This Lesson is for advanced students. In this lesson, you’re going to start building some more complicated circuits. Also, you’ll do it by soldering components to a printed circuit board (PCB). A PCB is basically a pieced of fiberglass with the “wires” stuck to the surface as flat pieces of copper. It makes it way easier to build a circuit that even using breadboards… As long as you have the PCB for it (like if you buy a kit). Making your own PCB’s is an involved process – it’s a lot of work to make one of them, but once you make one, it’s pretty easy to have 10 or 10,000 made. This is why they are used in nearly every electronic device you own these days.
In the videos for these experiments, you’ll learn how to solder. But I just want to mention again how important it is to be super careful with a soldering iron. I mean think about it. It’s a sharp, pointy tool that’s about 700 degrees F (350 C). It can instantly cause severe burns and even catch things on fire.
In the videos for these experiments, you’ll learn how to solder. But I just want to mention again how important it is to be super careful with a soldering iron. I mean think about it. It’s a sharp, pointy tool that’s about 700 degrees F (350 C). It can instantly cause severe burns and even catch things on fire.
