Trouble soldering due to bad sight.

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LANTERN — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:18:52 GMT

Thanks, that one seems to be just right and they also sell extra tips for it, I also need to try solder that has tin and silver, instead of the one that I have that has tin and lead, soldering fumes are very bad, I guess that it also has to do with the solder's rosin core, but printed circuit boards are best for building electronic circuits, point to point, wire-wrap, breadboards, etc are not as good, I would do wire-wrap also, but the wire-wrap posts are expensive and also hard to find, s... [ More ]

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jarasan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:56:33 GMT

Here is the link to order from: http://www.mmnewman.com/content/antex/index.asp

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LANTERN — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:04:24 GMT

I will have to buy and try the "Visor Magnifiers" the ones that some people use for close-up work, but I don't know how much they might help, I am already using a magnifier lamp, a big part of the problem are the soldering irons, they have to have just the right heat and used exactly in the right way, I forgot how and I am just relearning, I am also trying several kinds of soldering irons to see which is best for me to use, one of them uses butane gas and is portable another is the "Cold H... [ More ]

Comment #1

Rick G — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:57:42 GMT

Good luck in your projects

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LANTERN — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:38:00 GMT