Category Archives: Soldering & PCBs.

Making printed circuit boards and mastering the art of soldering. Well… or trying to :-)

May the proper FLUX be with you! — ALWAYS

Posted on September 29, 2011 by robert

I’ve been working with a liquid flux dispenser pen (EDSYN FL-88) for all my projects so far, be it through hole or SMD or both. Although I use ‘well-behaved’ SnPb solder with rosin core (I tried lead-free SAC solder, but … Continue reading →

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Truly useable OSHW logo for KiCAD

Posted on August 12, 2011 by robert

Yes I do know that there are others available as well, but I didn’t like it. It is HUGE (about 6MB) and I couldn’t easily scale it. Using ‘Bitmap2Component’, which is included in the later versions of KiCAD, I’ve created … Continue reading →

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Bleep Labs Nebulophone — Chiptunes

Posted on July 10, 2011 by robert

First a note: If you want to use a standard headphone, you’ll probably go deaf. You need something with a volume knob! You’ll also most likely need an adapter from 6.3mm to 3.5mm, and get one that can handle “6.3mm … Continue reading →

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More light! — Prolly my LAST large perfboard prototype

Posted on November 23, 2010 by robert

I’m still alive — physically that is. Recently I felt the urge to do some soldering an I promptly succumbed to it. 3 days later I was done and totally fed up with having to solder using the “W-word”. The … Continue reading →

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Weller WSM 1 Soldering Station — A short review

Posted on September 1, 2010 by robert

Summer is finally over it seems. Yesterday was the first noticeably colder and terribly rainy day and I have a feeling in my gut that I’m already incubating a nasty cold. I got soaked again while riding my bike back … Continue reading →

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