Jan 14, 2009, 07:21 PM
While it's great that you're willing to jump into electronics repair (I do all my own car repair as well and know the benefits of DYI), please take extra time educating yourself about electronic theory and repair. While working on a car, you might drop something heavy on your foot or get a nasty cut or ingest one of numerous poisons contained in the vehicle;
a mistake with electronics can range from shockingly pleasant (if you're into that sort of thing), to burns, to fire, to nasty chemical inhalation, and everyone's favorite: death. Granted, I work on a lot of my own audio gear, but I sure as hell go to my dad first--being the resident expert--and he's rarely shocked himself in the almost 60 years he's been working in the business. But you'd be surprised how easy it can be to do this.
You probably already know all of this, but I just think it's worth mentioning. I know of some unfortunate deaths due to simple grounding issues that were accidentally overlooked. Find yourself a tech you trust to point you in the direction of good learning material.
a mistake with electronics can range from shockingly pleasant (if you're into that sort of thing), to burns, to fire, to nasty chemical inhalation, and everyone's favorite: death. Granted, I work on a lot of my own audio gear, but I sure as hell go to my dad first--being the resident expert--and he's rarely shocked himself in the almost 60 years he's been working in the business. But you'd be surprised how easy it can be to do this.
You probably already know all of this, but I just think it's worth mentioning. I know of some unfortunate deaths due to simple grounding issues that were accidentally overlooked. Find yourself a tech you trust to point you in the direction of good learning material.