Phil,
You can't let "aging" stop you. I wear a clear face cover and use a
binocular 5 to 10 x magnifier. The really small parts however, aren't
meant for human handling. But the larger size are fine.
If an SMD kit were made with a proper mask for solder paste, it wouldn't
be bad at all. I think it would be "fun".
73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 9/7/2015 11:30 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
Well, Dale, I'm set up for SMD, and can do it, but I don't regard it
as "fun". Too easy to sneeze and lose parts which are hard to see at
any distance. My nerves and vision are not what they were 10-15 years
ago, either; I think that's what they call "aging" :-)
73, Phil W7OX
On 9/7/15 9:56 AM, Dale Putnam wrote:
As we all get better with SMD.. I hope more kits come along that we
can build using that technology.
There are some small kits available today, but it would be great to
see some of the Elecraft kits available
with smd. Maybe use the dummy load kit as a primer, then the KAF2
could be easily converted to SMD, for
one example.
Have a great day,
--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
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