Multimeters and test equipment.

[mudnut]

A bit of one-upmanship;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Helping-H...kAAOSwGvhUFoGi

Although the quality of the lens may be lacking.this sort of unit would solve a few problems.

To solder on to the PCB, I filed the soldering iron to a fine point, but I will invest in a variable heat iron, one day.

[TPC]

When a heap of us went over to Kupang my mate brought a Walkman for $380, jaw dropping eh..?

@ TPC I have one of these http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Double-Th...0AAOSwVL1V~8PM

A bit of one-upmanship;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Helping-H...kAAOSwGvhUFoGi

Although the quality of the lens may be lacking.this sort of unit would solve a few problems.

To solder on to the PCB, I filed the soldering iron to a fine point, but I will invest in a variable heat iron, one day.

We have these on the benches at work, very good when replacing surface mount components or inspecting for cause of faults.

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[the evil twin]

Funny how hand skills and soldering technology have evolved...
1960's - hand soldered circuits put men on the moon (according to some)
To get High Reliability Hand Soldering certification meant submitting work pieces for microscopic examination
1980's - multi-layer circuit boards with 5 layers of conductors/printed circuits meant repairs by hand required precision die grinding tools and a low power magnifiers
I remember spending hours or in the odd case days changing components on some avionics gear
2000's - everything is crimped or robot soldered so if the board is screwed throw it away

[threedogs]

Just about a throw away society if you ask me. ppl have lost the ability to repair things
EG old school fitter and turner, these days press some buttons and the job is done. lol Well sorta
How many mechanics [young] would know how to reco a 48mm ida Dellorto carby.
I remember on the auto sewing machines we just plugged each board in to find the faulty one,
then inspect it further for a dry joint somewhere. We were supposed to throw them away.
Received a gold star for finding and fixing them

Panel beaters is another ,,,how many could make a panel
to fit a car from a sheet of flat steel

[Maxhead]

Hey mudnut, do you want these oscilloscope leads?
Have had these sitting here and have no use for them.
BNC type connector .
Let me know your address and they're yours





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[Maxhead]

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[mudnut]

PM sent, mate.

[GeeYou8]

I remember spending hours or in the odd case days changing components on some avionics gear

Still the same, and they want to pay less per hour than a plumber, sparky or mechanic.
Graham

[TPC]

Funny how hand skills and soldering technology have evolved...
1960's - hand soldered circuits put men on the moon (according to some)
To get High Reliability Hand Soldering certification meant submitting work pieces for microscopic examination
1980's - multi-layer circuit boards with 5 layers of conductors/printed circuits meant repairs by hand required precision die grinding tools and a low power magnifiers
I remember spending hours or in the odd case days changing components on some avionics gear
2000's - everything is crimped or robot soldered so if the board is screwed throw it away

We used to have a shelf where we would put some of the equipment that was considered to expencive to fix and when things got quiet and I felt like a challange I would grab one and spend several hours fixing it. I could fix almost anything given enough time. Most equipment gets sent back yo the factory for board replacement these days.

[mudnut]

We used to have a shelf where we would put some of the equipment that was considered to expencive to fix and when things got quiet and I felt like a challange I would grab one and spend several hours fixing it. I could fix almost anything given enough time. Most equipment gets sent back yo the factory for board replacement these days.

Ha, your post reminded me of my apprenticeship. When the grain haulage season was over, work would become sporadic. To break the monotony, we could go to the electrical room and have a go at repairing 74 volt motors. One day my tradesman decided to challenge me to a race to put a fuel pump motor together.

While we stripped the motors and began assessing them, a small crowd gathered. They were egging us on, and heckling the tradesman. When the tradie got distracted, another bloke swapped out a field winding with a dud one, and an armature with a bent shaft.

The tradie finished his motor only minutes before me, and bagged me out. It was bloody funny when we tested the motors though, because his motor growled and surged crazily.