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by tyingq 2182 days ago
The pin spacing on J2 looks like it would need a pretty steady hand to me. Though it appears only 3 of the pins matter.
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I have access to a SMD oven (just a toaster oven with a fancy controller.) Manually applied solder paste, placed the parts and they flowed just fine. Same process with a hot air gun should work but will be a little more finicky.
I'll have to try that out. I suspect I'd still have trouble like accidentally shaking the components off center while putting them in the oven.