[ELECTRON] Maklab Shopping List... Help needed....

[Thomas Parry]

I can't think of anything that's not already on that list, it's pretty
comprehensive I would say.

In terms of what I think are the most important (most important at the top
to lesser at bottom):

Soldering iron,
Helping Hands (more diverse than just a PCB vice),
Lamp,
Multimeter,
Power Supply,
Oscilloscope (Rigol DS1052E is an excellent choice),
PCB manufacture gear (etching or milling),
Signal Generator,
Reflow (A hot plate is a lot cheaper than an oven and deliver just as good
results, http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/59)

I think that stuff like screwdrivers etc. are very useful, but as a whole
most people either have these or can pick them up without breaking the
bank.  So if it's a choice between a few sets of screwdrivers or one
oscilloscope for example, I think there's much more value in the
oscilloscope as not everyone will have or be able to afford one, so its a
lot more useful to people.

Tom



On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has Bruce considered the probability of smoke detectors in the space
> that could result in fire alarms if smoke is accidentally generated
> during reflow soldering or "incidents".  It might be worth
> investigating that to see if it's possible for the detector heads in
> that area to be changed to rate of rise temperature detectors.
> Although the School of Art had issues with their plastic vac former
> even tripping the rate of rise detectors.
>
> On 4 February 2012 15:32, Blair Thompson <mail at justblair.co.uk> wrote:
> > Bruce managed to secure some funding and also space at the Lighthouse in
> the
> > city centre for the workshop.  So it looks like the place will be a goer.
> >  And here is where the electron club can assist.
>
>
>
> --
> Clive Mitchell
>
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