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SUITABILITY OF MATERIAL PRESENTED: Use of the information presented here is AT YOUR OWN RISK. This information is for reference only, and there is ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEE, implied or otherwise as to the accuracy, safety, or suitability of the information presented herein, for any purpose whatsoever.

SCOPE: This is a description of how I built my controller. Detailed descriptions of the techniques and skills required to implement them are not within the scope of this document:

• Above all: SAFETY. Not just electrical safety, but the safe use of the techniques described on this website.
• Circuit board etching techniques
• Use of power and hand tools
• Safe handling of potentially lethal voltages and power levels
• Other information and techniques which are common knowledge, and easily learned from libraries, instructors, or the WWW

PERSISTENCE: This website is a living document, not static. The information presented here may change at any time.

In short, be a grown-up, have some personal responsibility, and think before you do anything. There isn't anything here that is difficult for someone with an average mechanical / technical aptitude, so long as caution is excercized.