Phat Pocket Arcade - Soldering, Smoke Tests, and Software Hacks
End of the year holidays are here. Merry times putting together my own pocket game console. Components had to wait on the desk some time while I placed an order for a new soldering iron. My old and cheap 15W iron was just not good enough, my soldering skills were very rusty, and even the soldering wire was old and of bad quality. After a few tries and frustrating moments I realised I had to update my tool and supplies box, and practice a bit, otherwise I would just ruin my co
