At this point you’ve almost certainly seen one of these low-cost portable soldering irons, perhaps best exemplified by the TS100, a pocket-sized temperature controlled iron that can be had for as ...

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Why would you need a USB-powered soldering iron? To be honest, you could ask the same question about a lot of USB devices these days. https://gizmodo.com/visiting ...

iFixit is renowned for giving you the tools and knowledge to fix electronics yourself—saving you money and scratching your DIY itch. Now it’s creating the portable soldering iron to end all soldering ...

[Erich aka VK5HSE] performs quite a bit of solder reflow work, but has always been concerned about bumping his circuit boards once the solder has liquified and is ready to be removed from the heat ...

February 15, 2016 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The solder fume extractor is a bit of a DIY classic, so it’s no surprise that Adafruit’s put together an ...

We're redoing our yard, and it's going to be full of stuff to play with for the kids. One of the things we're building is a playhouse, and I want to put in a bunch of electrical stuff that the kids ...

While there are plenty of amazing pre-built mechanical keyboards on the market these days, it can be tough to find one with the perfect combination of switches, keycaps, case and electronics. The ...

Solar-powered LightInk smartwatch runs 10 months on a charge, but you must build it yourself from scratch using PCBs, components, and soldering skills.