wmpwi
Enlightened
Things I\'ve learned the hard way . . .
tvodrd suggested I keep a list and it's a good idea. After only a month, here's a start on mine:
List of things to I've learned (though not necessarily in order)
1. Measure twice, cut once (too important to leave off any list)
2. Bench test everything before installation
3. When soldering, be advised that heat sinks do just that - transmit heat to fingers very efficiently.
4. Everything melts. It helps to know what and when.
5. Smoke is usually a bad thing.
6. Ask first, someone else has already done it wrong before you and someone else has already done it right too
7. There's no such thing as too many tools
8. More power is not always the best answer
9. Half the fun can be in the doing, but that assumes you know what you're doing.
10. What ever it is, always assume it's loaded or plugged in
11. Sometimes it's cheaper and easier to buy the damn thing than it is to fabricate it.
12. Just because it fits doesn't mean it will work
13. The flame that burns twice as bright actually does burn half as long.
14. Just about anything can be fixed if you spend enough.
More to come, unfortunately. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
tvodrd suggested I keep a list and it's a good idea. After only a month, here's a start on mine:
List of things to I've learned (though not necessarily in order)
1. Measure twice, cut once (too important to leave off any list)
2. Bench test everything before installation
3. When soldering, be advised that heat sinks do just that - transmit heat to fingers very efficiently.
4. Everything melts. It helps to know what and when.
5. Smoke is usually a bad thing.
6. Ask first, someone else has already done it wrong before you and someone else has already done it right too
7. There's no such thing as too many tools
8. More power is not always the best answer
9. Half the fun can be in the doing, but that assumes you know what you're doing.
10. What ever it is, always assume it's loaded or plugged in
11. Sometimes it's cheaper and easier to buy the damn thing than it is to fabricate it.
12. Just because it fits doesn't mean it will work
13. The flame that burns twice as bright actually does burn half as long.
14. Just about anything can be fixed if you spend enough.
More to come, unfortunately. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif