Stupid Mistakes

[frenulem - No.5417]

So the other day in electronics class we were doing Op-Amp comparators these things One of these and using a 5k variable resistor, so in some brain fart moment I put the desktop power supply to 15v, instead of 5v, ok cool, now time to setup the DMM and then i see smoke and sparks, and I had managed to melt the resistor and my breadboard and leave the classroom stinking.

So Acidmods, what is the most lack of brain moments you have had with electronics?

[3D0kassiah]

brain farts is what makes skills possible...or was that a brain fart lol
this is a good topic and to the guys who deny it are lying out there   
well one of my many brain farts i was working on an xbox rgh install once and because i didnt wanna clean my work area i placed the xbox board on my lap not knowing my dam belt was exposed and shorted the whole thing out while acquiring the dam cpu key   leaving me with the white magic smoke
will say if your begin a project and  hits the fan from the get go leave it and come back almost a given your gonna mess it up

[robin1989]

I have a few stupid mistakes. One was soldering in the nud and dropping a ball of solder. Boy did it sting.

Another I was working on a project with elwire and using an inverter that stepped the voltage up to 400+volts and during one testing phase after I had finished and went into the project box to tinker I forgot to turn off and disconnect the power get ing a very painful sting luckily it was low amperage otherwise I'd of been fried. It did leave my arms paralysed for a couple of hours.

[frenulem - No.5417]

.........Naked.........solder..........why?

[3D0kassiah]

^^^^lmao
why were you soldering in the nude lol

[zack247]

i cant think of something electronics related right off the bat but i certainly remember something that happened in my welding class..
making a reverse trike.. i didnt double check that everything was welded properly.. rode the thing and the forks went right under me :P my hands were cut up for a few weeks after that..

as for soldering without clothes on.. i dont know either :P

[FOOKz™]

lol i tried to test for voltage on a 480VAC 3-phase system and my meter was set to amps....



goodbye multimeter lol

[Sammy]

I've had ALOT of these, the only one i can think of right now is i was soldering some Leds in my PsP and when i finished i forgot to unplug my soldering iron, 2 days later i found out by laying my hand on my desk right where it was lol i still have a giant scar from it...

[robin1989]

Well I couldn't sleep so got out of bed and did some soldering.

[Rodent]

i didnt wanna clean my work area i  it up

This happens so often you get so tied up with working and you get busy and tied up with stuff been so many times i had the soldering iron plugged in while doing rgh or jtag console along with the hot glue gun ... Yet one wrong move sent the soldering iron flying and hot glue gun some how i managed to catch them with out burning myself or catching anything on fire

Small work areas and messy work areas can cause alot of problems and can be dangerous... I have made many mistakes in my life... electrical , machining etc... You learn faster from your mistakes then anything else... becareful think twice maybe 3 times before doing..

From RDC Signature:

Screwing up is one of the best learning tools, so long as the only thing you're not learning is how to screw up. 

@  Mactastic Mendez   soldering in the nude  all i can say that wont feel good on your testicals if you drop hot solder on them... will be a lesson learned you will never forget.... 

[SethMods]

This one isn't electronics related either, but in my younger days I built a potato gun. It had a flint style lantern lighter, and I made it so that the barrel could be removed for troubleshooting. One specific time the flint had gotten wet so I removed the barrel to troubleshoot. I was trying to light it, but I couldn't tell if there was a spark or anything, so I looked down into the chamber to check. Just then it lit. I didn't burn my skin, but it took weeks for my eyelashes and eyebrows to grow back.

[robin1989]

Rodent a ball of hot solder fell on me

[Rodent]

@ Mac

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tracey]

Not "electronics" related, but I've watched Matt make an attempt at removing a rear view mirror magnet with a chisel ...I laugh everytime I think of that. Just a hair of a tap and CRACK! (I told his goofy butt it was a bad idea)

[3D0kassiah]

Not "electronics" related, but I've watched Matt make an attempt at removing a rear view mirror magnet with a chisel ...I laugh everytime I think of that. Just a hair of a tap and CRACK! (I told his goofy butt it was a bad idea)

dont worry tracey its our whole male ego we turn into tim the tool man taylor
how do you removed the magnet lol

[Anonamous]

dont worry tracey its our whole male ego we turn into tim the tool man taylor
how do you removed the magnet lol

... you get a BIGGER magnet. Well, a stronger one anyway.

[Modded Matt]

lol, its not a magnet its a metal slug with a ridge and shaped like a wedge. the mirror slides over it. this is true with most cars. the slug is epoxied to the glass windshield.  Occasionally the glue fails in this heat. you buy a kit from the auto shop. to glue it back. I glued the damn thing on upside down. So I needed to remove it. I got a very sharp wood chisel out of my tool bag and gave it a pry, it didn't budge, so I gave it a little tap.... Crack 6-8 inches across the top of the passenger side.

[Anonamous]

lol, its not a magnet its a metal slug with a ridge and shaped like a wedge. the mirror slides over it. this is true with most cars. the slug is epoxied to the glass windshield.  Occasionally the glue fails in this heat. you buy a kit from the auto shop. to glue it back. I glued the damn thing on upside down. So I needed to remove it. I got a very sharp wood chisel out of my tool bag and gave it a pry, it didn't budge, so I gave it a little tap.... Crack 6-8 inches across the top of the passenger side.

I find it funnier that you put it on upside down lol. If heat is what made it fail in the first place, then why didn't you just heat it up before attempting to pull it off.

[Rodent]

Not "electronics" related, but I've watched Matt make an attempt at removing a rear view mirror magnet with a chisel ...I laugh everytime I think of that. Just a hair of a tap and CRACK! (I told his goofy butt it was a bad idea)

He should of borrowed your Hair Dryer... lol would of saved tons of money     and would of come right off ...

lol, its not a magnet its a metal slug with a ridge and shaped like a wedge. the mirror slides over it. this is true with most cars. the slug is epoxied to the glass windshield.  Occasionally the glue fails in this heat. you buy a kit from the auto shop. to glue it back. I glued the damn thing on upside down. So I needed to remove it. I got a very sharp wood chisel out of my tool bag and gave it a pry, it didn't budge, so I gave it a little tap.... Crack 6-8 inches across the top of the passenger side.

I totally see the way you were thinking.... and i can image the look on your face when it cracked...lol