For his ninth birthday, Tom Mladenov received an electronics kit which sparked his strong interest in electronics. He now spends his time designing and building his own circuits, with projects that include a workbench where he simulates circuits using a program until satisfied with the component values, designs the exterior including button and knob placement, orders parts from a supplier, mounts and wires everything up, and tests his completed builds.

1. My hobby: Electronics
Tom Mladenov
5T-IW

2. Contents
: How I got started
: My workbench
: Projects
: Design
: Building

3. How I got started
or my ninth birthday, I got an
lectronics kit.
ince then I became very
nterested in electronics.
started building and
designing
y own circuits.

4. My workbench

5. Projects

6. Build-process
bilities
gilities
xterior
ost

7. Designing the circuit
With a simulation
program I can
build and simulate
a circuit.
I keep changing
the component-
values until I am
satisfied.

8. Exterior design
I make a drawing of the
exterior and decide
where the knobs and
buttons go.

9. Building
I make a list of
everything I need
and order it from an
electronics supplier.

10. Building
I then make a drill-chart and mark
the holes I need to drill.

11. Wiring
hen all the parts are mounted
n the front plate, everything
ets wired-up with the
lectronics inside.

12. Testing

13. Done !