How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Chapter 2

Setting Up Shop: Tools of the Trade

To repair anything, you will need some basic test gear and a suitable place to use it. Because electrons and their energy flows are invisible, test equipment has been around almost as long as human awareness of electricity itself. The right test instruments and hand tools enable you to get inside a product without damaging it, find the trouble, change the bad parts and reassemble the case correctly and safely.

Must-Haves

Electronics work can involve a seemingly unending array of instruments, but you don’t need them all. Some of them are insanely expensive and only rarely useful. Others cost a lot less and find application in almost every circumstance. Some items are absolutely essential, so let’s ...