Archive for August, 2006
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
Soldering Iron
I bought my first soldering iron at the hardware store and it was a total mistake. My second came from a local electronics store and it was alright. Finally, I bought a temperature-controlled iron recommended by Peter Snowberg and that’s what I wish I had bought in the first place.
Monday, August 7th, 2006
Digital Multimeter
The digital multimeter (or DMM) is a must-have. You can buy inexpensive ones from Radio Shack to get started but eventually you will want one with greater ranges and more features. For example, this BK Tool Kit 2704B measures capacitors and transistor HFE. It can measure resistors up to 20M.