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| AnyNameWillDo:
There have also been a few mentions of Pace ADS200. Is this a better pick over something like the TS100 or the Hakko FX888D? (The TS100 looks interesting but it's hard to find a definitive / official seller and I can't tell if the one here on Amazon is legitimate: https://www.amazon.com/UY-CHAN-Programmable-Pocket-size-Acceleration/dp/B01MDTO6X7/ (even so it appears to only be the iron and is missing things like a stand, a cable, tip cleaner, etc) I'd rather get a station that actually has everything you need to use it. Pace ADS200 looks interesting as well but is pricier (no reviews on Amazon + unclear if this has the heater in the tip like the TS100) |
| Messtechniker:
--- Quote from: rstofer on July 22, 2018, 12:41:33 am ---Just buy the simple stuff and get started. See where the hobby takes you! At this point, you need projects and parts more than you need test equipment. As you move along, you will discover what you really need and then you can do a bit more specific research and make a decision. --- End quote --- I.e. let your projects determine your needs. Been doing this for some 45 years now. It is absolutely impossibe to guess what your future needs are going to be. So simply start your project(s) and see what you will need. |
| TomS_:
--- Quote from: AnyNameWillDo on July 21, 2018, 10:20:39 pm ---I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels. --- End quote --- Perhaps you are. I get the feeling you are putting too my emphasis on trying to get everything "right" the first time. What kinds ofprojects are you going to work on first? Buy things you specifically need for those projects and those projects alone! Dont try to put together "the perfect" list and then pull the trigger on it all in one go, because honestly, some stuff you dont know you need or want just yet. Components can be sourced easily enough within days at worst from a myriad of suppliers, as well as tools - we really live in the golden age (depending on how you look at it) of hobby electronics now. Some things will become very obvious once you start working on projects and you figure out what you actually need. Other things may take more time to become apparent. You dont want to buy too much stuff too early and then regret it or determine that actually you needed something else, in vain of your "buy once" goal. If youre going to start with digital projects, like microcontrollers, perhaps a Saleae or equivalent logic probe might be all you need. You'll be able to see your SPI and I2C signals just fine, plus any other signals you may be generating to interact with other things. Some of these even have some limited analogue capabilities. If you want to do analogue type projects like amplifiers, radio etc, the Rigol DS1000Z family is extremely popular for an entry level scope, and you may find that, depending on exactly what you are doing, it may last you a good number of years if not forever - because at the end of the day, what you are doing determines what is right for the job. |
| Hextejas:
I've found that a pair of reverse tweezers are handy, I use them every day. Similar to https://www.amazon.com/Hemingworth-Reverse-Clamp-Tweezers/dp/B00BUBP1FC/ref=sr_1_5?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1532253415&sr=1-5&keywords=Clamp+tweezers] [url]https://www.amazon.com/Hemingworth-Reverse-Clamp-Tweezers/dp/B00BUBP1FC/ref=sr_1_5?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1532253415&sr=1-5&keywords=Clamp+tweezers [/url] |
| HB9EVI:
hmm, just don't try to use the on smd parts. I eliminated all that cheapie tweezer scrap replacing it with one Bernstein smd tweezer - this one I'm using almost permanently. Imo don't bother with those lousy ones for 99 cents |
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