Excellent quality scope. I have at least 10 scopes (lost count), almost all Tek, and they're the best.
Kit
Wow thats gready, beats my Avo collection hands down
Excellent quality scope. I have at least 10 scopes (lost count), almost all Tek, and they're the best.
Kit
Auto alignment isn't a sure thing. The larger components (tantalums, for example) have to be completely hot and even then it's iffy. I think it depends on how you do it. If I put the boards/parts in a frying pan (usual method), they heat from the bottom and only the pads and solder gets very hot (not the components) so they don't self-align much. If I use a hot air gun and hit the parts from the top down with hot air, they seem to "jump" into place as you would like. This is much more time-consuming and you can even blow the parts off the boards if you're not careful but they look better aligned.
A third method, which is closer to a real factory job, is using a toaster oven. Then, everything gets hot and they will align as best as they can (again, the bigger components are harder to get aligned this way unless it's an IC with a million pins (like a Sabre)). That should work very well.
Ultimately, you and those looking at your thread are the only ones who will know. If it works well, that's the real bottom line.
ps. Where are you getting your Sabre chips? I haven't found much availability unless you're a manufacturer.