Order your pcb design at jlcpcb for $2 (24 hours turnaround time). This is the most complex or detailed soldering I've done so far, the QFN20 package is very small but still not impossible to solder ...

Order your pcb design at jlcpcb for $2 (24 hours turnaround time). This is the most complex or detailed soldering I've done so far, the QFN20 package is very small but still not impossible to solder ...

Droped ye ol switch yesterday. The good news is the L buttond decided to cushion the fall so there was no major damage. Bad news is it sacrificed the solder joint of the button in the process. I can ...

RS is stocking five kits of hand soldering and re-work components aimed at different applications, such as micro-soldering and de-soldering larger components. They collect together units selected from ...

2-in-1 High-Power Hot Air Soldering Station: Combines high-power hot air gun and C245-compatible soldering iron kit; suitable for soldering and rework of BGA components and complex PCBs; both the ...

Soldering is an important skill for anybody who wants to put together circuit boards, play around with Arduino setups, or work on almost any type of electrical project. When first beginning, however, ...

Have you ever tipped all the stray bits of solder out of your tip cleaner by mistake? [MisterHW] is here with a bit of paraffin wax to save the day. Hand soldering can be a messy business, especially ...

If you have a keen interest in electronics or are a do-it-yourself enthusiast, you absolutely need to have a few tools and accessories at your disposal at all times. One of them is a soldering iron.

A soldering iron should have a feel and a grip that makes it easy to hold in your hand, as if it were a large pen. For electronics, you want a slim, needle-like tip to aid in getting the heat (and ...