LAWS RELATING TO WIRING, TEST, AND OPERATION:

 1.   Any wire cut to length will be too short.

 2.   Milliammeters will be connected across the power source, voltmeters in
      series with it.

 3.   The probability of an error in the schematic is directly proportional
      to the trouble it can cause.

 4.   Identical units tested under identical conditions will not be identical
      on the final test after being buried under other components and wiring.

 5.   A self starting oscillator won't.

 6.   A crystal oscillator will oscillate at the wrong frequency -- if it
      oscillates at all.

 7.   A p-n-p transistor will be found to be an n-p-n.

 8.   A fail-safe circuit will destroy others.

 9.   If a circuit cannot fail, it will.

 10.  A transistor protected by a fast-acting fuse will protect the fuse by
      blowing first.

 11.  Probability of failure of a component is inversely proportional to the
      ease of repair or replacement.

 12.     A KEY RULE OF STARFLEET OPERATIONS:
      Some idiot has left open the number two impulse vent.(Check the position
      of all switches, knobs, and dials before turning on a piece of
      equipment.  Both you and the equipment will live longer.)