On Wednesday 02 June 2004 16:20, William Chops Westfield wrote: > I'd vote for a desktop power supply (CCCV, with meters.) Scope after > that, if you have the money. If you're cheap, get at least one > additional multimeter (need not be a "nice" one.) assuming you already > have a collection of solderless breadboards... Whatever you get, don't forget the secondhand market. You can get some excellent prices on eBay, for example. I know this sounds like an advert. I'm not affiliated with eBay. :-) Jake. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.