Today, we’re covering two desoldering hacks highlighted there that will be useful some day, exactly when you need them. Both of them use a piece of wire and, in a way, extend the reach of your ...

[Lee] has a Hakko FR301 desoldering gun and a Duratool knockoff. He freely admits that the Hakko is probably better, but he wonders if it’s good enough to justify being four times as expensive.

Soldering iron technology hasn't seen much innovation—most popular options look and work like soldering irons from decades ...

After securing a decent set of screwdrivers and perhaps some pliers, the next must-have item for many electronics repair ...

If neither channel is working, the problem may be in the plug or jack. Wick up the old solder with desoldering braid for a fresh, clean start. Or use a scrap piece of lamp cord to soak up the solder.

As part of its longstanding efforts to encourage users to repair their electronic devices and other items, iFixit is ...

Socket Science makes everything thin enough to place in laptop format thanks to a lot of motherboard desoldering and snipping followed by taking apart the graphics card to use just the PCB with ...