Keeping Your Rapid-Pulse Heaters from Warping When we’re repairing smart home gear, we rely on infrared lamps for that quick...

Building a Better IR Heater for SMT Repair We spent a lot of time hanging out in about 2,000 different SMT workshops. We wanted to figure out why the...

Stop Guessing Where Your Lamps Go: A Smarter Way to Set Up Curing Ovens When you’re setting up a curing oven for smartwatch parts, the margin...

Getting the Heat Right for Smart Meter PCBs Let’s be honest: just “adding heat” isn’t enough. If you’re working with smart...

Shortwave or Medium-Wave? Picking the Right Quartz Lamp for Your SMT Line If you’ve ever looked at a board and seen cold joints or—even...

Getting the Heat Right for Electronics Repair If you’ve ever worked on a smart home device, you know how nerve-wracking it is. The PCBs are...

Fixing Smart Lock PCBs Without Burning Everything Down Smart lock circuit boards are a nightmare to work with. They’re packed tight with tiny...

Stop Guessing Where Your Heating Lamps Go Curing smart meter PCBs is a bit of a balancing act. If your lamp layout is even slightly off, you end up...

Getting the Heat Right for Smartwatch Glue If you’ve ever tried to open a smartwatch, you know the struggle. You need enough heat to soften...

When you’re fixing smart grid electronics, you can’t just blast a PCB with heat and hope for the best. If you do, you’re asking for...

Stop Frying Your Smart Home Gear If you’ve ever tried to fix a smart home hub or a sensor, you know the struggle. You need enough heat to melt...