Re: Home Grown ActionTec Development Daughterboard

"Timothy A. Musson" <timothy.musson-R+am7qTr8sdWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.uclinux.actiontec
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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

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