how I can devise a test circuit, so that’s on my TODO list for tomorrow.
Techniques and Strategies for Building Electronic Circuits
This was good: Techniques and Strategies for Building Electronic Circuits.
Understanding SMD size code
Today I discovered Understanding SMD size code which does a good job of explaining imperial vs metric SMD/SMT size codes. Note “SMT” means Surface Mount Technology and “SMD” means Surface Mount Device.
SMD soldering by hot air
Today I learned about SMD soldering by hot air.