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  • Anyone work with really small things and have opinions on magnification aids?

    I'm attempting to solder some surface mount things and they are really tiny. I find it very hard to see which side is which on an 0805 LED and I can't tell which pin is 1 on an SO16 package.

    Options seem to be an illuminated magnifying glass on an arm / head mounted lenses / some sort of microscope. Any experience one way or another?

  • I bought these for the exact purpose of soldering tiny surface mount capacitors and stuff. They of a worked well, with 2 sets of lenses and built in led.
    They were dead cheap on ebay


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