solder

So how is the part feeder setup automated? That's the big problem for short runs. Board making, solder paste, pick and place, reflow, and inspection were all automated already.…

by Animats · Oct 29, 2026

I guess you can leave the solder mask off the high-current traces and then slather solder all over them?

by kragen · Oct 29, 2026

I think it's things like this that are a great argument against soldered ram. Especially with memory shortages. (Obviously there are other reasons to solder like performance)

by sarjann · Oct 28, 2026

I wouldn't hold out hope for an easier out of the box wifi antenna. If you want a U.FL antenna for the built-in wifi, there has to be a physical switch (cost, fragility) or a bu…

by jubilanti · Oct 27, 2026

I'm using the 2 W for a project and one thing I would love is for a better wifi antenna, the one that's on the 2 just isn't good enough. You can hack it though, there is a spot…

by jacquesm · Oct 27, 2026

Bits of it exist, not much about the CPUs yet - I get the impression they have something different from a normal RISC-V vector unit, and only on one of the two cores https:&#x2F…

by Taniwha · Oct 27, 2026