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Meta Are questions about proper cable repair on-topic?

I just realized that the on-topic page https://electrical.codidact.com/help/topics doesn't address electronics assembly. This was always ok on "the old site", so I think it should definitely be ok ...

posted 4y ago by Lundin‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Lundin‭ · 2020-11-24T12:33:30Z (almost 4 years ago)
I just realized that the on-topic page https://electrical.codidact.com/help/topics doesn't address electronics assembly. This was always ok on "the old site", so I think it should definitely be ok here too.

Basically, all questions about professional electronics assembly should be on-topic, including:

- Soldering, including materials, tools and techniques used for such (hand/reflow/wave).
- PCB manufacturing, stack-ups, materials.
- Any other form of professional electronics assembly. Such as assembly of components, cables, connectors etc.
- Production testing of electronics, including instrument questions (multimeter, scope, spec etc).
- ESD concerns during assembly.


Repair questions concerning any of the above should be fine too, particularly if asking from a professional point-of-view. 

Hobbyists without sufficient knowledge or tools to perform repairs of various home electronics is another story...