Hand soldering of surface mount components is a bread-and-butter task for anyone working with electronics in 2024. So many devices are simply no longer available in the older through-hole formats, … ...

The task is to solder up our own special version of the SMD Challenge Kit from MakersBox that includes an SOIC8 ATtiny85 to drive LED/resistor pairs in 1206, 0805, 0603, 0402, and 0201 packages.

“The design of the connection wiring eliminates the need for adhesives, while self-leading SMD leads ensure easy reflow soldering to PCBs,” said TDK. All meet IEC/EN 60938-2. Reflowable common-mode ...