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This is my first Blog in over a year so you will probably not see any improvement in my style or deliver from previous attempts. I have a hobby business where I repair or recondition specific parts for various pieces of Dental Operatory Equipment. One…

In the process of salvaging components from circuit boards a lot of perfectly good resistors with short leads are obtained. In this Shop Tips I am going to demonstrate my process for turning some of these resistors into excellent plug in assemblies for…

There are many times, when I am working on an experiment or project using my bread board, that I want to monitor the voltage at different points in the circuit. This usually involves setting up a couple DVMs and running test clips into the proper positions…

While nearly all of my handheld meters have a built in, hinged, panel in the back that can be used as a stand I have never been happy with the stability of these panels. There are several handheld meters, in the shop, that have been designated as "bench…

I have been fighting with the wire that connects my solder iron to its station. It is always in the way. If I have meter leads or test clips on the circuit the solder iron wire drags across them and pulls them loose. It catches on parts and hardware around…

Recently I was working on a bread board circuit provided by jc2048 . One of the things that I find very convenient when wiring up a bread board are short wires with an alligator clip on one end and a bread board pin on the other. I use these cables to…

It has been a while since I did the last Shop Tip Blog. These are blogs about some of the simple things I have discovered that make working in my shop a little easier. Today I realized that I had not mentioned how useful a Lint Roller can be. When I have…

I frequently work on circuit boards from Dental Equipment. Since these circuit boards are often used in wet or humid environments the manufacturers like to coat the boards in a thick layer of epoxy or other hard sealant. Probing these boards has always…

Inspired by the Shop Tips series by jw0752 , I thought it was worthwhile to show some home-made circuit board holders I have recently been using. The aim was to support the circuit boards in an angled position, to make it easier to work them. The solutions…