Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-19 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 11-12-13 08:11 AM, John C Nash wrote: It's been about 30 years, but I built, for example, the North Star FPU -- 6 * 10 S100 board with several hundred connections for high power Schottky chips. Used a fine iron, and some magnifying spectacles. And a steady hand. Heck I built a complete

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-14 Thread Brenda J. Butler
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:37:55AM -0500, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: Then post to linux-consult and be more explicit about wanting to pay someone for it. I also thought of linux-consult, here's the info for it in case you don't already have it:

[OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Robert P. J. Day
just got my new pandaboard ES: http://pandaboard.org/content/resources/references and as you can see, there are a number of expansion options on the board screaming for connectors to be attached. i don't have that kind of equipment or skill -- anyone around here capable of doing that? rday

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 04:40:31AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: just got my new pandaboard ES: http://pandaboard.org/content/resources/references and as you can see, there are a number of expansion options on the board screaming for connectors to be attached. i don't have that kind

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread John C Nash
It's been about 30 years, but I built, for example, the North Star FPU -- 6 * 10 S100 board with several hundred connections for high power Schottky chips. Used a fine iron, and some magnifying spectacles. And a steady hand. JN On 12/13/2011 04:40 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: just got my

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Bill Strosberg
On 11-12-13 07:57 AM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 04:40:31AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: just got my new pandaboard ES: http://pandaboard.org/content/resources/references and as you can see, there are a number of expansion options on the board screaming for

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Allan Fields
-requ...@lists.oclug.on.ca linux-requ...@lists.oclug.on.ca wrote: Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:40:31 -0500 (EST) From: Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering? just got my new pandaboard ES: http://pandaboard.org/content/resources

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Allan Fields wrote: I agree with Robert. I might add: I think the point is that you should not _have to_ wip out a soldering iron, in this day and age. Aside from the classical appeal of soldering and prototyping your own.. You should be able to find someone in the

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Jean Richard
in addition, it may be that this it not a one-off job. even as shipped, the pandaboard is more than adequate for teaching embedded linux. but with those extra connectors, that opens up a *world* of additional possible courses involving video. i've negotiated a bulk rate for buying

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:00:08AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Allan Fields wrote: I agree with Robert. I might add: I think the point is that you should not _have to_ wip out a soldering iron, in this day and age. Aside from the classical appeal of soldering

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Paul Belanger
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Richard Guy Briggs r...@tricolour.net wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:00:08AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Allan Fields wrote: I agree with Robert. I might add: I think the point is that you should not _have to_ wip out a

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Rob Echlin
] anyone local do really fine soldering? On 11-12-13 07:57 AM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 04:40:31AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:     just got my new pandaboard ES: http://pandaboard.org/content/resources/references There is a small ISO soldering shop out in Carleton Place

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone local do really fine soldering?

2011-12-13 Thread Bill Strosberg
On 11-12-13 12:23 PM, Rob Echlin wrote: Hi Bill What is an ISO shop? Do you mean a manufacturing facility with ISO x000 Certification? Rob Yes. They certified (and have maintained) ISO 9000 and onwards since I did business with them. They built both production and prototype boards for me.