In this second and concluding instalment we concentrate on the techniques necessary for soldering and desoldering SMD components.In the last article we looked at some of the different component ...

Soldering is usually a pleasant thing to do, but desoldering components is not easy — especially if you want to reuse that particular component. Many makers do this with their soldering iron and ...

The project is made up of heater, powerful solder, hot exchanger, and air pump to produce homemade SMT desoldering station. Some parts of the device can be substituted by other components such as pump ...

Ideal for the technician or engineer working away from their work-bench, RS Components is providing the Hakko 808, a compact all-in-one desoldering tool with high performance. The Hakko 808 ...

It used to be you could crack open a TV or radio and really work on the components inside. The smallest thing in there was maybe a disc capacitor a little smaller than your pinky’s nail. Nowadays, ...