Suggestions for the front bench in CDL
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder. https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/ https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/ Martin
Would Agree - I have an AmScope SM-4T and USB camera However this is out of budget for CDL On 8/22/2023 5:12 PM, Dmitry _ wrote:
IMO those swivel arm magnifying lenses don't help much. What does help with soldering is something along the lines of an AmScope microscope w/ camera. Pricey, yes... But well worth it. You want to be able to inspect SMT soldering
22.08.2023, 17:00, "Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic" <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
On 8/22/2023 4:12 PM, Dmitry _ via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
IMO those swivel arm magnifying lenses don't help much. What does help with soldering is something along the lines of an AmScope microscope w/ camera. Pricey, yes... But well worth it. You want to be able to inspect SMT soldering
22.08.2023, 17:00, "Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic" <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
Second the scope. If I bought my scope now, I think I'd get the arm with the camera and a monitor, but my trinocular arm scope with a small ccd in the third slot works very well: https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscopes-boom-stands/products/c-sm... I cannot begin to explain how much more fun soldering is with this, and it's a nice scope for lots of other things if needed (reading small letters on labels, doing fine mechanical work, etc.) Jim -- RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems www.go4retro.com store.go4retro.com
There are a number of halfway decent soldering scopes at a lot lower price than the AMscope. Let me see what I can do to donate one. - Alex On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:30 PM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 8/22/2023 4:12 PM, Dmitry _ via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
IMO those swivel arm magnifying lenses don't help much. What does help with soldering is something along the lines of an AmScope microscope w/ camera. Pricey, yes... But well worth it. You want to be able to inspect SMT soldering
22.08.2023, 17:00, "Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic" <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
Second the scope. If I bought my scope now, I think I'd get the arm with the camera and a monitor, but my trinocular arm scope with a small ccd in the third slot works very well:
https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscopes-boom-stands/products/c-sm...
I cannot begin to explain how much more fun soldering is with this, and it's a nice scope for lots of other things if needed (reading small letters on labels, doing fine mechanical work, etc.)
Jim
-- RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems www.go4retro.com store.go4retro.com
Alex, Thanks! Very much appreciated! Martin On 8/23/2023 12:27 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
There are a number of halfway decent soldering scopes at a lot lower price than the AMscope. Let me see what I can do to donate one.
- Alex
On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:30 PM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 8/22/2023 4:12 PM, Dmitry _ via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
IMO those swivel arm magnifying lenses don't help much. What does help with soldering is something along the lines of an AmScope microscope w/ camera. Pricey, yes... But well worth it. You want to be able to inspect SMT soldering
22.08.2023, 17:00, "Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic" <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
Second the scope. If I bought my scope now, I think I'd get the arm with the camera and a monitor, but my trinocular arm scope with a small ccd in the third slot works very well:
https://amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscopes-boom-stands/products/c-sm...
I cannot begin to explain how much more fun soldering is with this, and it's a nice scope for lots of other things if needed (reading small letters on labels, doing fine mechanical work, etc.)
Jim
-- RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems www.go4retro.com store.go4retro.com
One of the CDL supporters has offered to fund an AmScope SM-4T-V203 https://amscope.com/products/sm-4t-v203 One more ask on suitability for board rework in our environment and use case Martin On 8/22/2023 5:01 PM, Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! (I wished I lived AT InfoAge! LOL) On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 10:37 AM Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
One of the CDL supporters has offered to fund an AmScope SM-4T-V203
https://amscope.com/products/sm-4t-v203
One more ask on suitability for board rework in our environment and use case
Martin
On 8/22/2023 5:01 PM, Martin A. Flynn via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Suggestion from the CDL membership - Looking for input on how much use it would receive during VCF workshops and learn to solder.
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26510-CAM/Magnifiers/
https://www.tequipment.net/Aven-Tools/26512-CAM/Magnifiers/
Martin
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