For a lot of electronics enthusiasts and DIYers, hand-soldering SMT components can be a great challenge. And given the trend of component miniaturization, a lot of ICs no longer come with DIP packaging. Soldering such small components by hand without…
Last time I did a pretty thorough review of the X-TRONIC 4040 hot air rework/soldering station and shared my own experience with it. Overall, it is a very good entry level rework station. I have been using it intensely for…
I have used quite a few professional SMD rework stations before, but those professional grade ones tend to be quite pricey. So when I decided to get a hot air rework station for my own personal use, I settled on…
I recently bought a new digital multimeter (BK 2709B) and after a couple of months’ use, I am quite satisfied with its features and performance. So I thought I would do a quick review and share my experience here.
Apress was kind enough to send me a copy of their recently released book “Arduino Robotics” a few weeks ago (ISBN13: 978-1-4302-3183-7, 628 Pages. Publication Date: July 18, 2011). So I thought I would read through and do a quick…
I used to own an all-transistor, single channel 10 MHz analog oscilloscope. While it was not adequate by nowadays standard, it served me quite well for many years. The scope was later sold and I had been thinking about getting…
I got an iWay 350c portable GPS a little more than a month ago.