Before my stroke I did not worry too much about ESD damage. When parts were cheap and a short drive away it wasn't worth the hassle. Now traveling is not so easy, even before sheltering in place (at 60+years old I am a prime candidate to becoming a statistic). So components have suddenly become a bit more valuable. C'est la vie.
It also doesn't help that my wheelchair seems to be a impromptu Van Graff generator.I've been throwing rather long arcs to my bed frame.
I'm thinking about this mat.
My work bench will be my bed for now until I can afford a ramp into the garage to set up a true work station. Again this is going to take a long while.
I am aware by mentioning a product spammers mar feel I have opened a door to spam but any such post will get what spammers get. If anyone knows a better deal I'm open to suggestions. I will chop the end off of of an HP cord and use its ground for my ground reference.
I can afford to be patient, as it seems I am not doing anything for a long while. Soldering is out for the long haul since I only have on working hand. I bought a soldering iron that will feed solder with a manual trigger type feed mechanism, just in time for the shutdown. I was planning on taking it to Dallas Maker Space, but not for a long while.
Other tools a one handed gal like me will need is an IC extraction tool. And eventually a lead bender tool.
Again, I'm open to suggestions.
It also doesn't help that my wheelchair seems to be a impromptu Van Graff generator.I've been throwing rather long arcs to my bed frame.
I'm thinking about this mat.
My work bench will be my bed for now until I can afford a ramp into the garage to set up a true work station. Again this is going to take a long while.
I am aware by mentioning a product spammers mar feel I have opened a door to spam but any such post will get what spammers get. If anyone knows a better deal I'm open to suggestions. I will chop the end off of of an HP cord and use its ground for my ground reference.
I can afford to be patient, as it seems I am not doing anything for a long while. Soldering is out for the long haul since I only have on working hand. I bought a soldering iron that will feed solder with a manual trigger type feed mechanism, just in time for the shutdown. I was planning on taking it to Dallas Maker Space, but not for a long while.
Other tools a one handed gal like me will need is an IC extraction tool. And eventually a lead bender tool.
Again, I'm open to suggestions.
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