PCB plating finish plays a major role in meeting the socket’s functional requirements. Devices used in high-speed, high-density, high-pin-count applications need special consideration in terms ...

We all like to standardise. But there doesn’t appear to be any pin number system defined for one of the most popular wire-to-board connector sets. Marking the PCB pin header isn’t so important, as the ...

The trick is simple: on any old development board that uses 0.1″ pitch headers, simply weave some fishing line through the plated through-holes in the PCB. Then, regular jumper wires can be ...

The B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard from MSI is a microATX board built around AMD’s B850 chipset, designed for system ...

Those types of repairs require some special tools, one being a hub spindle socket. The new Snap-on 9-Pin Axle Hub Socket (S6804) is a must-have tool for professional service technicians who want ...

You can almost hear me grunting… I put the PCB on my inverted iron and press down with all of my weight on a rolling pin. The resulting pressure is fairly high because the rolling pin has a ...

Hmm. In the teardown of Palit's new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro OC graphics card, the PCB revealed spacing for two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The empty area is next to the 12VHPWR power ...