| There is a bit more to using reflow soldering than just popping the circuit board in the oven and setting a simple timer. Modern SMT and BGA...
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| Radio listeners will no doubt have hit upon one or two stations where the programme content is made up entirely of someone (usually female)...
| The idea for this adapter was really born out of necessity. The 24.576-MHz crystal oscillator that is used in the Audio ADC 2000, (24 bit/96...
| It’s usually possible to solder ‘ordinary’ SMD components using a low-power soldering iron and small-gauge solder. However, it’s a completel...
| When soldering SMDs (surface mount devices) onto a circuit board, it is often difficult to keep the tiny component correctly positioned. Wit...
| Parts in SMD packages are becoming more and more frequent in DIY circuits. Sometimes they are used because of better performance, usually as...
| Although surface-mount parts are not the easiest to handle, the reward in test and measurement equipment is increased accuracy. Integrated p...
| In this second and concluding instalment we concentrate on the techniques necessary for soldering and desoldering SMD components.In the last...
| Surface Mount Technology (SMT) is responsible for today’s ever smaller electronic equipment. Many new IC’s are now only available in SMD out...
| Although surface-mounted devices (SMDs) have been a fact of life for a while already, even in DIY electronics, many hobbyists are still relu...