More about soldering (134)

1-10-2008 | It’s all very fine having a super ‘professional’ reflow oven like the one mentioned in this cluster of short articles, only to risk being di...

1-07-2008 | Weller/Cooper Tools Group's ‘Magnastat’ have a good reputation for reliability and the circuit suggested here is an add-on indicator lam...

1-05-2008 | As we already wrote in the December 2007 article, with a special control circuit you can transform an ordinary kitchen oven into a handy SMD...

1-12-2007 | the January 2006 issue we described in some detail how you could build your own reflow oven using an inexpensive electric oven. That article...

1-12-2007 | 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...

1-11-2007 | Without doubt the vast majority of our readers already know quite a bit about the subject of electronics. For the beginner however, there is...

1-11-2006 | Soldering irons are nearly indispensable in the professional world and hobby room alike. This key element of every electronics workstation i...

1-05-2006 | The use of lead-containing solders will be severely restricted from the beginning of July 2006. This has far-reaching consequences, especial...

1-01-2006 | It’s usually possible to solder ‘ordinary’ SMD components using a low-power soldering iron and small-gauge solder. However, it’s a completel...

1-01-2006 | Now and again something goes amiss in a circuit: one or more components overheat, and the circuit board becomes partly charred or burnt. Suc...