An illustrated guide to identifying surface mount components from our previous post on the topic. Thanks Celia! Via the comments.
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Organizing your surface mount component hoard
Keeping track of all the strips of surface mount components you’ve amassed can be a pain. Some people stick them in large compartmentalized boxes, others get the expensive metal storage drawers. Here is a simple and cheap DIY method to keep your SMD components organized. All you need is a soldering iron, a metal ruler, […]
Tips on speeding up SMD part placement
Mike made a video on how to speedup SMD assembly. He uses air/vacuum powered tools to for pickup, and placement, as well as for solder paste dispensing. Don’t be put of by thinking of expensive air compressors and vacuum pumps, as he gives some great advice on using inexpensive parts to build your own. Via […]
Head worn magnifying glasses comparison
Working with low pitch SMD components can be a pain on the eyes, and one way to make it more conferrable is to use head worn magnifying glasses. Arhi wrote an in depth comparison of the 3 models he had tried out so far. While none of them are ideal, the ones mounted on spectacle […]
X-ray BMD assessment machine teardown
Hak8or got his hand on an X-ray bone mineral density assessment machine someone dumped. It seems the only problem is a faulty temperature sensor, but Hak80r decided to break it down and share the pictures with us. For an in-depth gallery check out the forum (56K warning).
App note: Technical guide to surface mount resistors
Here is a technical guide to surface mount resistors from Panasonic. It covers the theory behind various resistor materials and the manufacturing processes. Tables illustrate specifications for different types of resistors, and explain the failure mechanisms for them. Fixed resistors are principal electronic components composed electronic circuit. They are developed with demands of various electronic […]
App note: Comprehensive manual for SMD components
Here is a comprehensive manual for SMD components. It covers most common SMD components used in the electronics industry today. Package dimensions as well as markings are covered. This brochure brings a help and clearance for a newcomer and moreover should help a service technician to start a repair of the instruments made with the […]
PSoC3 system on chip dev-board: SSOP IC soldered
Kartik soldered the first prototype of his PSoC3 development board. He used a no-solder soldering technique to solder the SSOP IC. He had great success with this technique, after destroying a few PCBs with his old method. Things didnt go that well on the first board I tried out,mainly due to me using the wrong […]
Small 10 mW thermogenerators available retail
This device is a tiny SMD thermogenerator that harvests heat energy to generate up to 10 milliwatts of power. Dev boards are available at Mouser for a mere $700 retail. In case of Micropelt devices, one side is placed near the heat source and the other side has a fixed heat-sink on top of it. […]
Bulk part order unboxing
It’s not too impressive, but it is the biggest bulk order we’ve ever done at one time. This order stretches the limit of our photo light tent. Considering we only make prototypes, we’re pretty proud of it. Here’s what we got this time: 50PCS USB Type-B Female Right-Angle PCB Mount Jack 100PCS USB MINI-B Female […]
Desolder SMD ICs
Here is another tutorial for desoldering SMD ICs. You can remove an SMD IC without damaging it or the PCB using a bent piece of copper wire and a soldering iron. Via the contact form.
0603 0805 resistor and capacitor kits at Adafruit
octal and several others tipped us to Adafruit’s new 0805 and 0603 resistor and capacitor books: Just to let you know that Adafruit is selling two new SMD parts kits in 805 and 603 sizes, each binder having both resistors and capacitor priced around 28 euros only The nice thing is that on each package […]
Vacuum sucking pen for SMD parts
A cheap manual suction pen for handling SMD parts: Ah and wrt “suction pen” – I made the syringe with vacuum pump and it works but I don’t like it, I found then for 3.5$ a working device that does not require power and works like a charm :D I strongly suggest everyone get one […]
Sure Electronics 0805 resistor and capacitor kit
We design around a standard list of parts, but sometimes a nasty analog circuit or bias pin requires a specific resistor or capacitor. The local electronics shop doesn’t sell 0805 or 0603, so that means a Mouser or Digikey order just to get an odd-value part. After the last time this happened, we wised up […]
SMD parts in a kit?
How comfortable are you with surface mount parts? Would you build a kit that included some or all surface mount components? Seeed Studio will stock our next few projects as both a kit and assembled hardware. Some kits will include all SMD parts in 0805, SSOP, and other small packages, like the Bus Pirate and […]