sirnephilim wrote:Just in case there's kids watching, by solder they mean apply solder paste and flux, then apply heat. While this CAN be done with an iron you're making your life very difficult that way.
Yeah , I would use solder pastes on the pads and then set the ram chip down on the PCB pads and heat the legs with a heat gun
to the solder melting point. ( about 370 F ).
or
If needed you can apply flux to the pads and can load the solder iron tip with solder and drag solder the ram chip legs to the pads and then clean up excessive solder on legs with solder wick.
But solder paste and a heat gun should do the job.
Clean area with isopropyl alcohol and q-tips before and when done.