LAWS RELATING TO ASSEMBLY:


 1.   If a project requires n components, there will be n-1 components
      available.

 2.   Interchangeable parts won't.

 3.   Components that must not and cannot be assembled improperly will be.

 4.   The most delicate component will be dropped.

 5.   The construction and operation manual will be discarded with the
      packing material.  The garbage truck will have picked it up
      five minutes before the mad dash to the rubbish can.

 6.   The necessity of making a major design change increases as the
      assembly and wiring of the unit approach completion.

 7.   THE LAW OF SELECTIVE GRAVITATION:
      A dropped tool will land where it will do the most damage.

 8.   A component selected at random from a group having a 99% reliability
      will be a member of the 1% group.

 9.   Tolerances will accumulate unidirectionally toward maximum difficulty
      of assembly.

 10.  The availability of a component is inversely proportional to the need
      for that component.

 11.  If a particular resistance is needed, that value will not be available.
      Furthermore, it cannot be developed with any series or parallel
      combination.

 12.  After an instrument has been assembled, extra components will be found
      on the bench.