What Tools are Needed to Work with Electronics

Part of the Video Series How to Build Electronic Circuits

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What Tools are Needed to Work with Electronics
Hello! This is Ross on behalf of the expertvillage.com. What type of tools are needed when you work with electronics? Typically smaller tools sometimes you need the big tools to get in to circuits where they are stored. But you are going to be building your own right and so if you are building your own the thing is that you probably use will be smaller tools. Even making adjustments on the circuit itself like if you have a very variable resistor called the potentiometer you can just go ahead and tune this, this is a jeweler’s type screwdriver that rotates at the top making easy to turn and I have got box wrenches, hack thistle, hack wrenches are great getting in the things, just take out those little screws. Wire strippers are very important this is a device we will use in the solder sections. So look at that to see more. Wire wrap wire, very small gauge great for connecting when you are building you own circuit and soldering from point A to point B to connect components. A pair of needle nose pliers, magnifying glass is great for instance if you got circuit you need to get in and see something on it or looking at or if you have like a break in the connection or something having an magnifying glass, with a built in light on a stand those are great. There is another set of wires, strippers, soldering iron and solder to go with it. Here is a heat sink that you would use when you are soldering. Helping hands does not get much better than having a pair of helping hands you set it up the way you need to. You can hold components in there, it is great for soldering the whole pieces together. It is a valuable tool.

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Expert: Ross Safronoff has an electronics degree. His work experience includes troubleshooting analog and digital circuits and some design work in each of those fields. Read More


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