More about soldering (134)

31-01-2019 | I was asked to evaluate the Weller WT-1014 and share my findings with our readers. Let me be frank upfront: I'm not a Weller fan. There is n...

1-12-2018 | The European Union (EU) directives RoHS I of 2003 and RoHS II of 2013 regulate the use of lead and other toxic substances, such as mercury a...

1-12-2018 | Since the introduction of European Union (EU) directive 2002/95/EG, lead-free soldering processes have become a commodity and are widely imp...

4-10-2018 | The point of offering these videos on (de)soldering is to encourage practical experience, conquer the fear of the unknown, and to close the...

1-07-2018 | Q. What’s a good soldering iron for electronics? A: From 8-watt pencil to 150-watt “poker”, it depends on your goal. If you occasionally ha...

1-07-2018 | Are you tired of hand-soldering your PCBs? And contemplating reflow soldering instead? If your budget won’t run to the four-figure prices th...

27-06-2018 | Do you also see the miniaturization of surface mounted components as a frustration? The video presented here demonstrates that the manual so...

8-05-2018 | Even as a hobbyist you should be just as concerned about your health as about the nasty smells your housemates associate with your “scientif...

1-05-2018 | They say “Curiosity killed the cat”, as if it were some kind of undesirable character defect. But I see it more as a positive quality, essen...

24-01-2018 | Besides the many electrical, mechanical, cost, size, etc. advantages that come with using SMT parts, just the fact that you can solder a boa...