NYC Soldering Championship

IEEE Spectrum http://spectrum.ieee.org stopped by Ignite NYC, where Bre Pettis and the NYC Resistor hacker collective hosted a contest to see who had the fastest soldering iron in the city. The contestants all raced to build a TV-B-Gone kit http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKAD4, and the first to turn off the TV won.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• IEEE
• Spectrum
• IgniteNY
• ignite
• nyc
• resistor
• solder
• soldering
• iron
• diy
• kit
• race
• championship
• gadget
• electronics
• hacker

[cephal0p0d]

Right, because that's the only reason to do anything. Chicks.

No other motive exists in the world than reproduction.

Dumbshit.

[jerryfudala]

i cant believe CNN didnt cover this!

[bigjoeangel]

All I took with me was my pick and place machine and reflow oven.

[DaffyDaffyDaffy33322]

Wow, this is so geeky...I AM SO THERE

[Asdayasman]

Events like this exist? Oh America, u so silleh.

[mclmatty]

Hey its Bre from Make!!!

[gbowne1]

they should call this event solder smoke:)

[hitachi088]

Can someone tell me why my soldering iron Tip is being eaten by corrosion ?

this is a cheap tip but i have to grind it to a fine point every 5week ...

[NeedForMadnessSVK]

Next time let us solder our own trophies xD