Top 10
ways To Fail an Experiment
1.
Don't do the Prelaboratory Exercise before coming to the Lab.
2.
Don't show up for lab.
3.
Don't listen to any in-lab instructions from the Lab Demonstrator.
4.
Forget to turn on power.
5.
Forget to wire up a pin, mix up the pin numbers or misread the pin label.
6.
Circuit wiring looks like spaghetti.
7.
Use an incorrect chip.
8.
Use a defective chip.
9.
VCC and GND connection to the IC chip is not done correctly.
10.
Unprepared for the laboratory expriment.
GOOD LUCK!