Hey guys! So I just started for a company where they just created this position for an electrical engineer. They currently don't have much equipment as they are a scale model making company that usually has had most of their work go back and forth over seas. I'm in the USA so naturally now they'd like to limit that, thus my position was born. So I'm tasked with building up a work bench to be able to develop PCBs for the scale models we make and do.
However they're also not looking to go bankrupt on equipment. So I'm wondering what others would all for that would be reasonable? There's so many different pieces of equipment what would be good for smd work? I'll need to measure capacitance and resistance of 0605 components, maybe even smaller, reflow work, as well as be able to test. So far I've had them pick up a hakko 888d soldering iron, quick 861dw hot air station, I'm thinking a fluke 87v multimeter and an AmScope SE400-Z microscope. Maybe a Korad KA3005P programmable power supply? Then of course all esd may...
How's that sound? Anything else I could need or better options? Don't think I'll need an oscilloscope yet. Lemme know your thoughts.