24 Jun
2012
24 Jun
'12
3:44 p.m.
On Jun 24, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
STEP FOUR:
Learn resistor color codes. Do you know what an ohm is? farad?
"If your car headlight draws 10 amps, how many watts is it?"
Read a few basic electronics books. Used textbooks from the local
community college, perhaps? Maybe even TAKE some of those classes!
"Art of Electronics" by Horowitz is GREAT, but it costs money.
Got relatives who XMAS shop?
I agree that AoE is excellent, but I don't know about expensive;
maybe if you buy it new. It can usually be had for under $10
used from Amazon or elsewhere. You might get an older edition,
but it's not like ohms have changed. The rear 1/3 or so of the
book, which deals with various projects, ICs and all never held
my interest for long enough to read it, but the front 2/3 is
absolutely essential reading for anyone new to electronics.
- Dave