Description of Rework/Troubleshooting Elmer Station

This station will contain facilities and skills for trouble-shooting builders' boards where they have failed one or more tests. Facilities at this station will include ESD protected cookie sheet, Panavise, lamp with magnification, good temperature controlled solder station, hot-air gun, tweezers, and a DMM.

This station will also have the spare parts junk box and (limited) club-supplied connection materials.

The Elmer will be available for consultation at builders' stations, as well.

Resources

Supplies

ItemQtyNotes
Junque box/Spare parts 1 ( resistors, capacitors, LM78L05; 2N3904;2N3906)
9V snap leads6 (spares)
RG-174 coiax 8' 1
stereo cables w/1.8" plug5 (spares)
stereo 1/8" jacks 5 (spares)
flux removal spray/solution1 ()
UNCOATED cookie sheet1 (ESD protection)
ground wire1 (for grounding cookie sheeet)

Tools

ItemQtyNotes
anti static mat w/wrist strap1
Panavise Jr 1
tweezers 1
.032" tip temperature controlled soldering iron 1
hot air gun 1
Magnifying lamp 1

Instruments

ItemQtyNotes
DMM1

Process

No defined process here. Elmer is prepared to react to the exceptions, trouble-shooting requirements, etc.

Build Stages Supported

Any stage.