[youtube= Above is a video detailing one method for populating a two sided surface mount PCB. We covered using a stencil to apply solder paste for a PCB a few weeks ago. In the comments there was a… ...

With the right gear, soldering SMD boards is a snap – just get yourself a hot pan of sand (Youtube link, embedded below)! The process starts with a professionally manufactured PCB, and ...

The switches are RoHS-compliant single-pole, single-throw (SPST) jumpers designed for surface mount PCB soldering. They feature a unique bifurcated contact design to increase electrical reliability.

For most of us, soldering electronics means soldering on “through hole components,” that are large and easy to handle. However, when machines build components, they use “surface mount ...

Designers prevent tilting by using a PCB trace with width equal to the width of the mounting pad. As molten solder reflows, the excess amount runs down the trace, thereby reducing the overall ...

Do not use thin tracks on your first pcb (0.5mm or 0.02inch minimum). The risk is etching away or detaching during soldering. If wires have to leave the box, and you have space, to reduce strain and ...