moody07747
Member
It could just be that I have nothing to do and its 5:30 am here but I decided to make a thread about the tools everyone uses.
So explain what you have and use for electronics work and if you want, post photos of the work area and/or tools.
My work area:
Anywhere in the basement...I normally work in the finished off area as its much more comfortable.
My tools:
- Digital multi meter
- Loads of random electronic parts that have been saved for years....(ya never know where you will need one of those parts)
- Mini and full size hand tools (pliers, cutters...)
- Circuit specialists soldering station
- 2 different solder suckers
- Disordering wick
- Small torch for soldering and shrink tubing.
- Metal C clamps with heatsinks welded to one side so you can clamp it to a part and unsolder it without burning it up.
- 3 different solders...(all 60/40, different dia.)
That's mainly it. I normally don't do much electronic type work but after getting a cheap wah pedal I had to mod it and so electronics got back into my life.
I have some more parts on order for the wah pedal. The mods will be done at the end of the week.
As for my next project. I have a Boss DS1 distortion pedal that sounded great on the reviews and sound samples but as soon as I get it I turn to advice on out to get more distortion out of it at the guitar message boards. They say its a light distortion pedal that's said to be heavy and that its really only good after being modded.
So I'll be doing the "Keeley Boss DS1 Mod" next weekend.
It's not really that big of a project...hard part is fitting 3 extra 3 way toggle switches into the Boss pedal housing that's already really small.
So explain what you have and use for electronics work and if you want, post photos of the work area and/or tools.
My work area:
Anywhere in the basement...I normally work in the finished off area as its much more comfortable.
My tools:
- Digital multi meter
- Loads of random electronic parts that have been saved for years....(ya never know where you will need one of those parts)
- Mini and full size hand tools (pliers, cutters...)
- Circuit specialists soldering station
- 2 different solder suckers
- Disordering wick
- Small torch for soldering and shrink tubing.
- Metal C clamps with heatsinks welded to one side so you can clamp it to a part and unsolder it without burning it up.
- 3 different solders...(all 60/40, different dia.)
That's mainly it. I normally don't do much electronic type work but after getting a cheap wah pedal I had to mod it and so electronics got back into my life.
I have some more parts on order for the wah pedal. The mods will be done at the end of the week.
As for my next project. I have a Boss DS1 distortion pedal that sounded great on the reviews and sound samples but as soon as I get it I turn to advice on out to get more distortion out of it at the guitar message boards. They say its a light distortion pedal that's said to be heavy and that its really only good after being modded.
So I'll be doing the "Keeley Boss DS1 Mod" next weekend.
It's not really that big of a project...hard part is fitting 3 extra 3 way toggle switches into the Boss pedal housing that's already really small.