Essential Electronics:
Parts, Tools and Prototype Supplies
2004 by Eddie Ciletti
Basic Oscilloscope: about $300
Basic Oscillator: about $60
long-nose pliers type-1
long-nose pliers type-2
flush cutters
I prefer these over traditional "diagonal" cutters
uber-basic wire stripper
Weller WLC100 soldering station
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Desoldering tools
Good for undoing hand-wired vacuum tube circuitry
$35 Digial Multimeter
$45 Digital Multimeter
This may not be wide enough for vacuum tube work but is useful for general desoldering
Solder-less Prototype Board
Prototype
Printed Circuit Board
(PCB)
Requires Soldering Skills
Resistance Decade Box
Capacitance Decade Box
Calculate Resistor Values
How 2 read Capacitor Values
Resistor Color Code-1
Resistor Color Code-2
SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS
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