When doing surface-mount assembly you can certainly use a soldering iron in the traditional way, but it’s far more convenient to cover the pads with solder paste, place the components, and bake the ...

If you’ve never used a solder paste dispenser, you’re missing out. Think about always using a crappy soldering iron, and then for the first time using a high-end one. Suddenly you’re actually not bad ...

Droped ye ol switch yesterday. The good news is the L buttond decided to cushion the fall so there was no major damage. Bad news is it sacrificed the solder joint of the button in the process. I can ...

If you’re struggling with oxidised pads and components, combat the challenge with Koki’s S3X58-M500C-7 powerful wetting, no-clean solder paste Most engineers and operators have experienced poor solder ...