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V3.04 PCBs from MakePCB have arrived

July 17th, 2009

I’ve waited for 5 weeks for the 2nd batch of the 64-pixel RGB matrix controller boards. This time I ordered from MakePCB as I wanted to test another PCB manufacturer. Also I couldn’t get gold plated pads from GoldPhoenix for a reasonable price. As far as I can see right now, the boards are of [...]

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RoHS compliant soldering

September 13th, 2008

When I decided to revamp my old hobby called electronics, I decided to be RoHS compliant and bought lead-free solder.

make: Edsyn
type: SAC8250
alloy: Sn95.5Ag3.8Cu0.7
flux: F-SW34 (no-clean)
melting point: 217°C

As my good old soldering iron works at 350°C this seemed to be OK. Unfortunately there were some negative side effects: I just can’t tin copper wire/pads as I [...]

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