Is it possible to solder a 0805 onto a stripboard? - Page 1
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author: FlippFuzz
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 11:37:38 am
content: Or do I need a 1206?I have a need to insert a resistor across two adjacent columns on the stripboard.To do this with a true hole resistor, I would need to fold the resistor such that it is standing upright.Nothing wrong with this, but I'm feeling lazy, and am thinking that it's probably easier to do so with a 0805 or 1206 resistor.No need to flip the board around, and deal with a resistor that wants to fall out while I'm soldering it. Part is also a tiny bit cheaper.I'm also reasonably confident on my abilities to solder 0805 stuff

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 12:00:01 pm
content: FWIW, 0805 (imperial) will fit the stripboard I have on hand.

author: lod
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 12:01:56 pm
content: Sure, just solder it to the underside where the copper is.And when you are done be sure to double check you haven't put a short in underneath the resistor.The size of the SMD resistor doesn't really matter in this sort of situation, I actually feel smaller is easier. The surface tension of each side should balance stuff out and wick the ends to the strip if required.

author: Buriedcode
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 07:01:10 pm
content: Since buying SMD resistors is usually on a strip of 50/100 at a time, I tend to use them a lot on stripboard projects. So long as its between tracks, or across a small break (0805 probably wont' strech across a track broken with a drill bit, so I have a tool that cuts tracks between holes) it works just fine. It also significantly reduces the size of the stripboard needed. Handy for one-off analogue 'modules' like multipole filters for audio testing etc..

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 08:37:36 pm
content: I do it frequently.By the way, it's also possible to put SOT23 transistors and SOIC ICs on ordinary stripboard by cutting the tracks in half, which is a pain but certainly doable.

author: KL27x
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 10:46:16 pm
content: I have once done it (16 of them for the project) with 0201 resistors by using blobs of solder big enough to stretch. When you have a pile of 0201's on your bench, take care not to sneeze.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 09:19:24 pm
content: It shouldn't be a problem lots of people do it not that I have dared to yet but then I prefer to go to PCB as fast as I can.

author: MarkF
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 09:41:17 pm
content: Here's a YouTube sample of different sizes of SMD capacitors and resistors:

author: MrSlack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 10:27:13 pm
content: I've just started doing 0805 and SOT23 on stripboard. Works surprisingly well. I really want some stripboard without holes if I'm honest. This was after finding you can't get J310 FETs in TO92 packages from reputable companies.Put down a couple of SOIC packages on stripboard as well. Just plop some kapton down and stick the device to it with a blob of superglue then use kynar to do point to point.

author: Mickster
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 12:23:43 am
content: I did an Xbox 360 controller LED mod demo board on stripboard, using 0603 LED's and resistors, plus a 3.6v cordless phone NiCad battery pack.The tracks were easily scored with a craft knife and a QTC pill under heatshrink was used as a 'switch' placed between adjacent tracks. Very simple and was probably done in around 15 minutes or so.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 12:28:44 am
content: This is an 0603 resistor and a SOT23 transistor soldered to a piece of tripad stripboard:I usually find it easier and quicker to put SMD resistors and caps on stripboard than through-hole versions. 0805 and 0603 are both straightforward.

author: KL27x
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 01:06:32 am
content: QuoteI have a hundred or so TO92 signal transistors, +- a few. Left over from the first hundred or so TO92 transistors I ever purchased. Something is wrong with my brain where I can't figure out how to use these packages without looking at the datasheet (or probing them with a diode test). Every single time.I guess the extra long leads are nice if you are experimenting. I think I will prefer kynar jumper wire and a SOT 23 over TO-92, even if I can't make my own PCBs.

author: MrSlack
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 06:49:55 am
content: Quote from: KL27x on March 09, 2016, 01:06:32 amYeah it doesn't help that some of them are CBE and some are EBC!The only problem I find with kynar is I tend to give myself accidental acupuncture every few minutes with it and that gets irritating.