THE
ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTER’S
MANUAL
by DAVID A, FINDLAY
ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
NEW YORKCopyright, 1959, by the Ziff-Davis Publish-
ing Company. All rights reserved. Thisbook,
or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in
any form, except for the inclusion of brief
quotations in a review, without permission
of the publishers.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 59-15254
Manufactured in the United States of AmericaCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1, Gerrinc Startep 1
4,
Tools 2
Solder and Flux 4
Soldering Technique 5
Screwdrivers 8
Pliers 10
Wire 12
Working with Wires 13
Wiring Techniques 14
Shielded Wiring 16
Hardware 17
. THE Parts YouNeep = 19
Tubes and Transistors 19
Resistors and Capacitors 25
Potentiometers 27
Capacitors 28
Transformers 33
Where to Get Parts 36
. PLANNING AND Maxinc a Cuassis 37
Laying Outthe Chassis 39
Making a Chassis from Scratch 43
Dressing Up a Chassis 48
. Wirtnc THE Circurr 49
Trouble Shooting 51
5. Maxine Printep Circuits 53
Laying Out the Cireuit 53
Cutting Comers 61
Stripping 62
6. Buitpinc a WorKsHop 65,
Apartment Workshop 65,
Full-size Workshop 68
Workbench Tricks 71 -
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