12 Aug
2006
12 Aug
'06
11:32 a.m.
On 8/12/2006 at 9:59 AM Don wrote:
We'll be interested to see how your opinion changes
when your
eyes get 10 year older! ;-)
I concur. As you get older, not only do your eyes grow less acute, but
your hands grow less steady. Heck, I need a binocular loupe to read the
newspaper. That being said, I've done some minor SMT PCB repairs; it's a
pain to see and hold steady, but perhaps some creative tools can be worked
out.
As far as mounting things, at one time, there was a "do it yourself hot
air" soldering tool for SMT. I can't find the link to it now.
Cheers,
Chuck
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