Hey Ron, Another item that really helps SMD/T work and rework is a flux pencil. Mouser carries them and I'm sure others.
I use a wood toothpick to hold the parts in place while soldering. Think the key to doing good work is taking one's time. A good flip-down jewelers visor helps as well. Would like to find one of these with LED lamps to better light some of the boards and parts. Poor vision and the jitters does make this work tough going, if not impossible to do. I suspect there will come a time when I won't want to do it. Of course, by that time everything will probably require a microscope and nanobot soldering stations ;o) 73, Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #3311 Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
