Re: gEDA-user: TO-92 Best Practices

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:18 AM, al davis wrote:
> > > Maybe they are like me and don't have the eyesight,
> > > equipment or   dexterity to solder anything smaller than
> > > TO92 parts?
> >
> >    We've had these neat things called "magnifying glasses" on
> >  the   market for at least a few months now.  And when the
> >  proper equipment can be had for less than $100..
>
> Along that line ...  You could get what they call "reading
> glasses" from a supermarket.  Get the strongest ones they have.
> They make great magnifying glasses.
>
> You really should wear eye protection while soldering anyway.

  Hmm yes, that's a really good idea.

  Personally I use a ring-light magnifier, with the circular  
fluorescent bulb around about a 5" magnifying lens.  The one I'm  
using now was purchased new on eBay around 2002 for about $35.00.

  For really tiny stuff, I use a Bausch & Lomb wide field  
stereomicroscope.

              -Dave
>


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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL



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