Soldering 01005 is easy enough, you just need to use appropriate tools. Minimum requirement is a binocular microscope, solder paste, VERY sharp tweezers, and a hot air rework station.

SMD soldering – At first, I tinned all the circuit board pads for the SMD chips before trying to mount them. That was a mistake. With both pads for chip tinned, heating up one end of the chip caused ...

The task is to solder up our own special version of the SMD Challenge Kit from MakersBox that includes an SOIC8 ATtiny85 to drive LED/resistor pairs in 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, and 0201 packages.

Avnet Community, has launched a new global design challenge in collaboration with Würth Elektronik. This new competition ...

Let’s construct a low-power FM transmitter using surface-mount devices (SMD) that will be received with a standard FM radio. Soldering surface mounted devices is not so hard and actually is quite easy ...

“Customers who prefer reflow soldering but need high-current common-mode chokes can now get an SMD solution,” according to the company. “These components can filter common-mode noise for rated ...

RGB Module SMD Soldering and PCBWay Boards Review. Posted: June 4, 2025 | Last updated: June 4, 2025. Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics.

element14, an Avnet Community, has launched a new global design challenge in collaboration with Würth Elektronik. This new ...