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 ...

Now Pi boards have their tiny bits and bigger pieces soldered at the same time through an intrusive reflow soldering process ...

But if you’re drag soldering on boards that you’ve etched yourself the solder can sometimes run down the trace, rather than staying where you want it. Professionally manufactured boards don ...

Raspberry Pi Hardware Engineer Roger Thornton explained the change in a recent blog post. Working with its manufacturing ...

A manufacturer’s perspective on determining parts layout.

You will also find irons with different sizes of tips since they cater to varying sizes of circuit boards and solder joints. The whole process can be somewhat intimidating. To make the decision ...

Specifically designed to enhance the "Reverse Hybrid" assembly process for next-gen electronics, offering superior ...