[sdiy] A better pair of helper hands?

[Ingo Debus]

Am 17.09.2012 um 17:53 schrieb Martin Klang:

> On 17 Sep 2012, at 16:25, Ingo Debus wrote:
> 
>> I never worked with the PCB holder (3rd picture) either. Very few PCB are stuffed so tightly that you can't hold them with the standard vice.
> 
> I think it's more a question of workflow.
> 
> With the assembly jig, you fix the board,
> place the components, 
> lock in place with the foam lid,
> turn the whole thing over, snip the leads then solder.
> 
> You can do several boards at a time, and work at a faster rate.

Well yes, for assembling boards with through-hole components a standard vice isn't the optimal tool. But that thingie with two alligator clamps and a magnifier is even worse. I was thinking of repair work.

Ingo