Bob, et.al.
On 1/12/07, Bob 'bz' Zinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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1) I would buy at least 4 different colors of 'nail polish' to use in
color coding those little brown monolytic capacitors (and others) that
'look alike'.
I would sort the 102, 103 and any other groups of capacitors that
'look alike', using a magnifying glass. As I was separating them, I
would put a distinguishing dot of nail polish on top of the capacitor so
...
2) I would buy colored pencils in the same colors and mark the colors on
the layout drawings in the manual! I would mark the inventory sections
...
3) I would place dots of colored nail polish, on the circuit board, in
the appropriate places.
IMHO all this taken together could lead to more problems. Consider
what might happen if the wrong color dot was used on the wrong value
part and/or PCB location. Just separate the parts into small
containers, I use those small bathroom Dixie cups, grab the part when
called out, double check it's value. Then, __before__ soldering check
one last time value and placement (It's at this point I check off the
part in the manual). Few steps, lessor chance for error FWIW.
4) I would use a small piece of perf board and mount it in a handy vice.
and use it to 'guage' the lead length to 'pre cut' the leads on most
Bending the leads over the shank of a small screwdriver works pretty
well and is a lot faster. I use a tool with a shank DIA of about 1/10"
or so, maybe a little smaller.
7) I would triple check to make sure everything was correct before
AGREED, always a good idea. Works with wood project too, measure 3
times, cut once...
..
73, Rod Ai7NN --single speeding and more to 60--
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