Chapter 13
Preparing Your Lab 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 applies to humans too
Avoiding electrocution
Keeping your components from turning into lumps of coal
Finding out how resistors, diodes, transistors, and other electronic components work is great, but creating real projects that make things buzz, beep, and go bump in the night is where the real fun is! To get the most out of your journey into the world of electronics, you’d be wise to spend some time getting properly prepared.
In this chapter, I give you guidelines for setting up a little electronics laboratory in your own home. I outline the tools and supplies you need to accomplish circuit-building jobs, and I give you a shopping list of electronic components to ...
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