Aug
10
By: Large Marge
Posted by Large Marge
not be a negative nelly, but I spent a good two years as an undergrad dealing with circuitry, and as easy as it seems to follow a design layout, some part won't work right or something will get screwed up or not work as planned. Something just always goes wrong, for everyone I've ever met, and unless you can troubleshoot it adequately you'll just have a bunch of junk and be out some money. That usually means a basic knowledge of circuitry. Hell, I've never actually finished a homemade circuit and my projects have never been that ambitious.
That being said, if you're going to do it, do it properly, make sure you have a proper breadboard to build the circuit before you make the pcb, because once it's on the pcb you're SOL if you need to change anything. Make sure you have a decent multimeter, that you know how to soldier competently, and I would seriously recommend getting a copy of the art of electronics and even a basic electronics text.
Just for a perspective, I'm currently a grad student in EE. I'm not trying to scare you off, because it's really cool to get this shit to work, but make sure you've got the tools and parts you need, and I'd reccomend reading and simpler projects first, just to get a feel for it. Tags: Electronics, LED
That being said, if you're going to do it, do it properly, make sure you have a proper breadboard to build the circuit before you make the pcb, because once it's on the pcb you're SOL if you need to change anything. Make sure you have a decent multimeter, that you know how to soldier competently, and I would seriously recommend getting a copy of the art of electronics and even a basic electronics text.
Just for a perspective, I'm currently a grad student in EE. I'm not trying to scare you off, because it's really cool to get this shit to work, but make sure you've got the tools and parts you need, and I'd reccomend reading and simpler projects first, just to get a feel for it. Tags: Electronics, LED
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