Flux is used when soldering electrical components to a printed circuit board. Depending on the components and type of solder used, flux is applied to solidify the electrical connection. The residue le...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Invented in the 1930s, the printed circuit board continues to improve and evolve. Most soldering is now completely automated, speeding assembly and reducing costs. Lead and other hazardous materials a...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Your old printed circuit boards should not be put out to pasture yet. Recycle these pieces into useful and eye-catching items. You will find no shortage of these intricately designed boards, because m...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Dust and dirt on circuit boards in computers and other electronic equipment can cause shorts and cause your equipment to fail to work properly. Cleaning a circuit board that's developed a layer of dir...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Replacing a component on a printed circuit board (PCB) may become challenging if proper set of tools are not available. Some components, such as SMD resistors and capacitors can be easily replaced wit...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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One of the most fundamental skills in electronics is knowing how to use a soldering iron. A soldering iron is a metal rod that heats up and is used to melt solder onto electronic components, usually t...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Recycling printed circuit boards can save you money on components if you are an electronics enthusiast, and it is good for the environment. The circuit boards have chemicals in them that should be kep...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Electronic circuit boards contain gold and other precious metals. If you think this means you can sell them for cash, you're wrong. The metals are generally in amounts that are too small to make extra...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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circuit boards and other common computer parts contain a small amount of gold and other precious metals. If you have the time and equipment, separating these metals from circuit boards can become a ve...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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A printed circuit board can be considered the base of the modern computer. The circuit board is essentially the location of all the key components of the computer, and the network by which these compo...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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There is as much as 1 oz. of gold in every ton of scrap circuit boards from older computers and electronics that have been discarded. Obtaining this gold is a matter of separating the gold bearing mat...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are integral components of many electronic devices, typically composed of a dry film laminated onto copper foil with a fiberglass base. Manufacturers usually install them...
Karen Lin
Mar 18,2014
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Many times, when a component supplier is asked to do an analysis on a failing component, the conclusion is electrical overstress (EOS). Unfortunately, this conclusion does not tell the user much abou...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are necessary in most electronic devices. Knowing how to design a circuit board efficiently could land you a job as a PCB designer. PCB designers have background training...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are used to connect electronics using conductive pathways laminated onto non-conductive material. They are reliable and cheap when mass produced, as their production can ...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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Printed circuit boards are used in most electronic mechanisms produced today. They range greatly in size and contain some of the most important wiring components necessary to run a mechanism. A loose ...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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Transistors come in different styles, and all differ; the most common two types are PNP and NPN. The circuit board labels the emitter, collector and base; also known as the ECB. After you know how to ...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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Printed circuit boards (PCB) are used in a number of electronic systems, including Global Positioning System devices. Some PCBs contain important information that can compromise a company's files and ...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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A printed circuit board forms an essential part of an integrated circuit. The main benefit of using a PCB to assemble a circuit is that you don’t need to wire each board-mounted component. PCBs have i...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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The photopolymerization characteristic and the convenience of dry film photo resist make it useful for image transfer in PCB fabrication. Ideally, the dry film imaging process should be done in a clea...
Karen Lin
Mar 17,2014
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