"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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On 2014-05-16, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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I have always had some issue with D-Sub connectors.

If you found soldering D-Subs frustrating, these would have you
raging
through the engineering cubicles swinging an axe:
http://www.binder-usa.com/product-li...al-connectors/
http://www.lemo.com/en

Sereo Zoom microscopes, and padded adjustable-height wrist rests
for that. :-)

I did them all plus everything else the contracted cable assembly
company couldn't handle with a #3 (8") Optivisor and the 1-1/2" drill
press vise. The girls wouldn't use the larger crimpers either so my
hands got a good workout.

For anything larger than ICs with 0.5mm lead spacing I prefer being
able to shift my viewing angle, and working under a microscope for a
long time tires my eyes, which are too poorly matched for the eyepiece
adjustment to completely correct. One tested 20/40, the other about
20/180, though they are better up close and my distance vision has
improved with age. When I was young I could read the names of the
states on the back of a new $5 bill. They are under the eaves of the
building.

I've come to like the camera and monitor system which gives a large
magnification for applying the solder but doesn't block me from
inspecting it from several angles with the Optivisor.

jsw