<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>It&amp;#39;s Alive! Part 016</title><link>/challenges-projects/design-challenges/wireless-power-i/b/blog/posts/it-s-alive-part-016</link><description>SMD Soldering PreparationI&amp;#39;ve discussed some soldering techniques in previous articles and for this project I will be using manual &amp;quot;hand&amp;quot; assembly and rework for Surface Mount components.To ensure consistent, reliable, reapeatable quality surface mou</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: It&amp;#39;s Alive! Part 016</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/wireless-power-i/b/blog/posts/it-s-alive-part-016</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:16:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a73c02c7-827d-4e3d-b199-86e3f20479a9</guid><dc:creator>vsluiter</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey Monte,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m using a Atten 858D+ hot air soldering station, which can be bought from ebay for &amp;lt;60 Euros, but I&amp;#39;ve used more luxureous hot air soldering solutions in the past at my job. Those &amp;#39;cups&amp;#39; with spring loaded suction system are really useful, could you tell me which brand / type of soldering station you are using?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Greetings,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Victor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15292&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: It&amp;#39;s Alive! Part 016</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/wireless-power-i/b/blog/posts/it-s-alive-part-016</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:46:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a73c02c7-827d-4e3d-b199-86e3f20479a9</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Good tutorial Monte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have not done any SMD work, mostly because my hands are large and my eyesight not what it used to be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I might be tempted after your tutorial.&amp;nbsp; You provided many useful tips that I had not considered for soldering or part repair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15292&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>