https://www.baldengineer.com/tag/panaviseRecent content in panavise on Bald EngineerHugoen-USWed, 25 Nov 2015 15:59:25 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/2015-holiday-gift-guide.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2015 16:00:49 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=5597This week marks the start of the 2015 Holiday Shopping Season. Being a short week for me, I thought I’d offer up some gift suggestions for engineers. Being the only engineer in my immediate family, gift giving time is always interesting. Many times I wished I could give them a list of unusual items, without saying “here buy these.” Whether you want to gift something to a fellow electronics enginerd or you to offer your family some suggestions, there is something on this list.

https://www.baldengineer.com/my-modular-soldering-station-overview.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2015 13:00:06 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=5423Solder is the glue of electronic circuits. In addition to a permanent mechanical connection, solder provides an electrical connection. Not too much unlike glue solder combines two separate metal pieces with a bonding material. In this case, the bonding material is a metal or allow with a relatively low melting point. When soldering together a circuit, the quality of the solder joint is crucial. Most people probably recognize the need for a high-quality soldering iron, like the FX-888D from Hakko, but about the other tools?