At some stage you will have to work with surface-mount devices (SMDs) and solder them by hand. You can wait until you are forced to learn, or you can leap into the fray with gusto and abandon. At some ...

Who will show the best soldering skills at the Hackaday Superconference next week? We have a little — in fact, a very little — challenge for you: solder surface mount components down to a tiny 0201 ...

I got a hold of a 1.27mm pitch Arduino prototyping shield kit and had an idea for a project using it: a small LiPo battery charger. I ordered up my BOM from Digi-Key and waited for that to come in.

You have some fine pitch soldering to do, but all you have on hand is a big soldering iron. What do you do? There are a few possible answers, but [Mr SolderFix] likes to pull a strand from a large ...

Spread the love“`html When it comes to crafting electronics, whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional, knowing how to solder electronics is an invaluable skill. Soldering is the process of joining ...