Subject line edited for those of us who have OCD.... On Saturday, April 25, 2020, John Moran, Scawby Design < [email protected]> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:19:24 +0000 (UTC) > Perry Sandeen said - > > > "I believe It is a bit disingenuous to say: *It is a small-pitch device > but not impossible to solder*. > > Really?? If you've dropped $750 to $1K for a stereo microscope and other > specialized soldering equipment then you can probably do it without too > much difficulty.? Or some may access to such specialized equipment. > > But for us *Po Folks* hobbyist we have to stick with older but larger > parts." > > > > Just to put the record straight, I am a 72-year-old retired electronics > specialist who uses a 50-year-old Weller soldering iron and a magnified > (x3.5) bench light to solder 64pin 0.5mm pitch MSP430 microprocessors by > hand. As I said - "... not impossible to solder." > > > > Like you Perry, I am a *Po Folk* :) > > > > Kind regards - John > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/ > listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > -- Homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
