2) You can
never have enough paper towels, windex, ScotchBrite, screws,
shunts, ajax, Iso Alcohol, sponges, paper for notes, space, light,
outlets, patience, powerbars, wire, pens, media, test equipment, smarts.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Related to that : Never forget that the best piece of test gear that you own
is your brain. A good brain (== knowing what you're doing) beats any
Unfortunately most of the time I don't have a brain available to use, so a
big box of spares comes in handy. I was working on a bunch of dirty old
systems this weekend and gave wearing a pair of latex gloves a try. Seems
like I got poked less, and no question hands were clean at the end. Real
test is later this week when I do a batch of cleaning with solvents.