Many of us own soldering irons or soldering guns. In fact, I have two Weller soldering guns that have incandescent bulbs to illuminate the work area. But, these lights tend to shine on a wide area. My ...

LEDs have outmatched incandescent bulbs in the aspect of operational time span. But one of the many reasons why some LED applications have short useful life is due to mishandling, such as improper ...

The Vishay VLM series is a line of high-intensity SMD LEDs which are capable of undergoing lead (Pb)-free reflow soldering, and can serve as direct replacements for devices in Vishay's TLM series. The ...

Learn the basics of soldering and electronics while building your own dual-sided LED art lamp in this hands-on workshop. Using a beginner-friendly DIY kit, students will assemble a touch-controlled ...

Molex revealed further solder-free LED connectors for light fittings at the Light + Building exhibition in Frankfurt, as well as board to board connectors for lighting, writes Steve Bush. Molex ...

Aiming at lighting manufacturers that don’t want to buy a soldering line, Sheffield-based Litecool has developed a self-adhesive self-connecting LED package that can be pick-and-placed direct onto ...

We’ve all seen plenty of impressive free-form soldering in these pages, maybe some of us have even had a go ourselves. Using nothing but bare conductors, electronic components, and solder, complex and ...

Breadboarding is a great way to get started with electronics, and with the wide availability of those little wire jumpers, it’s never been easier – until you hit roadblocks due to poor connections and ...