Chapter 15
Building Circuits
IN THIS CHAPTER
Probing the depths of a solderless breadboard
Creating a no-fuss, no-muss circuit with a solderless breadboard
Soldering — safely — like the pros
Owning up to and fixing soldering mistakes (like the pros)
Solidifying your circuit relationship with a solder breadboard or a perfboard
Achieving circuit-building nirvana with a custom printed circuit board
You’ve carefully set up your workbench, strategically positioned your shiny new toys — oops! I meant tools — to impress your friends, and shopped around for the best deals on resistors and other components. Now you’re ready to get down to business and build some light-flashing, noisemaking circuits. So how do you transform an unassuming two-dimensional circuit diagram into a real, live, working (maybe even moving) electronic circuit?
In this chapter, I show you various ways to connect electronic ...
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