re paia fatman

[John Speth]

At 05:30 PM 2/28/97 +0100, you wrote:
>
>	I guess it depends on how much electronic construction you have
>	done. The kit goes together well but there are a lot of wires
>	between the circuit board and the front panel. The manual gives
>	good instruction on putting the thing together as well as basic
>	construction tips. The one place I think it lacks is again with
>	the front panel wiring. I recommend you label each wire at both 
>	ends. I managed to swap 2 leads over and it was easy to spot the
>	mistake once I realised there was a problem. It would probably
>	be a good idea to build something less complex, but if you feel
>	up to building the fatman go for it.

You know, I invested $6 in a set of hundreds of wire markers from my local
electronics surplus store.  I haven't regretted the 'investment'.  The
little time it takes to mark your wires can save you plenty in headaches,
blown parts, etc. later.  Whats more, it forces you to give a little
attention to wiring details that you might not have given otherwise.  Of
course color coding the wiring helps too but whaddya do when you run out of
colors?

John Speth (johns at oei.com)
Object Engineering, Inc.
Vancouver, WA