Posts by wakibaki

Quote: Originally Posted by mchang  My next investment and testing will be with flux.I've noticed a few time when I've had solder that seemed unwilling to suck up with sucker or adhere to wick. My supposition is that I've...

Well, I've got room, I haven't even started on the other side of the board.   Here's the one with the regular pot:-     Gotta get some sleep...   w

Yeah, well your EE friend wasn't running an assembly line trying to prevent employees wasting time, energy and money on redundant practices. Whaddya think I am, anyway? Chopped liver? ...and if a little more solder gets you a...

Here's the general topology for the integrated amp:-     The component values are a bit small for comfortable reading, but you get to see the general idea.   A half-wave rectified supply provides +/-15V...

Flux has its uses, such as in the reflow repair of BGA assemblies, or when assembling old and tarnished parts which have been stored in unsatisfactory conditions and which are not amenable to mechanical cleaning, or in wave soldering,...

You could try prettying up your presentation with a piece of software called 'Stripboard Magic' from Ambyr. It's no longer supported, but I believe it works OK. You can get it...

OK, a couple of points.   Never try to use anything other than multicore solder or solder paste. Coreless solders are for plumbing.   Cleanliness is everything.   I have gel-type flux here, but I never use it...

Yeah, the big mistake (people make) is putting solder on the iron and trying to transfer it to the joint.   The contact point between iron and pad can be very small, so a little solder on the iron can speed up the heating of...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Avro_Arrow  I want to use either a BUF634 TO-220 or the LME49600 TO-263 Here's what I'm going to do...glue the TO-263 package to a heat sink and mount it like the...

Yes, it's called electrical engineering. The particular branch you've expressed an interest in is often called electronics. The design of power stations is also electrical engineering, but it's not electronics.   You could...