tutorial · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount
EEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 3 recommendation months
Recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 months (2012–2020).
SignalTube analysis
Among 4 other tutorial videos tagged Repair, teardowns & right to repair, the mean is 1.3 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 3 distinct HN recommenders, about 2.4× that mean. Recommendations span 3 distinct months; the peer average is 1.3 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
100% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2012–2020; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- EEVblog
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2012–2020
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other tutorial videos in Repair, teardowns & right to repair. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface MountCurrent video | 3 | 3 | 100% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Professional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface Mounttutorial · John Gammell | 2 | 2 | 67% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Teletype Model 19 - Part 1: A Teletype Arrives for Restorationtutorial · CuriousMarc | 2 | 2 | 67% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Converting devices to USB Type-Ctutorial · DIY Perks | 1 | 1 | 25% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Baremetal programming on the tinyAVR 0 micro-controllers”. Its short rationale: Good introduction to SMD soldering techniques.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Ask HN: Good resources for learning electronic curcuits and PCB design”. Its short rationale: Multi-part soldering tutorials by Dave Jones.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Hand solderable 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 in TQFP package”. Its short rationale: Demonstrates drag soldering of fine-pitch surface mount parts.