{"id":5807,"date":"2015-02-09T09:21:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T17:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2015-09-26T11:10:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T18:10:55","slug":"cool-tools-adafruit-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/cool-tools-adafruit-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Tools: Adafruit Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

SMT\/SMD Resistor and Capacitor Books<\/h3>\n

\"Adafruit<\/a>
\nThis\u00a00805 SMD resistor and capacitor book<\/a>\u00a0is just like the ones sold on eBay<\/a> and just as useful. 0603’s are here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Blank books and pages are here.<\/a><\/p>\n

65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set<\/h3>\n

\"829-00\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This 65 piece ratcheting screwdriver set<\/a> is a bit nicer than comparable offerings from Dealextreme<\/a> and includes bits for many of the obscure screws you are likely to encounter when disassembling all sorts of electronic equipment and devices.<\/p>\n

Bus Pirate<\/h3>\n

\"Bus<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve used the Bus Pirate<\/a> to troubleshoot tricky I2C bus problems and to develop automated testing of complex touchscreen control electronics. This is a small fraction of its capabilities. This is a handy item to have in your electronics toolbox. Has Python support!<\/p>\n

Modular Snap Boxes<\/h3>\n

\"427-00\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These snap boxes are available in several sizes and colors<\/a> (including an ESD safe variant<\/a>) and are great for storing loose components and fasteners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SMT\/SMD Resistor and Capacitor Books This\u00a00805 SMD resistor and capacitor book\u00a0is just like the ones sold on eBay and just as useful. 0603’s are here. Blank books and pages are here. 65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set This 65 piece ratcheting screwdriver set is a bit nicer than comparable offerings from Dealextreme and … Continue reading Cool Tools: Adafruit Edition<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,5],"tags":[198,485],"class_list":["post-5807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-and-resources","category-electronics","tag-adafruit","tag-cool-tools"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/829-00.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pioCd-1vF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5773,"url":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/cool-tools-design-easy-smd-component-kits\/","url_meta":{"origin":5807,"position":0},"title":"Cool Tools: Design Easy SMD Component Kits","author":"Jeff","date":"December 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction Inspired by Kevin Kelly's book Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities, I have set out to document tools that I find particularly interesting or useful, primarily in my work as an electronics hobbyist and professional electrical engineer. 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