<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv958681854"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069848"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">First think first,</span><span></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698173"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"><br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698174"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">Dave, absolutely bring your microwave.</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698175"><br><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698184"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">Microwave = fan motor</span><span
id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">, turntable motor, control board with display, ( display always a plus), for parts reclamation,</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698206"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"> door micro switches, high voltage power diode, high voltage
capacitor and transformer and metal enclosure suitable <br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698220"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"> for processes involving temperature extremes, hot and cold, not necessarily making use of microwave power.<br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698213"><br><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698221"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698224"><br><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"></span></div><div style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698225"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">Soldering class:</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698230"><span
id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"><br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698176"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">I
checked out 'The Hacktory's website and '</span><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">NYC Resistor' to see how they were handling classes.</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698126"><br><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698127"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">I liked The Hacktory's approach of developing a list of people who're interested in attending, <br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698132"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">and then scheduling a class. In addition their site allowed visitors a chance to suggest classes.</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698135"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">It seems to me this is the point where we're at, it would give us </span><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">a better chance to
plan what resources we'll need.<br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698112"><br><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698113"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">In my opinion, NYC Resistor has a bigger base of participants to draw from and more experience.</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_1326563620698144"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">This link is to their next soldering class,</span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069884"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879"><br></span></div><div id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069887"><span id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069879">http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2614193122/eorg<br></span></div><br> <div class="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069854" id="yiv958681854yui_3_2_0_18_132656362069856" style="font-family:arial,
helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">I think our class would start with some de-soldering, to get accustomed to the iron, <br>followed by assembly of something to take home. I think we need something more than LEDs on a board.<br><br>Tom R.<br><br> </div> </div></div></div></div></body></html>