Check to see if there are any tech auctions in your area. Picked up a nice scope with stand and illuminator for $90 in the Seattle area.
Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Dan Kemppainen > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 12:25 > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: [time-nuts] Nifty "MINI TIC" for DMTD > > We do 0603 and 0402 with IC's at .5mm lead spacing all day > long. Under > stereo zoom, it's not an issue. We have 50+ year old techs who build > this stuff all day... > > We have one of these on every bench. At around $700 new for the 3x to > 90x Zoom it's not bad. But may be prohibitive for home use. I can > highly recommend adding a .5x bottom lens, as this increases your > working distance by a factor of two... > http://truevisionmicroscopes.com/category/products/boom-mounte > d-normal-microscope/ > > Once you go surface mount, you'll never want to do through hole again! > > Dan > > > On 2/8/2013 12:00 PM, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:45:21 +0100 > > From: Volker Esper<ail...@t-online.de> > > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > <time-nuts@febo.com> > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Nifty "MINI TIC" for DMTD > > Message-ID:<5114c931.2070...@t-online.de> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > > > I bought a stereo microscope some days before and I agree > with Bob. I > > keep building non-RF projects the classical way (through > hole) but if it > > comes to radio frequency I prefer SMD since high frequency > is easier to > > handle. Can you tinker with the idea of buying a stereo > microscope? It's > > absolute fun to easily solder those miniature parts! > > > > Volker - DF9PL > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
