P.B. Christensen wrote:
>
> Somewhere on the web, an ingenious fellow developed a slick "third hand"
> for SMT work The device is clamped to the edge of the PCB and pivots much
> the same way that we used to adjust a crystal radio's detector by varying
> the catwhisker arm position and tension on a piece of galena. The end of
> the catwhisker is then pressed upon the SMT part to retain tension while
> the left and right hands are applying heat and solder. Wish I new where
> to find one....
>
Make one! http://www.al7fs.us/AL7FS5ATSprint2.html (2nd pix down)
...and http://www.qsl.net/n5ib/surface_mount/
73, Bill
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