ELECTRONIC, INFOMATION

Plan your project out on paper, noting down all parts required, where those parts may be obtained and if possible the price of each part. Be sure that you can get all the parts necessary before starting the project. It is very annoying when you spend $30 on parts only to find that you can't get a specific IC. If none are present, write down the steps to take when assembling the project. Look over the steps three times to make sure you are working in a logical order. Remember that smaller parts are to be soldered/bolted/etc. before larger parts, unless there is an obvious reason to follow a different order. Flow charts can also help.