[time-nuts] Vaperware Parts and pulse stretching circuits

[John Moran, Scawby Design]

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:19:24 +0000 (UTC)
Perry Sandeen said -


"I believe It is a bit disingenuous to say: *It is a small-pitch device but not impossible to solder*.

Really?? If you've dropped $750 to $1K for a stereo microscope and other specialized soldering equipment then you can probably do it without too much difficulty.? Or some may access to such specialized equipment.

But for us *Po Folks* hobbyist we have to stick with older but larger parts."



Just to put the record straight, I am a 72-year-old retired electronics specialist who uses a 50-year-old Weller soldering iron and a magnified (x3.5) bench light to solder 64pin 0.5mm pitch MSP430 microprocessors by hand. As I said - "... not impossible to solder."



Like you Perry, I am a *Po Folk* :)



Kind regards - John