On Sun, Sep 26, 2004 at 04:02:12AM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: > > Just wanted to follow up on this... > > Many thanks to all for the advice. I bought a used Metcal MX-500 (I > looked for the SP-200's but at the time used MX-500's were all over > the place and the SP-200s were hard to come by - but I got the used > MX-500 for less than the cost of a new SP-200) and a pair of tips, got > repair parts for my old Panavise, and mounted my desk lamp over it > all. Some new solder and paste, and off I went! Boy, the difference > between my old Radio Shack iron and the Metcal is like night and day. > > Anyway, the results... > > http://www.delorie.com/house/furnace/ > > This is the first time I've had to solder with TWEEZERS. Geez, those > 0803's are tiny. > > FYI: the SMTs were easier to solder than the through-holes. Once I > got them positioned with the tweezers, that it ;-)
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