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Best book to learn DIY electronics from.

post #1 of 10
9/30/11 at 6:59am
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Fellow DIY headfiers, do you have any recommended books to learn basic electronics from?  Nothing too technical, just enough to understand how components (resistors, capacitors, etc..) works, and how to measure and test each.  I found a book, link below.  Just wondering if there are better ones out there. 
 
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post #2 of 10
9/30/11 at 7:07am

Here is an on line tutorial.

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post #3 of 10
10/2/11 at 10:46pm
Electronics for dummies by Shamieh and McComb
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post #4 of 10
10/3/11 at 8:08am

I've been working my way through Make: Electronics by Charles Platt. Everything's well explained in a nice linear manner. Recommended.

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post #5 of 10
10/3/11 at 2:18pm
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bought this one instead. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Electricity-Electronics-5th/dp/0071741356

 

The reviews seem to suggest it is written for newbies, easy to follow and quite comprehensive.

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post #6 of 10
10/3/11 at 4:23pm
Don't forget the US Navy NEETS modules.

Available at a couple of places, here are two:

http://www.tpub.com/neets/

http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/sibert/NEETS/index.htm

These are delivered as PDF files, which, makes them a bit easier for off-line or tablet viewing.
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post #7 of 10
10/9/11 at 1:53am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Paul-Scherz/dp/0071452818

 

Awesome book. Covers everthing you need to get started.

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post #8 of 10
10/9/11 at 9:36am

http://www.amazon.com/Make-Electronics-Discovery-Charles-Platt/dp/0596153740

 

^ it's pretty good, you get hands-on experience too. One of the best book imo :)

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post #9 of 10
10/9/11 at 12:40pm

Does the make electronics one cover a lot of stuff from the basic to reasonably complex things?

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post #10 of 10
10/10/11 at 8:18pm
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Originally Posted by BenAdamson View Post

Does the make electronics one cover a lot of stuff from the basic to reasonably complex things?


Yes, it starts with simple explanations of electricity, voltage and amperage, then works up from there.

 

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