โฒ 708 โผ What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 806 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough. Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.
[โ] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Electronics repair and projects permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) All I need is a soldering iron.... well of course it needs to be digital! I also need a DMM for troubleshooting, as well an ociliscope. Guess I should also pick up a bench power supply so I don't need to run everything through two leads of the DMM to find the amps. A couple years later Well this is a surface mount issue, I need a reflow heat gun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] uis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Or go back to soldering iron unless it's BGA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "Well I'm already upgrading to a new reflow station, I can prob also upgrade the soldering iron." permalink fedilink source parent [โ] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I have most of this stuff except hot air rework statoon permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) All I need is a soldering iron.... well of course it needs to be digital! I also need a DMM for troubleshooting, as well an ociliscope. Guess I should also pick up a bench power supply so I don't need to run everything through two leads of the DMM to find the amps. A couple years later Well this is a surface mount issue, I need a reflow heat gun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] uis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Or go back to soldering iron unless it's BGA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "Well I'm already upgrading to a new reflow station, I can prob also upgrade the soldering iron." permalink fedilink source parent [โ] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I have most of this stuff except hot air rework statoon permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] uis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Or go back to soldering iron unless it's BGA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "Well I'm already upgrading to a new reflow station, I can prob also upgrade the soldering iron." permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CallMeTHELazer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "Well I'm already upgrading to a new reflow station, I can prob also upgrade the soldering iron." permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago I have most of this stuff except hot air rework statoon permalink fedilink source parent