Tools & Lab equipment

Standard M3 countersunk head screw.

The transparent cover is detachable and is held by four Phillips screws. Between the cover and the base, it is possible to place a rubber band that would waterproof the box (rubber band included). The transparent cover is convenient, because it allows you to see inside the box or can be used with light sensors/UV lights.

Waterproof box with non-transparent cover for projects. The cover is detachable and is held by four Phillips screws. The box is waterproof and between the cover and the box, there can be placed a rubber band that would make the box safe from water.

• Dimensions: 115 x 90 x 55 mm

STLink standardly is known programmer for STM microcontrollers. Works with a whole specter of tools for STM, including mbed, Atollic Studio, Arduino IDE etc.

Soldermask is a layer on a printed circuit board that gives it a color, usually green, and is used to protect the tile from corrosion, easier soldering and visual appearance. This soldermask is in a liquid state, so you can easily apply it to places you want to protect further, such as wires that have been added or lines that have been damaged. It enters the solid state under UV light.

A vernier caliper is a tool that allows precise measurements of many physical dimensions. This one, made of high-strength stainless steel and with a digital display of the measured value.

ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) or static electricity is a phenomenon where electricity flows suddenly between two electrically charged objects that are in touch or near each other. You experienced it, most likely,  when you touched something and felt “current” hurting you. Other than being unpleasant, there are no major consequences caused by ESD. But in electronics, ESD is very dangerous and can destroy your components and semiconductors.

This is where antistatic bracelet helps. If its other end is properly terminated to ground, it means that you are too. Through the 1M resistor, current flows to ground where it safely “goes” without being felt, and there won’t be any damage to components. It is always recommended to wear an anti-tatic bracelet whilte working with electronics.

Copper board used for making your own PCBs.

• Number of layers: 2
• Material: FR4
• Copper thickness: 35um
• Dimensions: 150 x 100 mm

Copper board used for making your own PCBs.

• Number of layers: 1
• Material: FR4
• Copper thickness: 35um
• Dimensions: 150 x 100 mm

Classic solder for working with a hand soldering iron. Solder paste is in the center of the solder, which simultaneously cleans the surface on which its soldering and gives a better grip of solder.

It is extremely easy to remove insulation and solder with this stranded copper wire. It will serve great in small projects and prototypes.

It is extremely easy to remove insulation and solder with this stranded copper wire. It will serve great in small projects and prototypes.

A multimeter is a tool without no electrician can work, but when these little tools appear we ask ourselves what can we do without them! Give this components tester almost anything and it will tell you which component it is and even some more details about it! For example, you connect a resistor on it and it will show it is a resistor and give you his value in ohms. same goes for capacitors and inductors. Give it NPN or PNP transistor it will hFE and Vf. For diodes, it will tell you its voltage drop and capacity. The most interesting is that the tool will know which component is connected.

Classic and simple cutting pliers for cutting off excess material after soldering. Those can also be used for wire cutting or insulation removing.

High-quality spare probes for a multimeter.

If the soldering iron isn’t clean, neither will the the solder joint. This cleaning net allows quick tip cleaning by “stabbing” the soldering iron in it. When the net is filled with solder, simply remove it from the casing, clean the excess solder, return it back and use it again!

To pick up ultra-small components and put them in the right place you simply have to own a right tool. One such are the tweezers for SMD components which will enable you to handle 0603 components. With little more exercise even smaller ones, won’t be an issue. Of course, the tweezers are ESD safe so you shouldn’t worry that something will happen to your components.

The SMD components are very small and the tweezers help us to do the job properly. And what should we do when we are having larger components, such as integrated circuits that can be so large that we can not grab them with tweezers? SMD vacuum tweezer will help us here. It uses a vacuum to grab the surface of IC. The vacuum is activated by pressing a small button, so using this tool won’t be a problem. It comes with several tips for different integrated circuits.

This is a huge roll of soldering wire. It’s a copper-plated stranded wire that comes in a thickness of 30AWG. Ideal for connecting to a protoboard or inside a project box. If you decide to buy this roll, you’ve probably solved the wire problem for at least 10 years!

• Thickness: 30AWG (0.255mm cross-section)
• Lenght: 250m
• Wire color: crvena, žuta, plava, crna ili bijela
• Stranded copper-plated wire

This small, practical, and portable USB soldering iron powered from PC, laptop, or portable batter is perfect for makers! It works over any USB port and the small tip makes it very precise.  The tip also warms up very quickly, so you can start soldering around 15 seconds after the ignition. Soldering iron comes with a bracket, small amount of solder and a stand.

Of course, be careful while working with soldering iron. Iron’s tip is at temperature is 300-400 degrees Celsius.

• Power: 8W
• Input voltage: 5V
• Length: 16cm

Once you learn how to solder, you notice that your soldering isn’t perfect. Desoldering pump is a tool that should be on the table of each maker/electronics engineer because it allows easy removal of excess solder, thus repairing short circuits or removing the components from the board. It works on the principle of “sucking in” the solder (liquid state) inside itself. It is completely safe to use.

Well known protoboard 2 x 8 cm. Can be used for all of the ongoing mergers and soldering. Very good quality.

Banana connectors are quite standard connectors in electronic labs because they allow fast and firm connection.

Desoldering wick is a very practical tool for every workshop. It’s a braided copper wire, soaked in flux, so it catches solder effectively. If you have a spot from which you need to remove the solder, this strip will do a great job. Unlike the discharge pump, this strip can completely remove the solder from a hole or a pad. 1.5m should last long since you spend only one or two centimeters per one desoldering.

• Lenght: 1.5m
• Width: 1.9mm