- The Tools You'll Need -

To create the projects in "Hacking Videogame Consoles" you'll generally need to have the following tools available:

           Electrical:

• Soldering Iron - Pencil type (15 watt)

• De-soldering Iron

• Hot glue gun (Small "mini" type is best)

• Electric drill and several sizes of small (1/4" and under) bits

• Multimeter for testing circuits (digital or analog - digital is best)

           Hand tools:

• Tweezers or thin needle-nose pliers (tweezers are better, and cheaper!)

• Wire strippers

• Standard cutters

• X-Acto knives (small or large type)

• Various screwdrivers

• Pliers - fairly large, tough pair (for bending thin aluminum and cracking apart circuit boards)

           Miscellaneous:

• Superglue

• Sandpaper

• Velcro

• Electric tape

• Scotch tape

           Computer:

• Computer capable of loading and printing either PDF or WMF files. (Mac or PC)

• B&W (or color) printer that prints documents/graphics at their actual original size (most modern printers are fine, just check scaling and margin settings)

• Connection to web to download support files and templates (if you're reading this you're probably OK on that one :)

The book contains detailed instructions as to the use and purpose of each tool. This list is intended as a basic overview, as the actual tools used in each project may vary. 

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