There’s no denying how useful surface mount technology is, and how enabling the ability to make really small circuits has become. It comes at a price, though; most of us probably know what it’s like ...

Pogo pins – spring-loaded pin contacts are pretty fun to play with and even cooler when they get used in electronic devices like Adafruit and SparkFun’s test jigs. Check after the break for how these ...

Plastronics has developed a stamped alternative for traditional fine-pitch ‘pogo-pins’ – the spring- loaded contacts used for temporary electrical connections in test jigs, for example. “For decades ...