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horacemorace on Sept 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have you ever seen soldering this close? [video]

Sure! Us olds routinely use microscopes. New things sure are small and you can’t solder it if you can’t see it.

anymouse123456 on Sept 19, 2024 [–]

I'm also shocked at how seeing hand-shake up close (via a microscope) tends to diminish the amplitude.

I'm old, and drink too much coffee most days, but I can hand-solder down to 0402 with my microscope.

Best money I ever spent was a cheap, stereo soldering microscope.

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