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** OKI/Metcal PS-900 Iron and Power supply
** OKI/Metcal PS-900 Iron and Power supply
** OKI/Metcal PS-900 Stand, sponge, and tip cleaner
** OKI/Metcal PS-900 Stand, sponge, and tip cleaner
** PCB holder (Maybe one small, one large)
** PCB holder
** Solder (leaded and lead-free)
** Non-corrosive flux
** A variety of suitable tips
** A variety of suitable tips
** Solder sucker
** Solder sucker
** Desoldering braid
** Cutting mat (for cutting, not soldering)
** Cutting mat (for cutting, not soldering)
** Heat-proof soldering mat (for soldering, not cutting)
** Heat-proof soldering mat (for soldering, not cutting)
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** Wire strippers
** Wire strippers
** Anti-static tweezers
** Anti-static tweezers
** Vaccuum pick-up tool
** Helping hands with magnifying glass
** Helping hands
** Magnifying lamps
** Fan or Fume extractor
** Fan or Fume extractor
* Additionally shared between them we should have:
* Additionally shared between them we should have:
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** Desoldering gun
** Desoldering gun
** Hot Air gun
** Hot Air gun
** Video microscope (direct to video, not via software)
** Solder paste dispenser
** Solder paste dispenser
** Hot glue gun
** Hot glue gun
** A large whiteboard
** Small screwdrivers and other misc tools
** Small screwdrivers and other misc tools
** Trimmer tools (AKA 'pot twiddler' - like [http://cpc.farnell.com/vishay/acctritob308-t000/trimming-tool-8t000/dp/RET| Vishay part number ACCTRITOB308-T000] )
** Trimmer tools (AKA 'pot twiddler' - like [http://cpc.farnell.com/vishay/acctritob308-t000/trimming-tool-8t000/dp/RET| Vishay part number ACCTRITOB308-T000] )

Revision as of 02:00, 13 August 2024

This is a page to properly organise the Electronics Group and the electronics area that we might end up with.

Workshop colour: PCB Mask Green, #008C4A

Members

Equipment

Soldering Stations

  • Each soldering station should have:
    • OKI/Metcal PS-900 Iron and Power supply
    • OKI/Metcal PS-900 Stand, sponge, and tip cleaner
    • PCB holder
    • Solder (leaded and lead-free)
    • Non-corrosive flux
    • A variety of suitable tips
    • Solder sucker
    • Desoldering braid
    • Cutting mat (for cutting, not soldering)
    • Heat-proof soldering mat (for soldering, not cutting)
    • Side cutters
    • Wire strippers
    • Anti-static tweezers
    • Helping hands with magnifying glass
    • Fan or Fume extractor
  • Additionally shared between them we should have:
    • Reflow oven
    • Desoldering gun
    • Hot Air gun
    • Solder paste dispenser
    • Hot glue gun
    • Small screwdrivers and other misc tools
    • Trimmer tools (AKA 'pot twiddler' - like Vishay part number ACCTRITOB308-T000 )
    • Large and small crimping tools

Test Equipment

  • Benchtop Power Supplies:
  • Bigger bench power supply - 60V 30A would be good
  • Pulse/Function generators
  • Component testers - TC1 (small and portable), ET4410 (benchtop)
  • Plenty of hookup leads
    • 4mm (banana) to 4mm in 0.5 and 1m lengths
    • 4mm to crocs (or provide 4mm crocs to plug on the end of the leads)
    • miniature crocs to crocs
    • BNC to 4mm
    • BNC to miniature crocs
    • BNC to BNC
  • Electronic DC Load

Consumables

  • Solder, Leaded in various sizes, rosin flux core
  • Solder paste (?)
  • Wire
    • Hookup/breadboard wire in lots of pretty colours
    • Multi-core in various gauges
    • Coax - audio and RF types
  • Heatshrink sleeves/sleeving
  • Flux pens
  • Small and medium sized breadboards
  • Flux and other cleaners (isopropyl alcohol, etc.)
  • Drywipe markers
  • Glass fibre abrasive pens

Components

Need to keep these stocked up and replenished regularly

Training

We should offer some! Possible subjects...

  • Workshop introduction (How not to break everything)
  • Basic soldering
  • Advanced soldering (SMD, hot air, reflow etc.)
  • Basic/Advanced electronics
  • Arduino/Microcontroller programming
  • Amateur Radio Intermediate Practicals Course (Fitting mains and coax plugs, soldering basics, reading resistors, testing diodes, and building kits) - applies to a lot of non-radio electronics efforts