How to Build a Bench-Top Power Supply

 by greyhathacker45
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Step 2: The Tools

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These are the standard tools for assembling almost all electronics projects. Not all of these are absolutely necessary, but they make the job a lot easier.

Soldering Iron
Not a soldering gun. Soldering guns make semiconductors cry tears of melted plastic.

Solder
Hot glue doesn't count. I've seen it. No joke.

Multimeter

Wire strippers

Pliers

Side-cutters

Solder-sucker
Not required if you don't think you're going to make mistakes.

Small flat-headed screwdriver
To tighten the screws on the terminal strip.

Helping hands
These are those funky things that hold stuff while you're soldering. These are useful for way more than electronics.

Solid core wire
You need this to create the traces. It must be solid core!
 
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ERCCRE123 says: Feb 28, 2009. 4:44 PM
"Soldering guns make semiconductors cry tears of melted plastic." LOL
vaati in reply to ERCCRE123Mar 14, 2009. 9:07 PM
Are soldering guns really *that* bad...?
ERCCRE123 in reply to vaatiMar 15, 2009. 2:53 PM
they destroy a lot of components due to heat and lift copper pads so, yes, soldering guns are that bad
etotheo in reply to ERCCRE123Nov 9, 2009. 6:49 PM
I've just learned this lesson the hard way :(

On the bright side, I went out and got a new soldering iron :)
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