Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> John Larkin wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> [...] >> >> >> >>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >>>>> do with a visor. >>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >>>> days are today. >>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >>> big rackmount boxes. >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >> >> >> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >> >> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >> >> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >> >> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >> >> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >> > > > something like this? > > http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings are wood frame out here. But in Denmark it should perform nicely. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg:> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: > > > Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: > > >> John Larkin wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> John Larkin wrote: > > >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> [...] > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the > > >>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. > > >>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. > > >>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are > > >>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you > > >>>>> do with a visor. > > >>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have > > >>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and > > >>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB > > >>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one > > >>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap > > >>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old > > >>>> days are today. > > >>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It > > >>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty > > >>> big rackmount boxes. > > >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG > > >> > > >> > > >> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where > > >> > > >> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free > > >> > > >> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes > > >> > > >> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent > > >> > > >> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. > > >> > > > > > > > > > something like this? > > > > > > http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg > > > > > > > That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings > are wood frame out here.a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope?> But in Denmark it should perform nicely.yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds and garages :P -Lasse -Lasse
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Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> [...] >>>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >>>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >>>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >>>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >>>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >>>>>>> do with a visor. >>>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >>>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >>>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >>>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >>>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >>>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >>>>>> days are today. >>>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >>>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >>>>> big rackmount boxes. >>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >>>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >>>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >>>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >>>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >>>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >>> something like this? >>> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >> >> >> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings >> are wood frame out here. > > a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope? >Oh, we work through that out here. Just like I do not give up on plans for a barbecue session because it hails or when there are gale force winds. Then I just tie down the barbie and secure the lid with wire. When the wind howls things cook really fast in there.>> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. > > yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds > and garages :P >Brick houses tend to crack or collapse in earthquakes and we have a lot of those. BTW, the brick house I lived in while in the Netherlands rocked very noticeable when a strom blew through from the west. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 17.55.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg:> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: > > > Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: > > >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: > > >> > > >>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: > > >>>> John Larkin wrote: > > >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> John Larkin wrote: > > >>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: > > >>>> [...] > > >>>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the > > >>>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. > > >>>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. > > >>>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are > > >>>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you > > >>>>>>> do with a visor. > > >>>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have > > >>>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and > > >>>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB > > >>>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one > > >>>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap > > >>>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old > > >>>>>> days are today. > > >>>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It > > >>>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty > > >>>>> big rackmount boxes. > > >>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG > > >>>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where > > >>>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free > > >>>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes > > >>>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent > > >>>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. > > >>> something like this? > > >>> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg > > >> > > >> > > >> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings > > >> are wood frame out here. > > > > > > a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope? > > > > > > > Oh, we work through that out here. Just like I do not give up on plans > > for a barbecue session because it hails or when there are gale force > > winds. Then I just tie down the barbie and secure the lid with wire. > > When the wind howls things cook really fast in there. > > > > > > >> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. > > > > > > yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds > > > and garages :P > > > > > > > Brick houses tend to crack or collapse in earthquakes and we have a lot > > of those. >Strange with all the space Americans build where there is regular earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding or a bit of everything> > > BTW, the brick house I lived in while in the Netherlands rocked very > > noticeable when a strom blew through from the west. >I might hear things in the kitchen rattle when a big heavy truck drives past but wind doesn't do anything, I live close to the harbor so the foundation is probably on old mud I'd guess much of the Netherlands is similar -Lasse
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On 10/23/2013 12:20 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 17.55.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> >>>> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> >>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >> >>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>>>>> [...] >> >>>>>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >> >>>>>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >> >>>>>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >> >>>>>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >> >>>>>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >> >>>>>>>>> do with a visor. >> >>>>>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >> >>>>>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >> >>>>>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >> >>>>>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >> >>>>>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >> >>>>>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >> >>>>>>>> days are today. >> >>>>>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >> >>>>>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >> >>>>>>> big rackmount boxes. >> >>>>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >> >>>>>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >> >>>>>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >> >>>>>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >> >>>>>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >> >>>>>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >> >>>>> something like this? >> >>>>> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings >> >>>> are wood frame out here. >> >>> >> >>> a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope? >> >>> >> >> >> >> Oh, we work through that out here. Just like I do not give up on plans >> >> for a barbecue session because it hails or when there are gale force >> >> winds. Then I just tie down the barbie and secure the lid with wire. >> >> When the wind howls things cook really fast in there. >> >> >> >> >> >>>> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. >> >>> >> >>> yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds >> >>> and garages :P >> >>> >> >> >> >> Brick houses tend to crack or collapse in earthquakes and we have a lot >> >> of those. >> > > Strange with all the space Americans build where there is regular earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding or a bit of everything >Parsing error. It's earthquakes they have a lot of in CA, not brick houses. The prevalence of the one is one reason for the scarcity of the other. We have a lot of trees, you guys have a lot of mud. ;) Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:38:54 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:>Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> John Larkin wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> John Larkin wrote: >> >> >>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> >> [...] >> >> >> >> >>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >> >> >>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >> >> >>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >> >> >>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >> >> >>> do with a visor. >> >> >>> >> >> >> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >> >> >> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >> >> >> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >> >> >> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >> >> >> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >> >> >> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >> >> >> days are today. >> >> > >> >> > My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >> >> > tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >> >> > big rackmount boxes. >> >> > >> >> > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >> >> > >> >> >> >> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >> >> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >> >> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >> >> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >> >> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >> > > >something like this? > >http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg > >-LasseHere's the pick-and-place that we use for a little inductor... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/PP5.JPG -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:42:45 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:>Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >> > Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> >> >> John Larkin wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >> >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [...] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >> >> >>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >> >> >>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >> >> >>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >> >> >>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >> >> >>>>> do with a visor. >> >> >>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >> >> >>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >> >> >>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >> >> >>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >> >> >>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >> >> >>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >> >> >>>> days are today. >> >> >>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >> >> >>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >> >> >>> big rackmount boxes. >> >> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >> >> >> >> >> >> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >> >> >> >> >> >> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >> >> >> >> >> >> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >> >> >> >> >> >> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > something like this? >> >> > >> >> > http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >> >> > >> >> >> >> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings >> are wood frame out here. > >a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope? > >> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. > >yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds >and garages :P > >-LasseWe have lots of wood here. In the 1989 earthquake, it was brick buildings that collapsed and killed people (well, the Oakland elevated freeway, too.) Right next to our business, all the bricks on the face of a 6-story apartment building peeled off and hit the sidewalk. Miraculously, nobody was hit. One brick would have killed you. I can't imagine what would happen if an earthquake hit a big pile-o-rocks city like Boston or London or Paris. -- John Larkin Highland Technology Inc www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com Precision electronic instrumentation Picosecond-resolution Digital Delay and Pulse generators Custom timing and laser controllers Photonics and fiberoptic TTL data links VME analog, thermocouple, LVDT, synchro, tachometer Multichannel arbitrary waveform generators
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Phil Hobbs wrote:> On 10/23/2013 12:20 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 17.55.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >>> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >>> >>>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >>> >>>>> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >>> >>>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg >>>>>>>>>> <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> [...] >>> >>>>>>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even >>>>>>>>>>> the >>> >>>>>>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >>> >>>>>>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >>> >>>>>>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your >>>>>>>>>> anatomy, they are >>> >>>>>>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to >>>>>>>>>> hunch over like you >>> >>>>>>>>>> do with a visor. >>> >>>>>>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I >>>>>>>>> sometimes have >>> >>>>>>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything >>>>>>>>> big and >>> >>>>>>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho >>>>>>>>> 20x USB >>> >>>>>>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >>> >>>>>>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are >>>>>>>>> cheap >>> >>>>>>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the >>>>>>>>> good old >>> >>>>>>>>> days are today. >>> >>>>>>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much >>>>>>>> room. It >>> >>>>>>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >>> >>>>>>>> big rackmount boxes. >>> >>>>>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >>> >>>>>>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench >>>>>>> where >>> >>>>>>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >>> >>>>>>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and >>>>>>> sometimes >>> >>>>>>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably >>>>>>> get bent >>> >>>>>>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >>> >>>>>> something like this? >>> >>>>>> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings >>> >>>>> are wood frame out here. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking >>>> about a microscope? >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Oh, we work through that out here. Just like I do not give up on plans >>> >>> for a barbecue session because it hails or when there are gale force >>> >>> winds. Then I just tie down the barbie and secure the lid with wire. >>> >>> When the wind howls things cook really fast in there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds >>> >>>> and garages :P >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Brick houses tend to crack or collapse in earthquakes and we have a lot >>> >>> of those. >>> >> >> Strange with all the space Americans build where there is regular >> earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding or a bit of everything >>We like to live on the egde :-)> > Parsing error. It's earthquakes they have a lot of in CA, not brick > houses. The prevalence of the one is one reason for the scarcity of the > other. We have a lot of trees, you guys have a lot of mud. ;) >Sometimes a whole lot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14007888 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVNMuFTfpUE -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:20:35 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:>Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 17.55.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >> > Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.54.05 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> >> >> Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >> >> >>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >> >>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >> >> >>>>> wrote: >> >> >>>>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >> >>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >> >>>> [...] >> >> >>>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >> >> >>>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >> >> >>>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >> >> >>>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >> >> >>>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >> >> >>>>>>> do with a visor. >> >> >>>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >> >> >>>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >> >> >>>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >> >> >>>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >> >> >>>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >> >> >>>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >> >> >>>>>> days are today. >> >> >>>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >> >> >>>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >> >> >>>>> big rackmount boxes. >> >> >>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >> >> >>>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >> >> >>>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >> >> >>>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >> >> >>>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >> >> >>>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >> >> >>> something like this? >> >> >>> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> That would work. A bit wobbly during a storm though because buildings >> >> >> are wood frame out here. >> >> > >> >> > a storm big enough to wobble the house and you would be thinking about a microscope? >> >> > >> >> >> >> Oh, we work through that out here. Just like I do not give up on plans >> >> for a barbecue session because it hails or when there are gale force >> >> winds. Then I just tie down the barbie and secure the lid with wire. >> >> When the wind howls things cook really fast in there. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> But in Denmark it should perform nicely. >> >> > >> >> > yeh you are right here we build houses of bricks, wood is for sheds >> >> > and garages :P >> >> > >> >> >> >> Brick houses tend to crack or collapse in earthquakes and we have a lot >> >> of those. >> > >Strange with all the space Americans build where there is regular earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding or a bit of everythingIf you took a map of the US and marked out all of the areas where the above natural disasters are prevalent (add tornados), you would be left with maybe a square mile for the 350M people to live. ...and that would be a desert. ;-)>> BTW, the brick house I lived in while in the Netherlands rocked very >> >> noticeable when a strom blew through from the west. >> > >I might hear things in the kitchen rattle when a big heavy truck >drives past but wind doesn't do anything, I live close to the harbor >so the foundation is probably on old mud I'd guess much of the >Netherlands is similarThe wind doesn't "do anything" to a wood-framed house, either. ...within reason.
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John Larkin wrote:> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:38:54 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen > <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote: > >> Den onsdag den 23. oktober 2013 15.04.46 UTC+2 skrev Joerg: >>> John Larkin wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:21:45 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>>> John Larkin wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:58 -0700, Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> >>> >>>>>>> As I get older and SMT becomes smaller I have found that even the >>>>>>> Donegan 5x visor is sometimes not enough. >>>>>> As the parts get smaller, everybody needs optics. >>>>>> Reconsider a Mantis. If you set the IPD knob to match your anatomy, they are >>>>>> comfortable and the view is stunning. And you don't have to hunch over like you >>>>>> do with a visor. >>>>> I don't have space for a Mantis here, mostly because I sometimes have >>>>> very large prototypes on the lab bench. There can't be anything big and >>>>> heavy in the way. When I want to avoid the hunch I use a Veho 20x USB >>>>> microscope. A Supereyes 500x if it gets really small but that one >>>>> doesn't allow several inches of vertical work space. Those are cheap >>>>> "toy scopes" but they work quite well. As I said before, the good old >>>>> days are today. >>>> My bench isn't very big either. My Mantis doesn't take much room. It >>>> tucks away when I'm not using it. And it can swing over/into pretty >>>> big rackmount boxes. >>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Mantis/Mantis_Box.JPG >>> >>> >>> That's too big for me. My main lab bench is a large angled bench where >>> >>> one wing has a big equipment rack and the other needs to remain free >>> >>> from three side. It is a very heavy duty bench that can (and sometimes >>> >>> has to) take loads where the one in your picture would probably get bent >>> >>> in the frame or where it would snap the wood. >>> >> >> something like this? >> >> http://www.inline.com.au/images/1252551884_Ceiling-Mount_3142.jpg >> >> -Lasse > > Here's the pick-and-place that we use for a little inductor... > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/PP5.JPG >Here's the pick-and-place machine for slightly larger magnetics: http://www.pbase.com/goldviper/image/18409775 -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
