"Keith Doxey" <
ukha@...> writes:
> Hope I can get on with SMT stuff, my eyesight is geting so bad that
> I need a magnifying glass to read the numbers on ordinary DIP chips
> now,
I've got a magnifying visor I use with 2.5x and 3.75x optics for it.
It's an OptiVisor, made by Donegan Optical Co in the USA. Woodcraft
sells them. The 2.5x is about right for most work; the 3.75x is for
the tiniest parts.
> got some SMT samples that are so small they look as if they just
> have one very wide flat pin on each side :(
I'm starting to get "old eyes" but with the visor I can still hand
solder down to 01005 caps (16 mil x 8 mil):
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/smd-challenge/proto-boards.htmlhttp://www.delorie.com/pcb/smd-challenge/fp-pix/