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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've got one of those third hand things with clamps and a magnifying glass which is OK for soldering wires together but not that good for real close up stuff. I've also got a handband magnifier which is much better for really detailed work. I'd go headband for surface mount stuff.
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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?