September 2009
Beginner to intermediate
432 pages
10h 18m
English
Chapter 9
Setting Up Shop and Ensuring Your Safety
In This Chapter
Designing a workspace that works for you
Stockpiling tools and other supplies
Creating a starter kit of electronics components
Realizing that Ohm’s Law also applies to the human body
Avoiding electrocution
Keeping your components from turning into lumps of coal
Finding out about amazing resistors, transistors, and other electronic components is great, but if all you ever do all day is sketch out circuit diagrams and dream about how your cool circuit will manipulate electron flow, you’ll never make anything buzz, beep, or move. You need to start tinkering with real components, adding a little power, and watching your circuits perform. But before you go running out to your local electronics supply house, take time to prepare for this circuit-building stage of your life.
In this chapter, we give you guidelines for setting ...
