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5. Wash your hands after you finish work for the day or before eating or drinking.
6. Quit working for the day if you become tired or inattentive.
7.
Never connect the Ground Header or any antenna connector or any part of the
Shortwave Daddy radio to a mains ground (outlet plug ground) or mains line
connection (outlet plug ―hot‖ terminal—110Volts) or the mains neutral terminal.
Connection to a mains ground or mains line connection or the mains
neutral connection may result in a serious electrical shock to the user
which can cause serious bodily injury or death.
Take a Leisurely Pace
One of the enjoyable aspects of building electronics projects is the leisurely pace that
can be taken to build a project. We highly recommend that you take this approach in
building the Shortwave Daddy. A much better final project will result if you spread the
work over several days or nights.
If you find yourself becoming tired or inattentive, quit for the night (or day).
Take Time to Learn How to Solder (If you need to)
Unfortunately, we can’t include a tutorial on how to solder. However, there are
many resources on the internet that will teach you everything you need to be able to
competently build the Shortwave Daddy.
We recommend that you Google ―How to solder through-hole components‖ and also
study the many YouTube videos on through-hole soldering.
Also, we further recommend that you practice your soldering skills on perforated
copper clad board prototyping board (available at Radio Shack and other electronics
retailers) before attempting to build this kit.
