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| Lupus2003 |
 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:32 pm |
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I'm still stuck with 1.5v batteries and little 9.0v motors and teeny
light bulbs. All I know how to use is wires, low-voltage batteries,
small motors and bulbs, and resistors. I don't even no how a capacitor
is! I was searching for a forum where some one could explain this
stuff to me. |
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| Rich Webb |
| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:50 pm |
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On 7 Sep 2003 15:32:47 -0700, millermatthew52@engineer.com (Lupus2003)
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Quote: I'm still stuck with 1.5v batteries and little 9.0v motors and teeny
light bulbs. All I know how to use is wires, low-voltage batteries,
small motors and bulbs, and resistors. I don't even no how a capacitor
is! I was searching for a forum where some one could explain this
stuff to me.
It's actually not a terribly bad idea to get one of those
Gazillion'n'One project kits from Radio Shack or similar. Gives you a
place to start and some directed lessons.
You'll need a multimeter but you can find OK ones for $20 and pretty
decent ones for $100. I don't know if they still have it but
www.web-tronics.com recently had a deal where any purchase over $50 they
would throw in a free multimeter. I've got a couple; they're OK.
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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA |
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| Mark |
| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:13 pm |
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In article
<744ec708.0309071432.54be5a0d@posting.google.com>,
millermatthew52@engineer.com says...
Quote: I'm still stuck with 1.5v batteries and little 9.0v motors and teeny
light bulbs. All I know how to use is wires, low-voltage batteries,
small motors and bulbs, and resistors. I don't even no how a capacitor
is! I was searching for a forum where some one could explain this
stuff to me.
Its a bit more than can be generally explained in a forum.
Answering specific questions is one thing, teaching AC/DC
theory is another.
Radio Shack sells a number of books, including beginners.
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Mark
The truth as I perceive it to be.
Your perception may be different.
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| john weirich |
| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:41 pm |
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Go to deja.com and do a search on sci.electronics.beginner newsgroup on
"how to get started". There're a lot of ideas.
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| JeffM |
| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:13 pm |
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Quote: ...All I know how to use is wires, low-voltage batteries,
small motors and bulbs, and resistors.
...a forum where some one could explain this stuff to me.
millermatthew52(Lupus2003)
Quote: ...get one of those Gazillion'n'One project kits from Radio Shack
Gives you a place to start and some directed lessons.
Rich Webb
Yup. Hands-on is a real teacher.
I started with an even simpler basic electricity kit
which, among other things, had a compass and a coil of wire in it
to use as a galvanometer (simpler than a DVM).
This was when RS was still a mom-and-pop operation
and Lafayette & Olsen were common names. |
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| The Captain |
| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:04 pm |
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john weirich <letron_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3f5c087f_3@corp.newsgroups.com>...
Quote: Go to deja.com and do a search on sci.electronics.beginner newsgroup on
"how to get started". There're a lot of ideas.
I was searching for a forum where some one could explain this
stuff to me.
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A book I found, and still find, very useful is Horowitz and Hill's
"the Art of Electronics". Available in softcover from Amazon.
Minimum math, though what there is is well worth working through,
clear explanations, plenty of examples and circuits to build yourself.
One word of warning, some of the suggested circuits aren't as good in
reality as they are on paper, but it can be educational finding our
which.
It would also be useful to download the student version of PSpice so
you can mess around with your circuits before actually investing in
components. Either Schematics.exe or Capture.exe are available as
easy to use front end circuit drawing tools in the same download.
Available from the Cadence web site. Using and understanding PSpice
is an educationin itself.
Good luck and enjoy yourself. |
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