2. Too Much Solder Novices and beginners tend to use too much solder when soldering, and a large bubble-like solder ball forms at the solder joint. Besides looking like a weird growth on the PCB ...

To ensure your PCB is fabricated right-first-time, DFM and Design for Assembly (DFA) require investment in time and effort. Given today’s time-to-orbit needs, this can be a challenge for many OEMs, ...

The PCB is nothing more than piece of copper-clad board with lands scratched out with a hobby knife. This tiny board sits atop the soldering station, parking a photodiode directly above the “in ...

The soldering station in use is a sub-$100 Aoyue with both a regular iron and hot air. There’s also a cheap USB microscope that looks like it has a screen, but is covered in blue tape to hold it ...

Actually, the soldering part really isn’t the problem. I can get the solder and the tip of the iron together in the right place at the right time, and — based on the thickness of the wires and what ...

PCB from a TENS medical device No-lead solder is a relatively recent legislated fact of life that necessitated new solder, new fluxes, higher temperatures, and new solder processing equipment. Many ...