Karen Lin May 19,2014 1739

SMT Resistors

SMT resistors or surface mount technology resistors are a type of passive electronic component. They are more precisely a low profile resistor that mounts directly to the printed circuit board (PCB) a...

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Karen Lin May 19,2014 1409

Manz to set up PCB equipment experimental factory in China

Germany-based equipment maker Manz AG will invest CNY8.0 million (US$1.3 million) to establish a PCB production equipment experimental factory at its existing plant in Suzhou, eastern China, according...

PCB equipment PCB production

Karen Lin May 13,2014 1679

PCB Manufacturing Processes

PCBs Manufacturing Process A PCB is used to connect electronic components electrically. This is done by making conductive path ways for circuit connections by etching tracks from copper sheet laminat...

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Karen Lin May 07,2014 940

Isola Adds PCB Certification

Ray Sharpe, President and CEO of Isola, stated, “We are pleased to roll-out this certification program following the initial success with APCT. During the qualification process, APCT successfully manu...

PCB fabricator printed circuit board

Karen Lin Apr 03,2014 1737

Things to Consider when Buying Printed Circuit Boards

Hello, and welcome to another hub of mine about electronics. In this hub, you'll learn what is involved in buying a batch of printed circuit boards for your future electronics project, from design to...

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Karen Lin Apr 02,2014 2212

How to Make a Circuit Board to Demonstrate Simple Electrical Circuits for Kids

Current ElectricityElectric current has become a powerful force in human society in the last two hundred years. It is used to extend daylight hours for reading and working. It powers virtually every a...

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Karen Lin Apr 02,2014 1306

Simple DIY Circuit Board Earrings

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is a plate inside most of our commonly used electronics that allows them to function. circuit boards are covered in traces, conductors, resistors, and other interestin...

DIY Circuit Board PCB board

Karen Lin Apr 02,2014 851

Basic Soldering Tips

Almost all the electronic circuits mentioned in this site are designed and built on a PCB board. But you cannot build these electronic circuits if you do not know the basics of soldering. If you do n...

PCB soldering printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 28,2014 828

Homemade PCBs

My buddy Wayne Yamaguchi sent a little update on making printed circuit boards (PCBs) at home. Wayne always was the expert on toner transfer PCBs. This is where you print your Gerber art on a special ...

Homemade PCB printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 27,2014 590

Learn How To Solder PCB

Correctly soldering your own electronics takes skill and practice. Now that you have an idea of the tools you will need, we will cover some techniques that will ensure the quality of your work. First...

Solder PCB printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 27,2014 1545

How to Surface Mount Components Onto a Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Soldering surface mount components isn’t difficult, but it will require a good eye, a steady hand and a soldering iron with a small and clean tip. In a proper joint, you want the solder to adhere to b...

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) PCB board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 893

Substrate Manufacturing Overview

Substrate is manufactured from thin sheets of a dielectric material bonded to a sheet of electrically conductive material. illustrates the first three steps of circuit board fabrication. Substrate is...

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Karen Lin Mar 13,2014 1233

How to Make a Circuit Board

circuit boards have enabled electronics to leap forward in terms of complexity and consumer convenience. The simple sheet of non-conducting material with thin copper tracks etched onto one surface did...

Circuit Board PCB board

Karen Lin Mar 13,2014 1917

How to Clean Old Tube Radio Circuit Boards

Vacuum tube technology was primary throughout the first 60 years of radio and audio electronics. These red hot glowing glass tubes of metal plates, screens, grids and filaments still give off a warmth...

Circuit Boards PCB board

Karen Lin Mar 12,2014 940

Isolation Techniques for PCB Degraders

Once widely used, polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are now classified as a highly toxic priority pollutant. PCB contamination is prevalent in former industrial areas, and affects surrounding land a...

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Karen Lin Mar 11,2014 2559

How to Balance PCB Copper

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) consist of insulating substrates upon which tiny copper tracks and electrical components are placed. The thickness value of a copper track is often expressed in copper we...

PCB Copper Printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Karen Lin Mar 11,2014 1264

PCB Layout Tips

When it's time to move your circuit off the breadboard and into a practical application, you will have to design a printed circuit board, or PCB. PCB layout can be daunting for the beginner because of...

PCB Layout printed circuit board

PCBWay Mar 10,2014 887

PCB and Tech Trends for 2014

With the New Year finally here it is time to take a look at the tech industry as a whole and start to project what the biggest trends will be in 2014. As we saw at the end of 2013, consumer electronic...

PCB PCB manufacture

PCBWay Mar 10,2014 997

Identifying the Source of PCB Corrosion

Being able to determine the cause of corrosion on a printed circuit board assembly will allow you to be able to both clean up the corrosion and prevent further issues from arising. Contamination can b...

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PCBWay Mar 10,2014 828

Top Reasons to Recycle Old Electronics and Printed Circuit Boards

Doing your part to protect the environment as both an individual and a part of your company will allow us all to conserve valuable resources, reduce energy consumption and create a brighter path for o...

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