This is 2016, and almost every hacker dabbles with SMD parts now, unlike back in the day. This means investing in at least some specialized tools and equipment to make the job easier. One handy tool ...

It started when [Mitxela] was faced with about a hundred incorrectly-placed 0603 parts. Given that he already owned two TS101 soldering irons, a 3D printer, and knows how to use FreeCAD (he had just ...

The image of the electrical engineer or hacker bent over and using a soldering iron on a circuit board is a classic visual cliché on TV and movies (Figure 1). Figure 1 The electrical engineer working ...

RS Components has launched the a soldering station with both soldering iron and tweezers, and a combined power of 200W. GT-6200, as it will be known, costs £599.95. “Its combination of power, ...