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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...