If you’ve ever tried to solder to aluminum, you know it isn’t easy without some kind of special technique. [SimpleTronic] recently showed a method that chemically plates copper onto aluminum and ...

Discover how to create a simple solar energy harvester at home using basic household items and electronic components. This step-by-step tutorial guides you through building a DIY solar power device ...

It’s been a while since we’ve had a fresh How-To on the Hack-A-Day, and frankly we’ve missed them. To get things rolling, [Eliot] and I wanted to build a good knowledge base to help you hack your own ...

I snapped one of the crossbars in the aluminum frame of my futon (don't ask how), and was wondering if its possible to repair such a thing with solder? I have an iron and a ton of solder that I never ...

Rated for capacitances from 10 to 680 µF at voltages from 6.3 to 63 V, the 140 CRH surface-mount aluminum capacitor is RoHS-compliant and supports Pb-free soldering. The capacitor measures from 8 x 8 ...