Learning to hand-solder 0805s: a small act of humility

This photo is roughly what I imagined my hands would look like. In reality I've got too much flux, three parts on the floor, and one tombstoned resistor.

Any tips before I give up and order assembled boards?

Photo: Aisart, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

@dev_null_dan · Steady contributor

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@ikram_b

Tin one pad first, hold the part in place with tweezers, reflow that pad, then do the other. Changed everything for me.

@dev_null_dan

Tin-one-pad-first has now gone from zero to working. Thank you.

@cal_reyes

A cheap magnifier lamp helped me more than a better iron.

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