Populate SMD boads using a toothpick and tweezers

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Here's a demonstration which proves you don't really need special tools to populate a surface mount PCB. We've seen this board before, it's the glass PCB server which [Cnlohr] developed and demonstrated by connecting the real world to Minecraft. It's a tiny board and we were happy to have the chance to see his method for populating the parts before reflow soldering. In the video after the break … [Read more...]

How-to: Bus Pirate probe cable

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Update, Saturday July 4th, 2009: All preorders are closed. A probe cable makes it easy to connect the Bus Pirate to a circuit and get hacking. Good test clips make quick connections on cramped PCBs without causing short circuits. We made two cables for the Bus Pirate v2, keep reading for an overview of our designs and list of part suppliers. Friday, July 3, 2009 is the last day to pre-order … [Read more...]