Analysis of Soldering Equipment in PCBA Production Lines

Analysis of Soldering Equipment in PCBA Production Lines

Reflow Soldering Reflow soldering is an important soldering technology in the field of electronic manufacturing, primarily used to solder surface mount devices (SMD) onto printed circuit boards (PCB). The basic principle of reflow soldering: The core principle of reflow soldering is to re-melt the solder paste (a mixture of solder and flux) that is pre-distributed … Read more

Silver Paste Recycling in Beijing: The ‘Flowing Silver’ in Circuit Boards, Your Local Recycling Station May Hide Millions in Wealth!

Silver Paste Recycling in Beijing: The 'Flowing Silver' in Circuit Boards, Your Local Recycling Station May Hide Millions in Wealth!

1. Price Secrets: The Triple Game Behind Every Gram of Silver In April 2025, the silver paste recycling market in Beijing showed a “polarized” pattern: Photovoltaic silver paste waste (containing 80%-95% silver): real-time price of 6.8-7.2 yuan / gram, up 22% compared to the same period last year, mainly driven by the explosive growth in … Read more

Creating Sci-Fi Movie Style Intros with Video Editing Techniques!

Creating Sci-Fi Movie Style Intros with Video Editing Techniques!

1. Brain-Piercing Electrical Fault Effects Last week, while using video editing software to create an unboxing video for a digital product, I had a sudden idea to adjust the charging cable footage to create a signal interference effect. The operation is simpler than cooking instant noodles: 1. Import any material (even a video of your … Read more

15 Essential Circuit Board Repair Tips: Transforming Beginners into Repair Experts!

15 Essential Circuit Board Repair Tips: Transforming Beginners into Repair Experts!

Considerations for Renovating Old Electrical Circuits It is necessary to replace all wiring with copper core; partial modifications are not recommended; Old aluminum wiring within walls is prone to oxidation and overheating, posing hidden dangers; Old air switches should be replaced with new models with leakage protection; Increase the number of sockets to avoid overloading … Read more

Analysis of Testing Equipment in PCBA Production Lines

Analysis of Testing Equipment in PCBA Production Lines

The role of the FAI first article tester is to conduct comprehensive testing on the first product produced before mass production begins, ensuring it meets quality standards before large-scale manufacturing starts. This mechanism effectively reduces the risk of incorrect items, lowers the probability of errors, and improves the overall quality of production. Through first article … Read more

Boeing 747 Digital Fuel Quantity Indicator – Teardown, Reverse Engineering and Testing

Boeing 747 Digital Fuel Quantity Indicator - Teardown, Reverse Engineering and Testing

From: Michelle’s LabLDM #401: Boeing 747 digital fuel quantity indicator – teardown, reverse engineering and testIntroductionInterface DisplayLabel InformationConnectorPinout of the Aviation ConnectorOpening the InstrumentFrom Altera’s CPLD, EPM7160 1MHz Crystal OscillatorPower Board (LT1074)Reverse Engineering: Power SupplyPower SupplyReverse Engineering: Dimmer Circuits0-5V, 400Hz AC Voltage Rectification Comparison 8-bit Sent to CPLDReverse Engineering: ARINC 429 InterfaceOptocoupler (an ARINC 429 … Read more

How to Design Circuit Boards for Electromagnetic Interference Immunity?

How to Design Circuit Boards for Electromagnetic Interference Immunity?

The basic task of interference immunity design is to ensure that the system or device does not malfunction or lose functionality due to external electromagnetic interference, and does not emit excessive noise interference to avoid affecting the normal operation of other systems or devices. Therefore, improving the system’s interference immunity is also an important aspect … Read more

Tungsten and PCB (Printed Circuit Boards)

Tungsten and PCB (Printed Circuit Boards)

Tungsten in the field of PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) is primarily applied in interconnection materials and advanced packaging technologies. Its high electrical conductivity, high-temperature resistance, and anti-electromigration properties make it a critical material. Below is a detailed analysis of applications and consumption: 1.Core Application Scenarios (1)Interconnection Materials and Via Filling Tungsten forms conductive layers for … Read more

How to Embed Text into a Circuit Board Using Photoshop?

How to Embed Text into a Circuit Board Using Photoshop?

How to Embed Text into a Circuit Board Using Photoshop? At three-thirty in the morning, I stared at my computer screen, clutching half a can of cola. The “cyberpunk style logo” that the client wanted was still unfinished, and suddenly I thought: if I could make the text look like it was engraved into the … Read more

Circuit Board Recycling: Can It Really ‘Auto-Refill’? The Environmental Technology is Getting Competitive!

Circuit Board Recycling: Can It Really 'Auto-Refill'? The Environmental Technology is Getting Competitive!

Recently, a “technological breakthrough” has emerged in the circuit board recycling industry! A company in Anhui has applied for a new patent, intriguingly titled “A Device for Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Precious Metals from Waste Circuit Boards”—doesn’t the name alone make you feel like precious metals are calling out to you? In simple terms, the biggest … Read more