On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:13 PM, w2bvh <w2...@comcast.net> wrote: > ....The ulitimate is a Bauch & Lomb or Sciencscope 7x-35x binocular zoom > microscope....
========= There are pretty cheap ones that work perfectly for SMT. I got one new on ebay for about 80 bucks and it is fabulous. 10x (or less) is best for magnification. If you get one that has plenty of clearance between objective and stage, you can use it when soldering, but its best use is for inspection. Certainly not necessary in your shop, in fact sort of a frivolous extra, but great fun to have. Robert (and anyone else who might be interested), for excellent SMT advice, see: http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/ensemble_rx_ii/ scroll down the page and you'll find very helpful info on tools, how to set up your bench, instructional videos on SMT soldering, and more. Literally thousands of builders have followed the advice here and built working SDRs with SMT components (over 20,000 kits have been shipped over the life of the project). Good luck & have fun! Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
