12 Aug
2006
12 Aug
'06
10:35 a.m.
Hi,
Dave McGuire said:
Stan Barr wrote:
I would, but my only intact digital camera, an Apple Quicktake - so on
topic, has a battery contact corrosion problem that needs dismantling
to get at. I'll try to draw a diagram to put up somewhere.
It's a very crude device made from odd bits of wood and metal, but
it does the job!
So much to do, so little time... :-(
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
It's easy enough to make up a simple
spring-loaded device that holds
the part in place on the board while you're soldering. I made one
way back when and have used it ever since, makes life much easier.
Basically it's a long arm that projects over the board with a spring
loaded plunger at the end with a piece of a wooden toothpick to hold
the component in place. A short lever allows you to raise the plunger
for positioning.
Can you put up photos of this? I'd love to see what you came up
with. I think something like that would be very handy for me as well.