Some photos to help identify connectors. These ones are JST SH which are 1mm pitch wire-to-board shown here, with surface…

Although a bench PSU is useful, sometimes I prefer testing with something more portable. This ultra portable PSU has a…

A surprisingly large amount of the ASCII table can be represented with a 7-segment display. The image here shows what…

Like it or not, the 0.1 inch spaced (2.54mm) header pins or sockets on PCBs are extremely common. There are…

I personally feel a beginner is better advised to purchase a more open platform like Papilio One. The fpga4fun boards…

SMD devices like resistors and capacitors can be stored in tiny plastic boxes such as shown here. Make sure the…

This is a quick tutorial on how to solder an SMD board with 0603 and QFP sized components. This was…

This set of tools is (in my opinion) some great tools for SMT soldering without going the reflow route (which…

This one used an SMA plug, so it is a bit more versatile. The SMA plug was from Maplin. The…

This test probe is based on an SMA connector and spare test probe parts: Side view: Parts used: Pomona test…