Its been a long time since I've used a magnifying glass to fry ants . . . never thought the skill had a robotics use. The site says it takes about 30 seconds, so definitely not efficient . . . but cheaper than a soldering iron.
http://www.robotroom.com/Solar-Soldering.htmlNow if a company made a laser soldering station, and not expensive like those $3k infrared types, that'd be great
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