Screaming Circuits got its start back in 2003 with the intent of making prototype PCB assembly much easier, faster and available on the Internet. The world of electronics was a lot different back t
Category: Tech Tips
Hints and tips to help you in your electronics and manufacturing endeavors.
VIA IN PAD REFRESHER
It’s a good time for a via-in-pad refresher. It’s not quite as hot a topic as it has been in the past, but it’s still a very important consideration. It’s always a bit contr
On-demand PCB Assembly and Electronics Manufacturing
What is on-demand manufacturing, and why is it so important these days? Well, to begin, on-demand manufacturing is about allowing you to work and prioritize based on your schedule, not ours, and to
A FEW DETAILS OF NOTE ABOUT SOLDER MASK
I’m going to oversimplify this, so my apologies to our colleagues over at Sunstone Circuits, but a PC board basically has four parts: metal, substrate, solder mask and silk screen. I mig
WEEKEND WISDOM AND YOUR WORKSPACE
Weekend Wisdom and Your Workspace, or: What do you have on your desk? I was involved in an interesting discussion the other day about workspace cleanliness. It seems there are about three main camp
Inspect those parts pulled from the drawer
Now that more of us are taking advantage of the cut strips in the parts bin that we just knew “we might use someday”, it’s a good good idea to put out a reminder to look for bent
GOOD KIT – BAD KIT FOR KITTED ASSEMBLY JOBS
Well over half of the projects we build here come in as turn-key orders, meaning we buy some or all of the parts and PC boards for the job. However, plenty of folks still do kit up their parts and
WEEKEND WISDOM – PROGNOSTICATION REVIEW
Ever have one of those: “oh, if I only knew…” moments? I just did. I read one of my predicting-the-future blog posts from December 2018. Let me quote the first paragraph:
Top Reasons to Outsource During the Fall
August is behind us and September is well underway. That means summer is at end and fall nearly upon us. I think April was just “12 minutes ago” and we were all trying to remember what
The Anxiety of the Last “save”
I’ve been designing electronics since the days when PCB layout was often done by hand with black tape and etch resist pen. And I don’t create particularly complicated designs, but I hav