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What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to learn the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it. Thanks in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much space. — Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both
at once. RAH
 
Ok, kind of what I figured. I get basic electronics, I would just like to
read a book to better pound it into my head. Thanks for all the info, Ill
check my library tomorrow.

"Mike" <no_spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9qKdnU2bXtha9lTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
It has been my experience that some books are great in some areas, and
others great in other areas. I would recommend starting out with a book
starts out with the concept of matter and energy, which most should. Most
books should then go into explaining circuit theory (series/parallel
circuits, ohm's law, kirchoff's law, thevenin's equivalency theorem,
norton's theorem, etc.). All of this is important in understanding
circuits
when you're faced with a schematic and need to figure out values at
certain
points. I would probably stay away from the Navy books since they tend to
pack a lot of detail, which has required me to go to another book for an
explanation.

I purchased the "Art of Electronics" and should be receiving it in a few
days. I'll let you know how that book is, but the general consensus in
this
group about the book is highly positive.

A visit to your local library would be a good first start.

Hope that helps.
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32shrvF3reui3U1@individual.net...
What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to learn
the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it.
Thanks
in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much space. -
Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both
at once. RAH
Click to expand...
 
It has been my experience that some books are great in some areas, and
others great in other areas. I would recommend starting out with a book
starts out with the concept of matter and energy, which most should. Most
books should then go into explaining circuit theory (series/parallel
circuits, ohm's law, kirchoff's law, thevenin's equivalency theorem,
norton's theorem, etc.). All of this is important in understanding circuits
when you're faced with a schematic and need to figure out values at certain
points. I would probably stay away from the Navy books since they tend to
pack a lot of detail, which has required me to go to another book for an
explanation.

I purchased the "Art of Electronics" and should be receiving it in a few
days. I'll let you know how that book is, but the general consensus in this
group about the book is highly positive.

A visit to your local library would be a good first start.

Hope that helps.
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32shrvF3reui3U1@individual.net...
What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to learn the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it. Thanks
in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much space. — Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both
at once. RAH
Click to expand...
 
"Mike" <no_spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9qKdnU2bXtha9lTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
It has been my experience that some books are great in some areas, and
others great in other areas. I would recommend starting out with a book
starts out with the concept of matter and energy, which most should. Most
books should then go into explaining circuit theory (series/parallel
circuits, ohm's law, kirchoff's law, thevenin's equivalency theorem,
norton's theorem, etc.). All of this is important in understanding
circuits
when you're faced with a schematic and need to figure out values at
certain
points. I would probably stay away from the Navy books since they tend to
pack a lot of detail, which has required me to go to another book for an
explanation.

I purchased the "Art of Electronics" and should be receiving it in a few
days. I'll let you know how that book is, but the general consensus in
this
group about the book is highly positive.
Click to expand...
I read somewhere that the info in that book is a little outdated. Is it too
outdated to spend $75 on?

A visit to your local library would be a good first start.

Hope that helps.
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32shrvF3reui3U1@individual.net...
What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to learn
the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it.
Thanks
in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much space. -
Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both
at once. RAH
Click to expand...
 
The second edition is from 1989. I went into B&N to preview the book before
I thought about purchasing it online. The geek that I am, I found the book
pretty impressive -- far more impressive than any books I've read thus far.
Still haven't received my book yet, though. The publisher of the book has a
website for this book: http://www.artofelectronics.com/

Sometimes books are rated on their material and how well they cover it. I'm
sure the book doesn't cover every aspect of electronics, but I don't know
enough about it yet to comment fully. Perhaps someone else in the group can
give more advice on the book.

Cheers,
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32v14uF3qmfpaU1@individual.net...
"Mike" <no_spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9qKdnU2bXtha9lTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
It has been my experience that some books are great in some areas, and
others great in other areas. I would recommend starting out with a book
starts out with the concept of matter and energy, which most should.
Most
books should then go into explaining circuit theory (series/parallel
circuits, ohm's law, kirchoff's law, thevenin's equivalency theorem,
norton's theorem, etc.). All of this is important in understanding
circuits
when you're faced with a schematic and need to figure out values at
certain
points. I would probably stay away from the Navy books since they tend
to
pack a lot of detail, which has required me to go to another book for an
explanation.

I purchased the "Art of Electronics" and should be receiving it in a few
days. I'll let you know how that book is, but the general consensus in
this
group about the book is highly positive.

I read somewhere that the info in that book is a little outdated. Is it
too
outdated to spend $75 on?


A visit to your local library would be a good first start.

Hope that helps.
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32shrvF3reui3U1@individual.net...
What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to learn
the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it.
Thanks
in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much space. -
Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having
both
at once. RAH
Click to expand...
 
I like "Art of Electronics" quite a bit.

I also like Bob Pease's book on "Troubleshooting Analog Electronics". It has
quite a bit of real life details about components and troubleshooting
techniques. I've got the original one. Looks like he's updated it and
included the "Electronic Workbench" simulator with it.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0750699493/002-6560505-7638459?v=glance


"Mike" <no_spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K8SdnaETebYWU1fcRVn-2w@comcast.com...
The second edition is from 1989. I went into B&N to preview the book
before
I thought about purchasing it online. The geek that I am, I found the book
pretty impressive -- far more impressive than any books I've read thus
far.
Still haven't received my book yet, though. The publisher of the book has
a
website for this book: http://www.artofelectronics.com/

Sometimes books are rated on their material and how well they cover it.
I'm
sure the book doesn't cover every aspect of electronics, but I don't know
enough about it yet to comment fully. Perhaps someone else in the group
can
give more advice on the book.

Cheers,
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32v14uF3qmfpaU1@individual.net...

"Mike" <no_spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9qKdnU2bXtha9lTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
It has been my experience that some books are great in some areas, and
others great in other areas. I would recommend starting out with a
book
starts out with the concept of matter and energy, which most should.
Most
books should then go into explaining circuit theory (series/parallel
circuits, ohm's law, kirchoff's law, thevenin's equivalency theorem,
norton's theorem, etc.). All of this is important in understanding
circuits
when you're faced with a schematic and need to figure out values at
certain
points. I would probably stay away from the Navy books since they tend
to
pack a lot of detail, which has required me to go to another book for
an
explanation.

I purchased the "Art of Electronics" and should be receiving it in a
few
days. I'll let you know how that book is, but the general consensus in
this
group about the book is highly positive.

I read somewhere that the info in that book is a little outdated. Is it
too
outdated to spend $75 on?


A visit to your local library would be a good first start.

Hope that helps.
Mike

"John Comma Smith" <JCSforindependence@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:32shrvF3reui3U1@individual.net...
What would be a good book to read and or a good site to go to to
learn
the
basics of electronics all the way up to the designing of circuits?
Preferable in a little more down to earth way of talking about it.
Thanks
in
advance.

--
If you're not living on the edge...you are taking up too much
space. -
Ted
Valliere

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having
both
at once. RAH
Click to expand...
 
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