Category Archives: Tools

Portable Soldering Solutions

Posted on 2013-08-29 by M. Eric Carr

Often, soldering jobs are too large and/or too far away to bring back to the workbench. Here are a few solutions I’ve tried, along with my impressions of each. Continue reading →

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I Have Seen Nirvana, And It Is In Shenzhen…

Posted on 2013-03-19 by M. Eric Carr

The world’s largest electronics component market is in Shenzhen, PRC — and it is awesome! Continue reading →

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How To Use A Digital Multimeter (DMM)

Posted on 2013-02-01 by M. Eric Carr

Digital Multimeters (DMMs) are one of the basic tools for working with electronic circuits. Here’s how to use one for basic measurements. Continue reading →

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Drill Bits Of Unusual Smallness

Posted on 2012-11-21 by M. Eric Carr

One of the fun things about technology is that there are so many diverse subfields that nobody can stay current with all of them. Occasionally, you come across a tool or process commonly used in another field that seems amazing … Continue reading →

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