Hand soldering of surface mount components is a bread-and-butter task for anyone working with electronics in 2024. So many devices are simply no longer available in the older through-hole formats ...

For a lot of us, soldering has become so ingrained that it’s muscle memory. We know exactly when the iron is hot enough, how long to leave the tip in contact with the joint to heat it up ...

Working with so many ranges of products and brands, it’s easy to forget how much work actually goes into manufacturing a ...

It's not just graphics cards, though; pretty much any computer part with a PCB can be fixed with the proper know-how and a soldering iron. This includes motherboards, monitors, TVs, and even RAM ...

It's more machines than humans but people are still at the heart of making sure it's all good.

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insufficient solder coverage, or misaligned components, all of which could impact the motherboard’s performance. This advanced inspection technique complements the previous steps in the ...

Youtuber Bryan, who runs Tech Yes City, picked up ten untested Inno3D GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 graphics cards that are likely from ...

According to retro-focused podcaster "Retro Blast," Wii U consoles are "literally dying" due to unreliable memory chips used ...

Learn more› By Signe Brewster and James Austin After new testing, we’ve added the Pinecil V2 and Uy Chan TS101 smart soldering irons to The competition, along with the traditional Yihua 939D ...

The cooling for the updated 6nm chip has also been redesigned on these new Xbox Series X models. There’s no longer a vapor ...

The DockLite G4 is a drop-in replacement motherboard for the iMac G4’s board that features an HDMI port, along with three USB ...