Index The index to this thread is found in post number 903 Go to INDEX. [IMG_3826] How about sharing some tips you use? Here is one I use often when I need my third hand to give a constant pull. [2017-01-04_0-01-26.jpg] .

Name: The most useful tool ever for electronics repairs - (PWJ212)
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Description: Some younger members might be interested in this tool. [IMG_2139] [The most useful tool ever for electronics repairs - (PWJ212)]

IMPORTANT: before learning this top-secret trick, make sure you're alone in the room. And make sure your Internet connection isn't hacked by a foreign nation. The tool I'm about to present required many months of study by a team of NASA engineers and ergonomists. It's designed to help you get into …

Mini "electronic" mitre box :face_with_spiral_eyes: Improvised construction using 2 old radiators for TO3 cases. [image]

Would go great with a razor saw. [image]

Exactly Larry :slight_smile: [IMG_5082] Fiskars 1024408 : [image]

Absolutely love those saws ! They are great for cutting: headers, plastic strips, small aluminum parts, even soft brass … Indispensable in a makers workshop. Made a mitre box awhile ago from an old piece of aluminum channel. [2] [4]

Some younger members might be interested in this tool. [IMG_2139] [The most useful tool ever for electronics repairs - (PWJ212)]

When I worked in an electronics repair shop we got some Huntron Trackers (can anyone remember them?) I first though the were stupid and useless, however, once I started to us one I realised what a clever and useful tool it was. I probably should make one.

[image] PerryBebbington: Huntron Trackers (can anyone remember them?) We had the newer Tracker 2000 back in the day. Sadly, it mostly sat on the shelf collecting dust because most techs didn't understand it, including me.

The trick was to realise what shape plot you got for a working component. If you checked a component and got a different shape then you knew the component or one near it was faulty. You were not looking for exact measurements like you would with an oscilloscope or a DMM, just the general shape. Faul…

[image] PerryBebbington: Huntron Trackers (can anyone remember them?) [image] I remember they're aptly named.

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