[Coco] An inside look at producing the COCOVGA

[Kip Koon]

Hi Ed,
I am definitely impressed!  
How much time did it actually take to solder those 4 chips?  I can see how you prefer to solder surface mount parts.  I like your slide method of soldering.  You make it look to easy.  Is it really that easy not counting the sped up video?  How long did it take to get used to soldering this way?  It sure helps to keep the PCB sizes down.  What type of soldering paste do you use?  I think that's all for now.  Take care my friend.  

Kip Koon
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http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Zippster
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 11:53 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] An inside look at producing the COCOVGA
> 
> It is tedious at first, but I’ve gotten used to it.
> I actually prefer surface mount over through-hole in most cases now.
> 
> Here’s the next stage of assembly for the COCOVGA boards, also tedious.  :)
> 
> The fine pitch ICs on the top side (.5mm pin spacing).  My drag soldering technique is a little slow, but hey, it gives me great results!  :D
> 
> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnbkI2N3Y0Z2s3OWc>
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jul 17, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Barry Nelson <barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't think I ever want to assemble a surface mount project! Man is that tedious!
> >
> >> Zippster zippster278 at gmail.com
> >> Sun Jul 17 11:47:21 EDT 2016
> >> Hello guys,
> >>
> >> For those who are interested, here’s a little look at part of the
> >> assembly process for the first production COCOVGA boards.  These will fit American motherboard CoCo2s.
> >>
> >> It’s a ~7.5 min video (no audio)
> >> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnZmNscGliU0F1MVU>
> >>
> >> The FPGA programming is still being refined, but I’m getting a
> >> jump-start on production as that’s being completed.
> >>
> >> - Ed
> >
> 
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