SMD components can be soldered in a variety of methods, from using pick and place machines, soldering pastes, to using soldering irons. The chosen method depends on the size/ package of your SMD ...

SMD soldering – At first, I tinned all the circuit board pads for the SMD chips before trying to mount them. That was a mistake. With both pads for chip tinned, heating up one end of the chip caused ...

For most of us, soldering electronics means soldering on “through hole components,” that are large and easy to handle. However, when machines build components, they use “surface mount components,” ...

When you are troubleshooting, it is sometimes useful to disconnect a part of your circuit to see what happens. If your new PCB isn’t perfect, you might also need to add some extra wires or components ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present the application of the novel fluxfree soldering process for assembly of standard SMD components on a PCB. A standard SAC305 (Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) type 3 powder is mixed ...