/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1686804
>LED magnifying glasses
yes. personally I repurposed a 1970s-era sewing lamp and put 6W worth of LED beans in it. when you start to move away from the large-print THT components for the elderly, a microscope is essential, be it a shitty USB video microscope or a large-working-distance double-boom binocular microscope
>wire/pcb holders
correct. pace Murphy, you will eventually need one more hand than you have. hemostats > alligator clips
>solder fumes will always blow in the direction of your face
take a page from snipers, exhale slowly toward the work as you melt. it also steadies the hands
>double-check heat shrink
yes, ditto connector shells
>heat shrink on clamps to avoid injuring wires
sometimes necessary, but connectors are also very helpful. so is polyimide tape. use only solid metal clamps for bending leads, ideally with rounded jaws, to absorb all shock and stress to the component body seal rather than just reducing it
you have enough basic sense to go far in the hobby. Asian father tentatively approves

>>1686886
it's a correct interpretation of the context, autie
>doesn't warrant insults
yes it does. this is a low-bullshit general and we prefer to keep it that way. bleach-ammonia crystals go to >>>/b/

>>1686895
zero-voltage switching and dimming are incompatible unless you really like flicker. that's good enough to "dim" most heater applications, not good enough to dim a lamp
look for documentation. those modules usually have PDF schematics available for only the cost of a little web research