This application note provides an in-depth discussion of the soldering process and how it relates to leaded LED lamps and display components, with the objective of serving as a guide to achieving high ...

Soldering is the process of using a metal alloy with a low melting temperature (solder) to fuse the electrical contacts of a component to the pads of a circuit board. Proper soldering maximizes the ...

Often it feels as if soldering is deemed to be more of an art form than something that’s underpinned by the cold, hard reality of physics and chemistry. From organic chemistry with rosin, to the ...

When electronic components are mounted onto a printed circuit board, they are subsequently visually inspected to ensure they are mounted correctly. Historically, these boards were photographed with a ...

It’s been a while since we’ve had a fresh How-To on the Hack-A-Day, and frankly we’ve missed them. To get things rolling, [Eliot] and I wanted to build a good knowledge base to help you hack your own ...

Tombstoning is a defect where a two-leaded, wrap-around lead-style termination chip component fails to lay down appropriately and allow solder to simultaneously make a required electrical/mechanical ...

Manufacturers want to solder an expiration date to your hardware, for "your sake" ...

A 40-pin solder-tag board for easy connection of your Raspberry Pi computer board is available from RS Components. The solder-tag board’s solder-tag terminals are positioned to match the 40 pins on ...

In a time when DDR5 kits can cost more than a graphics card, some builders are literally soldering their own memory sticks to ...

Ok, so I'm trying to replace some joysticks on PS5 controllers. I've tried stuff like this in the past to mixed success. I have a cheap solder iron and solder pump. This is not fun. Soldering? Not ...