AVR-Chat

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sander Pool" <sander@tungstentech.com>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: OT: Beadboarding SO chips


>
> The easiest time I ever had soldering a bunch of SMDs was when I used a
> stereo microscope in the lab of the company I worked at at the time. At
> home I use something like a 4x magnifying desk lamp but when my eyes
> start going downhill in a few years I may just have to get one of those
> microscope thingies. Man that was sweet. I think Chinese/Russian made
> units aren't too crazy expensive.

I use a cheap Chinese stereo dissecting microscope, it cost me about £60. 
The optical and mechanical quality are surprisingly good.

Leon
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