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Soldering and Desoldering Tips and Tricks

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How do I turn on the soldering irons in PRLTA 103?

How do I solder through-hole components by hand?

How do I solder surface mount components by hand?

Capacitors, diodes, inductors, resistors

DPAK-style components (MOSFETs, voltage regulators)

Integrated circuits (ICs)

How do I solder surface mount components using a reflow oven?

This method involves applying solder paste to the pads on the PCB, manually placing your surface mount components into the solder paste, and baking the board in a special oven to solder the entire PCB at once. This method is not really easier than hand soldering for one-off PCBs; you are trading one set of challenges for a different set. If you are interested in using solder paste and the reflow oven to solder your components, please contact Osama Jameel in PRLTA 109.

Texas Instruments Microcontrollers

What microcontrollers does Texas Instruments specialize in?

Texas Instruments (TI) specializes in low-power, performance, and wireless microcontrollers.

Version Control with Git

Git in a three-part series

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