https://beta.ncot.uk/tags/soldering/ Recent content in Soldering on [BETA] NCoT Tech Hugo en-gb Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:56:58 +0100 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/soldering-a-solar-light-in-the-sun/ Sat, 11 May 2024 20:41:14 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/soldering-a-solar-light-in-the-sun/ I bought a pair of cheapo outdoor solar lights from Amazon. One is on my shed round the back of the house, the other is on the shed at the front of the house. Yes, I have a bit of a shed obsession. After a few days the front one stopped working. I took it apart to find out why… #Soldering #Batteries #Teardown #SolarPower https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/hacking-iot-smart-plugs/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:46:23 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/hacking-iot-smart-plugs/ Let’s make the Internet of Things a bit more useful, and less like The Internet of Turd by hacking some smart plugs so they no longer phone home to China. This is an update to a [previous blog post]https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/freeing-smart-devices-with-tasmota/ I wrote about modifying [smart sockets]https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/hacking-smart-home-devices-literally/. #Tasmota #ESP32 #Soldering #HomeAutomation https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/samsung-sdp-860-document-camera-thing/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:50:00 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/samsung-sdp-860-document-camera-thing/ I go eBay shopping and buy something that might be useful in future videos. #Soldering #Electronics https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/upgrading-my-atari-st-to-4mb/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:50:46 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/upgrading-my-atari-st-to-4mb/ I upgrade my Atari STFM to 4MB of RAM using a Marpet XTra RAM Deluxe board #AtariST #Soldering #RetroComputing #Electronics https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/smt-soldering-and-atari-st-repairs/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:52:48 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/smt-soldering-and-atari-st-repairs/ Yesterday I recapped my ST’s PSU which went well, nothing exploded. However when trying to boot the machine it kept crashing, especially when it went to the desktop. #AtariST #Soldering #RetroComputing #Repair https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/tecknet-mechanical-keyboard-repair/ Sun, 30 May 2021 21:12:25 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/blog-posts/tecknet-mechanical-keyboard-repair/ I wanted a mechanical keyboard with Windows keys. I have an IBM Model M keyboard, but its lack of Windows keys makes using Windows 10 more annoying than it should be. I don’t hunt and peck around the start menu, I’ve learnt to press the Windows key and just start typing the program I want to open. #Soldering #Keyboards #Windows #Repair https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/esd-safe-soldering-station-hack/ Mon, 11 May 2020 10:50:19 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/esd-safe-soldering-station-hack/ Turns out my £20 soldering station does indeed work, but its claims of ESD safety are lies. Let’s fix that! #Soldering #Electronics https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/grandma-shark-20-quid-soldering-station/ Mon, 11 May 2020 10:50:03 +0000 https://beta.ncot.uk/videos/grandma-shark-20-quid-soldering-station/ I bought a soldering iron for £20 from Amazon. Is it any good? Does it even work? #Soldering #Electronics