Well, sighted service texhs who man and are heads of their own shops often
have assistants, PC boards must really be tricky then to use and work on
and especially solder from what I've read, but has anyone else done
anything with any success?  Also, when talking to a friend about the Expo
here, he said that when you solder for the crystals after you do I guess
you can pull them in and out then, but I would think that the trick is to
make sure you don't over do it.





On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Brett Winchester wrote:

> I am not sure that being blind would necessarily prohibit working on =
> transmitters.  I would however think that having a second person along =
> would be advisable at least for the mountaintop sites like we have in our =
> area.  that is  just good safety precautions.  While I have done some work =
> on  broadcast transmitters, it has been under direction of the engineer =
> and most of the  work  was not done on live equipment at the time.  That =
> was however when I was much younger and more daring.  I admit to becoming =
> a bit more conservative in my old age.  I currently try whenever possible =
> to stay away from those high rf fields.  By in large most of the broadcast =
> engineers I know today also have a healthy respect for high rf. =20
>
> Thank You!
>
> BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
> http://www.icbvi.state.id.us/brochure/RADIO.HTM=20
>
> READING SERVICES MANAGER
> ICBVI - IDAHO COMMISSION f/t BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED
> P O BOX 83720
> BOISE IDAHO  83720-0012
> 208-334-3220 ext 104 or 103 +7 =3D voice mail non-business hours
> fax  208-334-2963
>
> >>> JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]> 09/26/01 10:25AM >>>
> Is this engineer also blind then?  If so how doew he work on transmitters?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Brett Winchester wrote:
>
> > My broadcast engineer has a cool little pencil he got from Fair radio or =
> =3D
> > something that is about $4.00.  his rationale is that it is cheep enough =
> =3D
> > that if it gets lost or thrown away it is no great loss.  He keeps  =
> these =3D
> > for  field work naturally, keeping the variable heat one for bench work.
> >
> > Thank You!
> >
> > BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> > http://www.icbvi.state.id.us/brochure/RADIO.HTM=3D20=20
> >
> > READING SERVICES MANAGER
> > ICBVI - IDAHO COMMISSION f/t BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED
> > P O BOX 83720
> > BOISE IDAHO  83720-0012
> > 208-334-3220 ext 104 or 103 +7 =3D3D voice mail non-business hours
> > fax  208-334-2963
> >
> > >>> Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> 09/26/01 09:38AM >>>
> > What I use is a weller 8200.  It is a dual heat gun.  Fast heat up and
> > cool down.  I cna't believe what those things cost these days..  Last =
> one
> > I bought was almost $50.00
> >
> > 73s
> > Butch      WA0VJR
> >
>