20260307 When you need to do a Mass Production

20260307 When you need to do a Mass Production

Ever since I started doing runs on my Projects, I needed to plan for a lot of things, which mainly, was caused by budgeting issues. The numbers of PCBs required was too small to be outsourced and also, the price, if any, does not justify the endeavor. In the end, the usual solution would come […]

20241011 MELF-ing Away

20241011 MELF-ing Away

At one time, the MELF (Metal Electrode Leadless Face) SMD components were the rage. They are love vibrations (it got dropped/knocked?), almost immune to thermal shocks (someone left it in the freezer and took it out?), better heat dissipation, and long-term stability in operation. Heck, when compared to the normal chip resistors (eg. 0805 and […]

20241012 I love Soldering

20241012 I love Soldering

Soldering: A process of joining two metals with a molten metallic filler (i.e. solder). There you have it. A very simple process of creating a (or an electrical) bond between two metals. The statement is simple enough without taking into consideration such as oxidation, types of solder, soldering procedures and so on. But today, I […]

John Eaves pays Tribute to Greg Jein

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