I don't know about using the Mantis. I tried using one a while back, and it might have been something wrong with the one we had, but I always had difficulty using one it. I you didn't keep everything positioned just right the image disappeared.
I'm still a fan of the stereo microscopes. Picked up a Nikon with a big boom on eBay for $300 and it works much better for me. --- Dennis Saputelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --snip-- > > NEXT MOST important thing > if you don't have one a must have tool is a MANTIS > by vision engineering > > once you see through one of these everything becomes > much easier and better > they have a new mini benchtop portable one for about > $1700 which is > pretty cheap and worth every penny (i have not tried > this new one i > assume it is as good as the larger less portable one > that i have) > and here is the good news: > no electronics! pure optics, true stereo vision, > very comfortable for > long working sessions with your back straight, good > depth of field and > plenty of working room for tools > i recommend 4X and 8X lenses > > if with the hot air tool you intend to place rather > than remove, i think > you are better off not doing that and just hand > solder using the Mantis, > less trouble and no solder balls > use plenty of flux and it is surprisingly easy > -- snip -- ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
