[hpsdr] Replacement part - finding

[AA8K73 GMail]

Before I start soldering an SMT project, I spread a white bath 
towel on the bench first and I vacuum the floor around the bench.

If you lay a flashlight/torch on the floor it can help find a 
tiny fallen item.

Mike - AA8K


On 01/04/2014 10:14 AM, KQ8M wrote:
> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
>
> I have been asked by a gentleman to build an HPSDR PennyWhistle
> kit. In the process of building the kit I had one of the 1k SMD
> resistors decide to take flight. I build projects inside of a
> pan with high sides which prevents the parts for deciding to
> leave when I am hot air soldering but when they decide to take a
> high angle trajectory they escape never to be located again.
>