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| Although surface-mount parts are not the easiest to handle, the reward in test and measurement equipment is increased accuracy. Integrated p...

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| In this second and concluding instalment we concentrate on the techniques necessary for soldering and desoldering SMD components.In the last...

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| Surface Mount Technology (SMT) is responsible for today’s ever smaller electronic equipment. Many new IC’s are now only available in SMD out...

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| Although surface-mounted devices (SMDs) have been a fact of life for a while already, even in DIY electronics, many hobbyists are still relu...

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| EPROM and micrccontroller programmers are invariably provided with a ZIF socket to hold the component to be programmed. However, surface...

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| Soldering surface mount devices (SMDS) on to a board is tricky, but desoldering them is even more so. Conventional methods often result i...

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| These adaptor boards are designed for readers who find it increasingly difficult to experiment with certain integrated circuits which are...

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| Whenever you need a single inverter in a digital circuit, consider using a MOSFET, which is often cheaper and easier to fit on the board...

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| Surface mount technology (SMT) was developed in the 1980s to make possible the use of very small components that have no wire leads or pi...

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| 31/2-DIGIT SMD VOLTMETER T. Wigmore This little circuit is simple to build, offers good accuracy and can be used in all applications requiri...