I've got a Bosch dishwasher that, like many Bosch dishwashers loves to melt the solder off the heater relay and requires repair every 12-18 months. (Bosch dishwasher engineers are completely ...

Soldering to a PC board can be tricky: Too much heat can make the copper trace lift right off the board substrate. Mike Allen gives you a quick lesson, from picking the right pencil to cleaning cop ...

Turn broken electronics into hands-on lessons. Master soldering while embracing the DIY mindset of learning by doing.

Here's a feast for your eyes: mesmerizing footage of circuit boards being soldered, massively magnified under an ultra- powerful microscope. It's a fun watch, even if you've never picked up a ...

This activity suggests the use of solder and a soldering iron to form a circuit with multiple components. Soldering is a fun and useful skill, but proper care should be taken to avoid burns, ingestion ...

Assemble functional circuits quickly with the soldering irons at Sears think[box]. The heated tip on each iron melts solder to form electrical connections. For projects of this nature, you bring the ...

I was always intimidated by soldering but I don't have the best manual dexterity in the world. Let's just say being a neurosurgeon was never really an option for me. With some practice though, I ...

Nitrogen in reflow is a tool – not a requirement. For fine-pitch work, bottom-terminated components (BTCs), low-residue ...

Covering everything from what solder really is to how to correctly solder integrated circuits, this series has it all, even if it’s slightly dated.

It's kind of like Scribd but, instead of being loaded with court documents and shoddy how-to books, it features user-uploaded circuit diagrams to get you started on your next soldering and etching ...