> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 01:43:08PM -0500, Josh Koffman wrote:
> > I find the ring light can do an excellent job of washing out any
> > markings on an IC, but if you hit it with light from the side it
> > appears just fine.
>
> I've also found choosing the colour of the light from the side can
> make a big difference.  I keep a few red, green and blue LEDs handy
> with a CR2032 for this purpose.
>
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> On Sun, 29 Nov 2020 at 08:36, James Cameron <.....quozlKILLspam.....laptop.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 01:43:08PM -0500, Josh Koffman wrote:
>>> I find the ring light can do an excellent job of washing out any
>>> markings on an IC, but if you hit it with light from the side it
>>> appears just fine.
>> I've also found choosing the colour of the light from the side can
>> make a big difference.  I keep a few red, green and blue LEDs handy
>> with a CR2032 for this purpose.
>>
>> --
>> James Cameron
>> http://quozl.netrek.org/
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>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
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>> mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist
>>