With the right gear, soldering SMD boards is a snap – just get yourself a hot pan of sand (Youtube link, embedded below)! The process starts with a professionally manufactured PCB, and ...

What do you do if you have to solder thousands of through-hole parts? The expensive, professional way of doing this is running the boards through a wave soldering machine, or a machine with a ...

I decided to remove the control board and attempt a DIY repair. A few YouTube videos later, I realized I needed to learn how ...

Solder reflowing also won't solve quite as many problems as proper resoldering does, but in the case of pins that aren't visibly broken but are still losing contact with the board in some way (for ...

The basic metallurgy of solder. How to make a solder joint. How to repair a circuit board. The vintageTEK museum is a geek’s paradise to tour if visiting the Portland, Oregon area. The museum ...