Jul
29
How do digital water clocks work?
Recently I started seeing Groupon offers and Amazon ads for "digital water clocks" that "run entirely off
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Electrical Engineering
Jul
27
Measuring the Climate Throughout History
Recently I was engaged by a climate change denier using an interesting argument:
No one outside of the recent past
3 min read
Jul
27
What's the Best Soldering Iron For a Hobbyist?
If you're a long-time reader, you probably know I am a huge electronics nerd. I also spent over
4 min read
Jul
27
Do Crystals Help with Electromagnetic Pollution?
I've had this sitting on my hard drive for a while, and I decided to share it finally.
3 min read
Jul
27
Complex Numbers and Phasor Notation
Whenever I was first learning about complex numbers, it seemed like I could never quite find all of the information
2 min read
Jul
26
Hazardous Material Reduction in Printed Circuit Boards
Lead-tin solder was the industry standard for creating electrical bonds between components for many years. However, due to research on
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Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Testing (PCBs Part 4)
Testing is performed after all assembly actions onboard that PCB have been completed. The PCB is placed in a test
2 min read
Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Finishing (PCBs Part 3)
After the components on the PCB have been soldered in place, optical inspection must occur. Automated optical inspection is typically
2 min read
Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Soldering (PCBs Part 2)
The first major step of PCB assembly is the application of the solder paste. Solder paste is a mixture of
3 min read
Jul
25
Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (PCBs Part 1)
Product development is the art of reducing the number of unexpected surprised to a minimum during the conversion of a
3 min read