APPENDIX B

Building the Data Monitor

To properly and safely construct the data monitor, you must possess certain skills and equipment. We’ll summarize these before getting into the construction details.

Skills Needed

image Soldering skills. These should be moderate to advanced. You should have assembled a few kits or projects successfully and have experience in soldering surface mount components.

image Mechanical skills. You do not need any advanced mechanical skills to prepare and build the data monitor’s enclosure.

 Electronics knowledge. Although you ...

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