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I am all for Showing the internal workings and build quality or lack of of quality of devices Here So I came across another $750 JBC MSE-A Desoldering Controller For…

I Ran across this JBC JTE-1A C.UNIT JT-TE Hot-Air Rework Station form a Local I just had to Snag it as I want to see what inside. This is what…

Another Xeltek Superpro 5000 Ebay Gamble This Xeltek Superpro 5000 Will Need Hirose Connectors they have Yellowed and are Brittle / Cracked and PSU Serviced. Passes The Basic Test’s I…

The Stray George Luke Attacked! And Cottie Got a Boo Boo She is Healing will have a scar..

The Last official Xeltek Suprpro Software/Device Update was May 19th 2020 about 4 Years Ago. If you would like to Expand the device support The Xeltek SP7000 will operate with…

Another Xeltek Superpro 7000 Programmer For Part From Ebay..  Don’t Work Broken Lets Repair it. Total Cost $106.72 Seller Shipped Fast… Shipped… Seems Sellers is Right next Door to Xeltek…

I needed to check something on the Xeltek Superpro 7500 CPU Board So I Figured I would Do a Quick Mini Teardown. The Xeltek Superpro 7500 is Little more refined…

I Moved this up on my priority list… I am tired of Using a manual plunger to Distribute Solder Flux and Paste I was able to Take a Gamble on…

In Progress: Logical Devices Chip Master 6000 Universal Programmer Teardown This Programmer is made by Advantech and Known as the Labtool-48, or Dataman 48 Dataman 48LV/48XP and a Host of…

The Module For Programming Older Proms Such as the TMS2716 devices +26V and -5V VBB In the Beeprog and Dataman Programmers. Elnec https://www.elnec.com/en/products/programming-adapters/2708_module/ Dataman https://www.dataman.com/module-2708.html Elnec Price is $140 but…