me started when i took apart dad's old panasonic Hi Fi. Some credit is deserved as i've managed to keep it in running condition ( tape transports/ dials /meters all working) Its still doing the honours as an amp with his htpc
Was damn scared to try out a soldering iron. heck, i joined Engineering to learn how to use a soldering iron
Did quite a few amp/speaker jobs for friends who wanted their sound cheap and loud, and it was a learning experience for both of us.
I'm usually sober with a soldering iron, except during our final year project, when we had to put in an entire week full of allnighters to get a one month project working in one week
Towards the end , there was stuff all over the floor, and my Soldering iron, translucent white handle , came with a green LED inside , which i modded to blue, was lying on the floor. Must have been quite sleepy when i sat on it. My *** got burnt , and the pressure must have shorted out the LED /wiring in the handle, which went out with a bang and took the house's fuse with it
Quite painful that was....