PCB Terminology – Printed Circuit Board Glossary of Terms Part One
To better understand the basics of PCBs, we have compiled a glossary of terms. Once you are familiar with the basics of PCB terminology, get…
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Adventures in PCB Repair
Every now and then we get requests from some customers to repair some arbitrary circuit board and we must then switch our hats from design…
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Hot Air Soldering
In our last installment about soldering, we cover how to solder many common types of components using a traditional iron. A good soldering workstation is…
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PCB Manufacturing Costs Could Rise Soon. Here’s Why
The pandemic has left few industries unscathed as significant disruptions in manufacturing, shipping and supplies have rippled through the work. PCB manufacturing is no exception,…
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Practical Soldering
In our last soldering article, we wrote about some details about the materials used in soldering as a conceptual introduction to how soldering is done…
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Materials and Methods Used in Soldering
After fabricating a PCB either by making one or ordering from a fab house, the next logical step is to solder whatever electrical components onto…
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How Global Shortages are Impacting Printed Circuit Boards
Seems like every time you read the news, there is yet another article about how the pandemic is impacting our lives. Unfortunately, the printed circuit…
