THE ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTER’S MANUAL by DAVID A, FINDLAY ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORKCopyright, 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 AmericaCONTENTS 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 - iti