We had a good stereo microscope at work.
Very cool, adds a whole new dimension to close work.
Was tempted to bring it home with me for a weekend
to look at bugs and leaves.? But it was heavy.
At one point we had a bunch of hybrid modules built,
each had several?of silicon die on a ceramic substrate.
Needed a fix, a couple gold bond wires from die to substrate
had to be moved around.
Using the stereo microscope, a sharp Xacto knife, and no coffee,
found we could cut a bond wire with the knife and mash it into a different
pad on the substrate.? Hardest part was getting the knife into the field
of view while looking through the microscope.
At home here I have a cheap USB microscope.? Works in a pinch but
just ain't the same.
Jerry, KE7ER
