Tag Archives: soldering

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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Tiny2313 Header Kit — A short review

Posted on February 8, 2011 by robert

Today I got mine! What am I talking about ? THIS ! Ordered on a Sunday, delivered 2 days later ;-) It was shipped in a padded envelope, all the parts were protected inside an metalized electrostatic shielding bag (not … 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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Bad soldering day — A rip-off (literally)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by robert

Once in a while I sell one or two of the RGB LED RING boards. As not everybody feels comfortable with soldering SMD parts (and I’ve explicitly warned that it’s not that easy and that the RGB LEDs die easily) … Continue reading →

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Nitelite upgrade — another RGB thingy

Posted on February 28, 2010 by robert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU23Af8sHPo

A few days ago I visited my parents. The main purpose was to ‘deposit’ my new Lecroy WaveAce224 DSO. I bought it as a gift for myself, but I haven’t fulfilled all criteria to receive the gift yet. Therefore my … Continue reading →

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