electronics

The Electronics Lab is home to a wide variety of electrical manufacturing equipment, including soldering irons, desoldering stations, a PCB mill, a reflow oven, and every consumable necessary to build a circuit board from start to finish. Users will also find oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies, and multimeters to aid in testing and troubleshooting all common electrical components. We are more than happy to answer questions, and we hope to see you in the lab!

Tools

  • Pliers
  • Wire cutters
  • Wire strippers
  • Tweezer sets
  • Desoldering pumps
  • 22 piece wrench set
  • Hot glue guns
  • Exacto knife
  • Crimp tool
  • Screw driver sets
  • Scissors

PCB Mill

Manufacturer: Accurate
Model: A636
Key Specs:
Max spindle speed: 100,000 RPM
Can cut single and double sided boards
Uses standard gerber files

Soldering Stations

Manufacturer: KSGER
Model: T12 Cartridge Style
Key Specs:
75W (120W peak)

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Manufacturer: Quick
Model: 957DW+
Key Specs:
580W
Adjustable airflow and temperature

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Manufacturer: Tenma
Model: 21-10130
Key Specs:
Iron 50W
Hot Air 800W
Manual

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Manufacturer: PUHUI
Model: T-8280
Key Specs:
1500W over 280x270mm
Manual

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Test and Measurement

Manufacturer: TENMA
Model: 72-8700A
Key Specs:
Dual 0-32V, 0-5A constant voltage (CV) or constant current (CC) outputs, either independent or tracking
Manual

TENMA 72-8700A Power Supplies

Manufacturer: Agilent (now Keysight), Model: MSOX-3012A
Key Specs:
100 MHz
2 Analog Plus 16 Digital Channels
4 million point memory
Built in serial bus decoders and protocol checkers for I2C, UART, CAN, etc.
Notes:
To use the 16 Digital Channels ask for the ribbon cable – take incredibly good care of it, they cost >$500 each
Calibrate probes to each scope channel – critical if measuring one signal vs. another. Set any switch to X10 and use theĀ calibrate menu under the channel menu (page 70)
Manual

Keysight MSOX-3012A Oscilloscope

Manufacturer: TENMA
Model: 72-13620
Key Specs:
Measures capacitance, inductance, and frequency (C, H, and Hz)
Two current sockets on the DMM, one for 0-600mA and one for 600mA-10A
If you exceed these limits it will blow a fuse but the DMM will still work for voltage and resistance
Detect a blown current fuse in the DMM by measuring its resistance – if open circuit fuse blown
Manual

DMM TENMA 72-13620