[NTLUG:Discuss] WTH: ( want to hire ) Electronic Hardware Geek ( for TiVo Upgrade )

[Steve Baker]

Greg Edwards wrote:
>
> I've worked with some hardware engineers that would beat you over the 
> head with a 2x4 for that suggestion ;)

...but then, they *are* hardware engineers.  :-)

I'm perfectly serious about that being the way the serious commercial
board manufacturers do it.  I've seen rigs exactly like that used where
I used to work in England.

> I can't solder to save my life but I've watched some real artists at 
> work before.  Solder gun, solder feeder (can't remember the real name), 
> and good light is all they need.  Pop that puppy in, flip the board 
> over, and away they go, smoke and solder chips flying all over the place.

That's true - there are people that can do it - but it's REALLY not easy.

I can solder the old style 40 pin dual-inline chips quite easily - but these
microscopic devices with hundreds of legs are just *impossible*!   You need
a professional.

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