[Coco] How to solder with older eyes?

[Fred Hicks]

I use this for my soldering work.  It is fantastic.  I just used it to
repair my Heavy Sixer Atari 2600.

https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-EOOKU-Flexible-Adjustable-Gooseneck/dp/B0C5MC6QNW/ref=sr_1_39?crid=1DFN6L40J2C2W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NIYgsNbrM6M0uWDpYnv9qjYZvReDZ2TlY-X9i54imdrKTUBQfJlA0PRhf4Zx_CN7i-0FXilIGjlTRcKVedzyhrE5AKUERb6Cd260z4lSmYx6n_h4ysQ79gZPaByRmppnKUgWRh0tPmocW1sEViz37pQG2sKSQ4BJHrRwwQaeiF6SP0P_noeHJEGxDyKjww3tt0YiZ4DSesnK8RlgzMsxiBbCVCmy5nP48qL33BWZHrgeBP80AsbQIJHWV-B8XfNiERPCBNdM0ot3H5Z9aO1Jy3SfEIP6kW3RaXXkOr_lDWQ.lE0HVIja6MLsCh-N00l7rIUh0dzcIUrvanJfrwWtGTg&dib_tag=se&keywords=holding+hands+magnifying+glass+light&qid=1715881060&sprefix=holding+hands+magnyfing+glass+ligh%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-39

Fred

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 1:34 PM John Mark Mobley via Coco <
coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> I pulled out my soldering iron and before the CoCoFEST! to put together my
> analog phone system emulator.
> I found it hard to see.
> I was hot and sweaty, and I put on my reading glasses as I looked down the
> glasses slipped down.
> I found I needed to learn how to solder all over again with older eyes.
> When I got to the CoCoFEST! I started asking questions about how to solder.
> When you have issue x, how do you solve it? What is your technique? I found
> I could solve it y way, but how do you do it?
> I noticed that some people wear headgear with a magnifier.
> I wanted to know what kind I should buy.
>
> Idea 1:
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VVPRX2M/
>
> Idea 2: (or idea 1 with a case)
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NVTJNRG/
>
> Idea 3:
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QCX8PZR/
>
> Idea 4:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Microscope-Dcorn-Magnification-Soldering-Compatible/d
> p/B08K7FGY9Q/
> <https://www.amazon.com/Microscope-Dcorn-Magnification-Soldering-Compatible/dp/B08K7FGY9Q/>
>
> Idea 5:
> All of the above.
>
> John Mark Mobley
>
>
>
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