acenovelty said:
Being old don't make one smart, we just made more mistakes to learn from. Fortunate to come from a line of people who knew: make things, make do or do without.
Using computer software to create a layout is a great tool. Hand drawing it on acetate teaches a different lesson.
Amen to that....the trade has changed in such dramatic ways, I don't think the younger ones can understand....
for better or worse, I'm not quite sure..really cannot make up my mind
( BTW - I'm 53, if someone wondered...grad'ed in -75 )
better or worse...........hmmm
Relative terms needing the modifier "than xxxxxx" after each word.
Since the www sprang up, it's much easier to google it or post a question "than to logic it out". My granpa called that lazy thinking. Nowadays it's called instant gratification. Difference is owning the answer rather than just getting the answer. A concept foreign to the younger crowd.
Don't matter that someone else figured it out before. What matters is you know how to figure it out on your own.
Relative terms needing the modifier "than xxxxxx" after each word.
Since the www sprang up, it's much easier to google it or post a question "than to logic it out". My granpa called that lazy thinking. Nowadays it's called instant gratification. Difference is owning the answer rather than just getting the answer. A concept foreign to the younger crowd.
Don't matter that someone else figured it out before. What matters is you know how to figure it out on your own.
AuroraB said:I've been hand soldering for almost 40 years now, and I truly fail to see how it can be awkward to solder both sides of a
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The heat is a minor problem - assuming one has aquired basic soldering skills and good tools - a normal solder joint should take no more than 2-3 secs to complete. It is also common practice in prototyping these days to hand solder SMD's, SO's, QSOP and a lot even worse....
It does require a steady hand and lots of patience..don't rush it...
If you don't feel you master the "art of soldering" - please collect some info and practice before you waste your money on expensive parts..
Howdy - my comments were based on my experience with the kids here at the Uni. Putting feedthrough holes away from that $$$ part usually turns out to be a good idea, inasmuch as many have had only months to 1 or 2 years of experience doing very little solder work.
I certainly agree with getting the proper experience!
Cheers
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