Soldering uses alloys that melt below 840°F to join metals. Molten solder fills the space between surfaces to be joined, adheres to the surfaces, and solidifies. Typical soldering steps include: ...

If you’ve ever tried to solder to aluminum, you know it isn’t easy without some kind of special technique. [SimpleTronic] recently showed a method that chemically plates copper onto aluminum and ...

Rated for capacitances from 10 to 680 µF at voltages from 6.3 to 63 V, the 140 CRH surface-mount aluminum capacitor is RoHS-compliant and supports Pb-free soldering. The capacitor measures from 8 x 8 ...

Here’s a nice video from Steve Dahl of Digikey showing how you can use a heat gun to solder high-brightness LEDs to an aluminum substrate heat sink. In the demo he uses a Steinel programmable heat gun ...

The German research institute has unveiled a novel interconnection technology for shingled PV modules that eliminates the need for electrically conductive adhesives and screen-printed busbars. It ...

I snapped one of the crossbars in the aluminum frame of my futon (don't ask how), and was wondering if its possible to repair such a thing with solder? I have an iron and a ton of solder that I never ...

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If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...