Thanks to everyone in the electronics and circuits group who assembled the ECG Simulator kits last month! All the kits are working and have been sent to the national EWH chapter, which will then be sent to third world countries. These kits will be used to train biomedical engineering technicians (BMETs) how ECGs work so that such skills can be utilized in clinical settings. Also, broken kits can be used in troubleshooting classes. Troubleshooting skills are especially essential in developing nations; repairing rather than purchasing brand new equipment is often more frugal and equally as effective. Hopefully these soldering workshops were a good gateway to the electronics world. Indeed, you do not necessarily need to be an engineering major to enjoy these types of activities in your spare time!
If you found this enjoyable, you can always solder something yourself. Equipment is fairly inexpensive, with hobbyist soldering stations ranging from $10 to $100. Soldering can be mastered by anyone and has versatile applications, whether it be a repair job or other cool projects such as nixie tube clocks and LED cubes. Before throwing out unwanted hardware, try desoldering and soldering on them for fun! We have only gone over through-hole soldering. Consider surface-mount soldering, where you directly mount the component onto the PCB surface rather than sticking leads through the PCB. Many commercial- and industrial-grade electronics especially implement surface-mount technologies.
If you found this enjoyable, you can always solder something yourself. Equipment is fairly inexpensive, with hobbyist soldering stations ranging from $10 to $100. Soldering can be mastered by anyone and has versatile applications, whether it be a repair job or other cool projects such as nixie tube clocks and LED cubes. Before throwing out unwanted hardware, try desoldering and soldering on them for fun! We have only gone over through-hole soldering. Consider surface-mount soldering, where you directly mount the component onto the PCB surface rather than sticking leads through the PCB. Many commercial- and industrial-grade electronics especially implement surface-mount technologies.