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Many SMD components, including some USB C ports, have their terminals under the component. When installed, the pins are totally hidden. So, how do you solder or unsolder them? That’s …read more Continue reading Soldering the Elusive USB C Port
Battlelines are being drawn in Canada over the lowly Flipper Zero, a device seen by some as an existential threat to motor vehicle owners across the Great White North. The …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 31, 2024
While the “should have used a 555” meme is strong around these parts, we absolutely agree with [Kelvin Brammer]’s decision to make this 555-shaped plug-in replacement for the 555 timer …read more Continue reading A 555-Shaped Discrete Component 555
We’ll be honest with you: we’re not sure if the use of “LED stud” in [mitxela]’s new project refers to the incomprehensibly tiny LED matrix earrings he made, or to …read more Continue reading LED Matrix Earrings Show Off SMD Skills
If there’s one thing we like around here more than seeing an improved version of a project we’ve already covered, it’s when the improvements make the original project cheaper. In …read more Continue reading Pimp My Pot Redux, Now Cheaper and Even Better
When it comes to home-lab reflow work, there are a lot of ways to get the job done. The easiest thing to do perhaps is to slap a PID controller …read more Continue reading A Compact SMD Reflow Hotplate Powered by USB-PD
There’s no denying how useful surface mount technology is, and how enabling the ability to make really small circuits has become. It comes at a price, though; most of us …read more Continue reading This Pogo Pin Test Fixture Keep Your SMDs from Taking Flight
When you say “recapping” it conjures up an image of a dusty old chassis with point-to-point wiring with a bunch of dried-out old capacitors or dodgy-looking electrolytics that need replacement. …read more Continue reading Leaky SMD Electrolytics? Try These Brute Force Removal Methods
Homebrew reflow projects generally follow a pretty simple formula: find a thrift shop toaster oven or hot plate, add a microcontroller and a means to turn the heating element on …read more Continue reading Solder Two Boards at Once With This Dual Reflow Plate
While for some of us it’s a distant memory, every serious electronics hobbyist must at some point make the leap from working with through-hole components to Surface Mount Devices (SMD). …read more Continue reading Pocket CO2 Sensor Doubles as SMD Proving Ground