Hi Norm, yes, making small boards is fun and very relaxing. We have all sorts of thermometers, clocks, amps, dividers, etc around the house from the days when I had spare time on my hands. For the tweezers, I usually use the thinnest tips I can get, and bent ones for easy access under the microscope. For example image "K" on the mouser webpage are the type I prefer for work under the microscope: _http://www.mouser.com/catalog/634/2063.pdf_ (http://www.mouser.com/catalog/634/2063.pdf) Mine don't have the handle insulation though. It's important to get good quality tweezers so they don't bend easily and so they are not affected by the solder. I definitely prefer a tip that is much smaller than the part I am trying to hold, otherwise it's hard to see what you are doing. One more comment: I used to have 15x microscope eyepieces on my Leica GZ6E scope, but I found it is much easier to work with 10x Eyepieces. Small things like this make quite a difference. Hope this helps, bye, Said In a message dated 6/7/2008 23:42:55 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Said, Your explanation is very clear. One last question. What kind of tweezers do you use? What size tip, and are the jaws crosshatched? All of the ones that are on my bench have been subjected to major abuse. This is a non starter without the proper hand tools. Everything else I've got. I'm a railroad engineer, not an electrical one. This stuff is a great way to relax. Thanks for your time. Norm **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
