A solder bridge is when soldering material connects two or more PCB connectors. This is quite dangerous and, if undetected, can cause the board to short circuit and burn out. Make sure to always ...

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 ...

What’s solder for, anyway? It’s just the stuff that sticks the parts to the PCB. If you’re rapid prototyping ... and want to be able to remove chips from the board easily when you spin ...

A reflow profile with a high ramp-up rate or a too-rapid temperature increase can lead to solder splattering and formation of ...

Many designers have little exposure to the production issues of PCB fabrication or board assembly. It’s important for a board designer to really understand how flux from the hand soldering process of ...

The reason I mention this is that my eyes are not what they used to be. When I'm soldering a circuit board these days, it's only the countless years of practice and self-denial that allow me to ...

Most assemblers in the electronic industry use no-clean solder paste mainly to eliminate having to clean the circuit-board assemblies. Manufacturers such as Rush PCB prefer to run all production ...

Here’s something for the inner romantics and DIY circuit board assemblers in all of us. Yes, I’m talking to you, my friend; soldering iron in one hand, PCB board in the other, pining to tell ...