I'm working on bringing an old cell phone back to life. During the repair of the actual damaged part, I accidentally desoldered a few tiny (like grain of sand tiny) cap's off the board which are now forever lost on my basement floor.
I have the schematic of the board so I looked them up and got some replacements, and despite a half dozen attempts, these damn things are WAY to small for me to get on the board. Every time I try it just gets screwed up, the cap flys off from the hot air, I try to put pressure on it and it pops out and goes flying, etc. I don't have the tools needed to work with stuff this tiny
Could I get some larger SMD's with the same specs and use them, as long as I can make contact with the solder pads?
I have the schematic of the board so I looked them up and got some replacements, and despite a half dozen attempts, these damn things are WAY to small for me to get on the board. Every time I try it just gets screwed up, the cap flys off from the hot air, I try to put pressure on it and it pops out and goes flying, etc. I don't have the tools needed to work with stuff this tiny
Could I get some larger SMD's with the same specs and use them, as long as I can make contact with the solder pads?
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