To get all of the components onto a PCB that actually fits into the original case, though, surface-mount is required. For that [Tobi] is using a small USB-powered hotplate to reflow the solder, a ...

While through-hole components represent the older of the two technologies, there are still valid reasons for using them. For example, any hobbyist with a soldering iron can assemble a through-hole PCB ...

Let’s face it friends, everything is moving toward surface mount components. We’ve seen quite a few features here that cover using stencils to populate boards and using ovens to reflow.… ...

MILL-MAX Part numbers 1440-X, 1460-X and 1480-X SMT surface mount printed circuit board pins feature firm’s Sure-Hold grooved base design. Each pin has four channels machined into the SMT base ...

HARWIN Sycamore Contact series of surface mount pcb sockets covers pin sizes from 0.80 to 1.90mm and allow odd-form devices/modules that are not suited to regularly-spaced socket strip arrangements to ...

The TDD Series surface mount jumper DIP switches from C&K components are sealed with a removable top tape to enable them to be used in reflow soldering and washable assembly processes. The ...

The CPV module prototype utilizes four non-interconnected III-V germanium cells, a Fresnel lens, and a transparent glass printed-circuit board. June 11, 2024 Emiliano Bellini ...