Recent content by Garyabc

Very very cool stuff

That is a lot of info to process. Thank you very much for all these tips. Appreciate it!

I vaguely remember that some system is designed with an under-damped response to speed up the system response time. This is my two cents.

It will take a lot of time for me to practice and get comfortable with SMD soldering. I will get a heat gun. Appreciate your input.

Thank you for the advice. I heard a lot of good things about Metcal station. It is my ideal station. But, it is a bit above my budget for now... Yes, the hot air station is on the buying list too. But, I will get a cheap one first.

a follow up question. do you think if it is worthwhile investing in one of these soldering stations for serious smd soldering? http://www.whichsolderingstation.com I am thinking about buying Hakko-FX888d (least expensive one) but never heard it before. sorry a lot of questions. Thank you.

I am learning SMD soldering. Probably need to solder a pic microcontroller with lot of pins. I found this tutorial. https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/101 Not sure if any of you try out that method before. Thank you.

Kind of agree here~

This could be a good idea. You duty cycle the system. So, only a potion of time it is awake.