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Building an electronics workbench
CpCaveman:
definately have a burn proof/heat resistant section/mat for those times you drop the solder iron (who hasn`t :) ) and a couple of different arm clamps are very useful
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: CpCaveman on March 04, 2013, 02:33:18 pm ---definately have a burn proof/heat resistant section/mat for those times you drop the solder iron (who hasn`t :) ) and a couple of different arm clamps are very useful
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I always keep a scrap of metal around to solder on. The side of an old pc case works great.
MonMotha:
An old ceramic tile makes a great soldering surface, but you don't want to do the whole benchtop in ceramic tile because of the uneven surface.
Metal has the downside of being conductive which sucks if you're trying to work on something while it's on or if it has batteries. You can also potentially solder to the metal by accident, but that's usually at least correctable.
Howard_Casto:
It's dangerous and ill advised to ever work on a electronic device when it's powered up. Don't ever do that.
Bare metal sure, it's bad for soldering, but solder won't stick to painted or unprimed/cleaned metal. That's why I suggested the side of a computer case... it's got paint on it.
jennifer:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 05, 2013, 02:08:10 am ---It's dangerous and ill advised to ever work on a electronic device when it's powered up. Don't ever do that.
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Well I'm not going to disagree with you....However sometimes it is necessary. In fact If you read old electric books from the turn of the last century you will find many ill advised practices, one of which is lick wires to taste the current.
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