A rite of passage for a young electronics enthusiast used to be collecting an array of surplus boards from whatever could be found, and using them as sources of parts to desolder. It was possible with ...

So here's what I did, in an effort to fit my mini ITX board in to the enclose I have, I desoldered the USB PS/2 connector. I do not think that was the best idea but oh well, now I'm faced with a ...

Looking for a quick way to desolder those pesky DIP chips? Check out this handy little tip in the video after the break. [Clay Cowgill] shows you the easy way to do it. Normally, before you desolder a ...

The making-of How-To for the Xbox 360 laptop will be in three parts. In today's segment we'll discuss the parts list, stripping down an Xbox 360 motherboard, and modding / reattaching the DVD and hard ...

Hey guys,<BR>I'm trying to desolder a DC jack from a newish Dell laptop motherboard and I'm not having much luck. I have a 15/30 watt soldering iron which apparently isn't getting hot enough to melt ...