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It's all about the mistakes ... or learning from them.
 
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Edison
 
So, if learning from our mistakes or the mistakes of others, is a hallmark of an intelligent person, it might be interesting (and educational) to hear about some of the things that went wrong in your electronics endeavors, and what was learned.

So, this time, let's share some stories about those things that didn't work as expected, or just laid there and stared back at us, or maybe even generated some sparks and smoke! 
 
 

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How To Succeed At Circuit Design By Learning From These Mistakes
HOW TO SUCCEED AT CIRCUIT DESIGN BY LEARNING FROM THESE MISTAKES
 
Getting better at a craft often requires you to learn from your mistakes. Follow along with this circuit design to see where the problems and pitfalls occurred, so that you can accelerate your learning from someone else's errors.

The PCB Rax system from Bench Werx
REVIEW: THE PBC RAX SYSTEM FROM BENCH WERX
 
Ever need a "third hand" when soldering your circuit boards? Perhaps the PCB Rax system is just what you're looking for. It's an easy-to-use, versatile circuit board holder for board repair, prototyping, and assembly. 
 
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High Performance 12 Watt Audio Amplifier
BUILD A LOW COST, HIGH PERFORMANCE 12 WATT AMPLIFIER FOR EIGHT OHM SPEAKERS     

Since solid-state amplifiers were first designed using early power transistors, a great deal has been done to improve them. Construct this inexpensive amplifier for "clean" listening enjoyment.

iPhone Into A Plant Moisture Meter 
TURN YOUR iPHONE INTO A PLANT MOISTURE SENSOR

Convert an iPhone or iPad into a quadcorder by hanging a HiJack AD converter off of the end, then using techBASIC™ to read it. As a sample project, we're going to build a moisture meter from off-the-shelf parts.

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Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius
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Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius   
10 brand new DIY projects for your RasPi!  
  
Learn How To:
  • Explore the capabilities and features of your Raspberry Pi
  • Display scrolling text and graphics on an RGB LED matrix screen
  • Handle RasPi-to-RasPi communications using MQTT
  • Incorporate interesting software defined radio (SDR) features
  • Build your own super computer from eight RasPi model B+s
  • Make a robotic car from LEGOs and control it with your RasPi
  • Configure the RasPi to control a basic robotic arm through the I2C bus
  • Assemble and program complex 3DOF and 6DOF robotic arms
  • Construct a hi-res point-and-shoot and a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera
  • Engineer a complete infrared video surveillance system using the Pi Noir camera
Raspberry Pi Electronics Projects for the Evil Genius 
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