Jim Wilkins wrote:

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.


My vision was below 20/200 & 20/400 when I was 20. A stereo
microscope was necessary for me to hand solder ICs with .015" center to
center spacing.

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