Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))

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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400, "Martin Riddle"
wrote:



"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers



I used to shop Lafayette in Boston when I was a student, 1958-1962.

Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400, "Martin Riddle"
wrote:



"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers



I used to shop Lafayette in Boston when I was a student, 1958-1962.

Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400, "Martin Riddle"
wrote:



"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers



I used to shop Lafayette in Boston when I was a student, 1958-1962.

Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Lafayette Electronics is where I got most of my 'stuff' back in the 60's.
The usual afternoon was to browse the store - especially the clearance table
and buy what I could afford. Otherwise, to go outside behind the store and
dumpster dive for untold treasures... I later got an after-school job at a
mom and pop electronics store, Forbees Electronics, across the street from
the Scarsdale, NY Lafayette store.
Oppie

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400, "Martin Riddle"
wrote:



"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers



I used to shop Lafayette in Boston when I was a student, 1958-1962.

Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Lafayette Electronics is where I got most of my 'stuff' back in the 60's.
The usual afternoon was to browse the store - especially the clearance table
and buy what I could afford. Otherwise, to go outside behind the store and
dumpster dive for untold treasures... I later got an after-school job at a
mom and pop electronics store, Forbees Electronics, across the street from
the Scarsdale, NY Lafayette store.
Oppie

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

I can't begin to imagine that happening today. :-(

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

I can't begin to imagine that happening today. :-(

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:20:49 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

I can't begin to imagine that happening today. :-(


Isn't that hard to imagine, actually order parts by part number or
name, and get what you want.

Now, at Radio Shack, the clerks aren't even knowledgeable enough to
properly peddle cell phones :-(

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:20:49 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

I can't begin to imagine that happening today. :-(


Isn't that hard to imagine, actually order parts by part number or
name, and get what you want.

Now, at Radio Shack, the clerks aren't even knowledgeable enough to
properly peddle cell phones :-(

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Isn't that hard to imagine, actually order parts by part number or
name, and get what you want.

Now, at Radio Shack, the clerks aren't even knowledgeable enough to
properly peddle cell phones :-(

Yeah, that's what I meant -- Radio Shack is poor today.

DigiKey works just fine for "order by part number, correctly filled order
coming rolling in on the UPS truck."

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
Isn't that hard to imagine, actually order parts by part number or
name, and get what you want.

Now, at Radio Shack, the clerks aren't even knowledgeable enough to
properly peddle cell phones :-(

Yeah, that's what I meant -- Radio Shack is poor today.

DigiKey works just fine for "order by part number, correctly filled order
coming rolling in on the UPS truck."

Jim Thompson wrote:
Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))



Nice.

I use a neodymium boron iron magnet to attach a connector to a battery or to connect two batteries in series.
Not as stable as a vice though :-)

Jim Thompson wrote:
Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))



Nice.

I use a neodymium boron iron magnet to attach a connector to a battery or to connect two batteries in series.
Not as stable as a vice though :-)

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:49:25 -0700, Fred Abse
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:27:00 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))


Where d'ya get the plastic-jaw vise?

I've got toolmaker's vises and machine vises, but they're metal. An
insulating vise would be handy to have.

Try a Panavise for the lab bench. The regular heads have replaceable
nylon faces, although metal jaws are available. There are also heads for
edge-clamping PCBs and assorted other styles. One of these guys, and add
the wide tray base.

http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=2

Kinda like an Optivisor, should be a standard part of the kit. ;-)

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:36:57 -0400, Rich Webb
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:49:25 -0700, Fred Abse
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:27:00 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))


Where d'ya get the plastic-jaw vise?

I think it was at Lowe's

I also have plastic one-hand-squeeze clamps, three different sizes ;-)


I've got toolmaker's vises and machine vises, but they're metal. An
insulating vise would be handy to have.

Try a Panavise for the lab bench. The regular heads have replaceable
nylon faces, although metal jaws are available. There are also heads for
edge-clamping PCBs and assorted other styles. One of these guys, and add
the wide tray base.

http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=2

Kinda like an Optivisor, should be a standard part of the kit. ;-)

Yup. I have it with the "tray base mount".

I also own an Optivisor, probably had it for 30 years, or more ;-)

My problem is no established lab space. This past week my wife is
painting wood "eggs" for Easter. I had to bring the drill press in
from the garage and set up in the kitchen, drilling a support hole in
the bottoms, holding them on a nail bed while she paints; and a tiny
hole on top for an eye screw.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:36:57 -0400, Rich Webb
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:49:25 -0700, Fred Abse
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:27:00 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

Here's how the pros do it...

http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

(;-))


Where d'ya get the plastic-jaw vise?

I've got toolmaker's vises and machine vises, but they're metal. An
insulating vise would be handy to have.

Try a Panavise for the lab bench. The regular heads have replaceable
nylon faces, although metal jaws are available. There are also heads for
edge-clamping PCBs and assorted other styles. One of these guys, and add
the wide tray base.

http://www.panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=2

Kinda like an Optivisor, should be a standard part of the kit. ;-)


Panavise cheap at Fry's.

http://shop3.frys.com/search?search_...11&submit.y=10

Now, at Radio Shack, the clerks aren't even knowledgeable enough to
properly peddle cell phones :-(

Yeah, that's what I meant -- Radio Shack is poor today.

DigiKey works just fine for "order by part number, correctly filled order
coming rolling in on the UPS truck."


....as does Mouser ... Jerry Mouser got his start peddling imported
("jappocrappo") parts to the aerospace geeks in San Diego out of the back of
his station wagon in the company's parking lot at quitting time.

Jim

Oppie wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400, "Martin Riddle"
wrote:



"Jim Thompson" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:21 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
wrote:

"Jim Thompson" wrote
in
message ...
Here's how the pros do it...
http://analog-innovations.com/SED/Ni..._HighClass.jpg

Wow, Radio Shack power supply AND multimeter. :-)

Looks nice.


Yep. Had them literally _forever_ ;-)


I'd figure it would have been Lafayette stuff, Did Radioshack exsit back
then?

Cheers



I used to shop Lafayette in Boston when I was a student, 1958-1962.

Radio Shack, at that time, was a warehouse on Commonwealth Avenue.
Hand them a parts list. A few minutes later it would come down a
conveyor belt, filled correctly. Those were the days ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Lafayette Electronics is where I got most of my 'stuff' back in the
60's. The usual afternoon was to browse the store - especially the
clearance table and buy what I could afford. Otherwise, to go outside
behind the store and dumpster dive for untold treasures... I later got
an after-school job at a mom and pop electronics store, Forbees
Electronics, across the street from the Scarsdale, NY Lafayette store.
Oppie


Wow, a flash from the past - Forbee's on Central Ave. (wasn't it?) And
of course on my way back home to White Plains, had to stop a mile or two
north of Forbee's / Lafayette at that Hamburger place on the east side
of Central Ave, same side as Forbees. And Lafayette in Boston - visited
many times in the late 60's - early 70's, wasn't it near where
Commonwealth took a sharp turn at Brighton Ave? How about Olson
Electronics, if I recall it was in Cambridge. No, maybe it was Tremont
or Boylston, near the "Fatted Calf"?

Rob