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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K1 Discontinued
From: Bill Frantz <frantz () pwpconsult ! com>
Date: 2017-08-31 22:09:28
Message-ID: r470Ps-10126i-EF2EDD11ED914310B1BF7D82795BA9C0 () Williams-MacBook-Pro ! local
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I started with a magnifier on an arm with a circular florescent
lamp. I still use this device for anything which needs a bit of
magnification including inspecting thru-hole boards and fixing
knitting mistakes. I assembled a number of kits with SMT parts
using this magnifier.
I then got a cheap head-mounted magnifier with a built in LED
light. It gives more magnification, but I haven't used it in any
important project yet. It has the advantage of being portable,
so it can go to field day to makes repairs.
Then I came across a Bausch and Lomb zoom binocular microscope
with a ring light for $120 at an electronics flea market. After
checking it out, I quickly paid the seller. It is excellent for
inspecting SMT parts for good solder connections.
All of these devices can help with construction projects.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 8/31/17 at 11:00 AM, w6jhb@me.com (James Bennett) wrote:
>Guys - I'm about to hit the magic "70" mark and have been
>using +250 readers for quite a while. I've also been a stamp
>collector since age eight. Bad eyes and stamp collectinig
>don't go together very well! The readers are fine for reading
>(duhhhh) but when it comes to really small, close-up
>examination of stamps, I got out my checkbook several years ago
>and purchased a fairly inexpensive (~$350) stereo microscope.
>Couple years ago I took the plunge and built my first SMT-based
>QRP rig. In addition to some really small resistors and
>capacitors, it also had a couple of the 64 and 128 pin IC's.
>Using that microscope made it a breeze. I've since built
>several SMT-based kits and find it quite easy with a microscope
>to see what one is doing. Now, unstable hands are quite another
>thing… :-(
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