Patting myself on the back, just done reworking 100 boards with 0402

[alexanderbrevig]

I made posting a self-pat a goal for completing the work....

I'm finally done reworking the \$\pi\$ networks for matching. 200 0402's done. 

[pix3l]

Pics or it didn't happen ;-)

[alexanderbrevig]

Here goes!
C4 and C7 close to the antenna to the right. It looks burnt but it's the flux I'm using... I might be bothered to clean it up, but I doubt it.
These are for testing purposes so a bit crust should be fine, right? Hehe.

[apelly]

Reminds me of school punishment.

I'm not bitter though.

Good work mate!

[Rerouter]

certainly good practice, now you should be ready to move on to 0201's without much issue. 01005's though, they are literally dust.

[pix3l]

Well done!

What kind of wireless connection is that?

[DTJ]

Lindt or Ferrero Rocher chocolate?

[alexanderbrevig]

It's a 433MHz link with Dash7 protocol running on CC430 through a johanson balun into a linx antenna.

0201 feels scary. You do those with an iron too?

It is Lindt

[hcglitte]

Nice board

[hans]

I hope you took many eye breaks on that job, 0402 is doable with a steady hand but quite touchy. Nice work!

0201 is theoratically possible, if you consider losing half of your components.

I always think of 0603 as grains of rice, 0402 as grains of bread, and 0201 as grains of salt.
Below that, is just dust.