From repairing household electronics to creating your own devices, many supplies and tools are available for your next electronics project!
Safety
While making electronics projects, using eye protection is a must. Solder and small metal shrapnel can fly into eyes causing damage. Avoid breathing in soldering fumes by using the provided fume filter at the soldering station.
Make sure to place soldering irons in the respective soldering iron holders. Hot irons left out are prone to cause severe burns from falling or by simply picking them up.
Electronic Workstation
Tools available:
- Bench/handheld oscilloscope
- Handheld multimeter
- 0V-12V Power supply
- Digilent Analog Discovery 2 (DAD) boards available at front desk for rent
- Wire strippers for variety of diameters
Electrical materials accessible:
- Heat shrink in variety of diameters
- Electrical tape in a selection of colors
- Assortment of electrical components*
*While the Makerspace provides a variety of electronic components, there are no guarantees for us to have parts for your project. Please bring parts you know you need and can use parts as needed.
Soldering Resources
Tools available:
- Hakko soldering irons
- Hot air rework station
- Silicone soldering mats
- A selection of 3rd hands
- Hot plate (please include size)
- Magnifying lamps
- Soldering smoke absorber
- Desoldering pumps
Materials provided:
- Lead-free rosin core solder
- Rosin flux syringes
- Rosin paste flux
- Tip tinner
- Solid core 22 AWG wire in selection of colors
For those new to soldering, here is an infographic about the basics of through-hole soldering.
Image from Adafruit Blog at https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/12/26/new-reference-card-soldering-101/