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
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?