T.L.E Basic hand tools and equipment

• Examples of soldering tools:

  • Soldering Iron
  • Soldering Tool stand
  • Desoldering Tool
• Splicing Tools:

  • Wire Stripper
  • Long nose plier
  • Side-cutting pliers
• Cutting Tools:

  • Cutter/Utility knife
  • Hacksaw
  • metal files
• Boring Tools:

  • Mini drill
  • Portable electric drill
• Testing Equipment:

  • Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter
  • Oscilloscope
  • Signal Generetor
• Driving tools:

  • Stubby screwdriver
  • Philips screwdriver
  • Screwdriver
  • Precision Screwdriver
• Soldering Iron - Heats up the soldering lead during the soldering process
• Desoldering tool - its primary purpose is to suction and remove excess adhesive that is on the PCB
• PCB stands for: Printed Circuit Board.
• Tool reduce Time and Effort needed for a specific job.
• PPE stands for: Personal protective equipment.
• You should consider the condition and size of the tool that you will be using.
• u must have personal protective equipment before starting your work.
• Before operating any machine, you should equip yourself first with the nature if machine thru manufacturer's manual.
• Soldering Tool Stand a tool which functions as a holder for the soldering iron to prevent accidents and reduce hazards due to the

  involvement of heat.
• wire stripper is a tool used specifically for the fast removal of the

  insulators on a wire.
• long nose plier is a tool used to cut, bend, and hold the lead of an

  electronic component or a connecting wire.
• side-cutting pliers is a tool used to cut wires or strip the insulator from a wire.
• cutter/utility knife is a tool equipped with a thin blade and is used for a variety of purposes.
• hacksaw is a tool used to cut pieces of metal. It has a blade

  attached to a metal frame.
• metal files is a set of hardened steel used to remove fine amounts

  of material to a workpiece.
• mini drill is the drill used to create the smallest holes on a printed

  circuit board
• portable electric drill is the drill used to create holes on the chassis of an assembly.
• Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter is equipment commonly termed as the multitester. used to measure voltage, resistance, and current of electronic components.
• Oscilloscope is a tool used to view signal voltages on a

  two-dimensional graph.
• Signal generator is a device which produces simple wave forms such as analogue waves.
• stubby screwdriver is like a common screwdriver except that its shank is shorter than usual.
• philips screwdriver is used to fasten or loosen screws with a positive slots.
• screwdriver is used to fasten or loosen screws with a negative slot
• precision screwdriver is used to fasten or loosen smaller screws.