eaglescout526 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Any members on here able to teach me about circuit boards, resistors and capacitors? Or anything out there to help teach me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Start with the language used. Learn the history of the units involved. Meet the men and women named for these units. This helped me with perspective. Some great chapters on electricity. The World of Measurements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torq_Shep Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 All of it depends on what exactly you want to do. Getting a broad understanding of circuits is definitely doable for anyone wanting to learn it. I agree with Ohm though. If you learn the history of the units it makes things so much more interesting. My technical background is data acquisition and electromechanical system integration. All circuits are equally stupid simple and insanely complex depending on the level of understanding you are trying to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thanks guys! I started reading a wikipedia article on resistors the other day. Not a great source but it wont steer you wrong either. Are there any books out there? Maybe something that radioshack offered back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torq_Shep Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I am more of a book learner myself but I sadly do not remember what my EE book was. I don't know what your current understanding is but I have actually had really great experiences with the very cheap coursera courses. You could start with Khan Academy (or similar) EE classes as they usually give a fantastic high level overview. Plus you get like a week or two free so you can try out a few lessons and if it is above or below where you think you are you can just switch to a different course. Plus at the end of the course you get a nifty little certificate =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Sadly my understanding is meh. I’ve watched many YouTube videos on old computers and even a guy who works on vacuum tube stuff but nothing is taught about values and what they are and how they came to be. So I guess more my issue is understanding the components that help drive something like a radio. I’m more looking to try to fix simple stuff like a radio or even the older tachometers for the 84-86 XJ clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I remember when I was a kid my dad would buy me those built it yourself radio kits from radio shack. They were a ton of fun and really helped me learn a lot about general 12c electronics. I remember I ended up building a pretty powerful AM radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I'll check my books for what I had in college. To some point, it is helpful to see things or relate them to water flow or pressure. Far from an expert though. Also, there is the reading of electrical prints. Real fun. I did 15 years in drafting. Not many electrical prints though. Whole different world. I was in Germany being trained on a machine in the late 80's. I was suppose to help translate for our Maintenace, Electrical guy. I'm far from fluent in German. Back then, about clueless in electronics. Technical German, you basically have to know what each technical word is or means. There a bunch of words tacked together. Anyways, our guy knew the electrical symbols and all was well. Also, as ghetdlc320 has suggested, a bread board, some resistors, capacitors, wire etc. and a good volt ohm meter. Try some plans, etc. Sort of what a basic electrical college course does. Might see if there are any Vo-Tech classes in your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokinn Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I've been using Electronics for Dummies. 8 books in 1. Doug Lowe Has exercises you can do too. I've restored and upgraded several vintage preamps, turntables, and speakers using the book for technical understanding and some online tutorials for specific components. Good winter work when it's too cold for working on the Comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I dug out my books. A text book from College, two Radio Shack booklets and a project book from College. PM me your shipping address if you want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 15 hours ago, 75sv1 said: I dug out my books. A text book from College, two Radio Shack booklets and a project book from College. PM me your shipping address if you want them. I spaced this whoops. I’ll shoot you a PM later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 If you want the Radio Shack booklets you must provide your name, address and phone number (for those that remember ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 5/24/2024 at 10:09 PM, fiatslug87 said: If you want the Radio Shack booklets you must provide your name, address and phone number (for those that remember ). You forgot SN#. And Bank Account #s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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