Re: Home Grown ActionTec Development Daughterboard
"Timothy A. Musson" <timothy.musson-R+am7qTr8sdWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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At 08:20 PM 3/4/04 , Bruce D. Lightner wrote: >Craig, > >> On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 15:57, Bruce D. Lightner wrote: >> >>>I use a stereo microscope in the range of 7-30x to build surface mount >>>stuff, which makes it really easy. (My microscope cost ~$600 surplus, and >>>is Russian-made.) With rare exception, I do everything, including all >>>prototyping, using surface mount components. >> >> >> Bruce, >> >> Have you tried something like this? >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3276841034 >> >> Or is the stereo eyepiece really necessary? > >Hmmm... I've often wondered about using a TV screen and one of these >"mono" camera-based, moderate-power microscope rigs. I've seen these >setup at Fry's. > >I'm guessing that this kind of thing might just work for soldering surface >mount components, because you end of getting a kind of "stereo" effect my >moving the work and/or the soldering iron tip. I do know that soldering >under a monocular microscope is hard...and very tiring. > >Why don't you buy one and let us know how it works! :-) It says >"Guaranteed Satisfaction or Money Back!" > In case you didn't catch it, the $325 after shipping price only gets you the magnifier, not a camera or display. There is a lot on that page that implies differently. -Tim __ ActionHack Mailing List - ActionHack-W7/[email protected] http://www.express.org/mailman/listinfo/actionhack http://www.embeddedlinuxinterfacing.com/wiki.php/ActiontecDualModem