Are you planning to build your electronics lab? I guess you might need little guidance at the start of the project. You need to gather all the information about HOW TO’s.
What are the tools or gadgets you need to build this lab? Are you familiar with all of them? If yes that is great otherwise no worries, we’ll provide you with the 7 must-have tools to set your electronics lab without heavy assistance.
It doesn’t matter what kind of lab you’re building or what type of products are going to be tested and analyzed. Some of the basic tools are necessary to build any lab. These are called standard tools. You must need some specific tools according to your specifications but these are primarily important ones.
Let’s have a look at them one by one:
A Multimeter:
A very basic and important tool to measure AC and DC voltages. It also measures current and resistance. Its precision and accuracy along with its measuring flexibility made it a must-have tool for an electronics lab.
Basically, it is used for troubleshooting the designs and testing prototype circuits but it has a range of multimeter accessories like transistor testing modules, temperature sensor probes, high voltage probes, and probe kits.
An Oscilloscope:
These are also called o scopes or just scopes and are generally used to observe the shape of signals. They give the graphical representation of signals against the X and Y-axis where the axis represents time and voltage respectively.
This is a powerful tool to understand what is going inside the electronic circuit. You can monitor its performance or track down any problems in it.
More advanced versions of oscilloscopes include digital and analog variants to give a more detailed visual representation of many other factors like frequency, pulse width, voltage, and many more.
Soldering Iron:
You must need a tool for assembling so comes the soldering iron. It is a hand tool that melts solder to develop an electrical and physical connection between two surfaces.
For more sensitive tasks, a temperature-controlled soldering station is available.
Its tip is removable and also available in different sizes to perform a wide range of soldering work.
USB Digital Microscope:
A USB digital microscope is an amazing advancement in your toolkit. It is also known as a USB computer microscope.
It works by plugging the microscope in the USB port of the computer. Put the object under the microscope and observe the specimen through your screen instead of an eyepiece.
You know a microscope works with the use of lighting so these also depend on ambient lighting or have an inbuilt illuminator.
All you’ve to do is install a software in your device that is a must for a USB digital microscope to work. Plug it in the computer and touch the specimen slightly with the microscope’s lens. You’ll see a clear and wide view of the specimen on your screen.
You can also focus on the image by moving the lens.
It is undoubtedly an amazing tool to have to build your electronics lab.
Power Supply:
You need the power to test your circuits. It is definitely a must need for an electronics lab. A variable voltage and current power supply works best for a general laboratory.
There are many other tools available. Once you start your work you’ll know what else you need to add in your toolkit for advanced level designing and testing. These are some basic tools that you must have when you start your project.
