lutonloony
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I did electronicy stuff for a living for 25 yrs, never had any interest in doing it as a hobby though, very little help as an answer Im afraid
Electronics as a hobby
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accountantpete
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I build my own DAC's and headphone amps having started with absolutely no electrical knowledge.
The best resource is http://www.diyaudio.com/ although some of the threads are older and bigger than CycleChat and you need some experience to interact on there.
I started learning about simple circuits and then about power supplies (which are the biggest worry when starting) then got me a good soldering iron and practised soldering and de-soldering.
Finally I had a think about what to build ( a DAC in my case) and then ordered a £15 kit from China off ebay which is in my opinion the best way to start - you just solder everything to the board, connect some power and hope that you are hearing something.
The best resource is http://www.diyaudio.com/ although some of the threads are older and bigger than CycleChat and you need some experience to interact on there.
I started learning about simple circuits and then about power supplies (which are the biggest worry when starting) then got me a good soldering iron and practised soldering and de-soldering.
Finally I had a think about what to build ( a DAC in my case) and then ordered a £15 kit from China off ebay which is in my opinion the best way to start - you just solder everything to the board, connect some power and hope that you are hearing something.
Bobby Mhor
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Yep, amateur radio is the way to go.
Plenty of stuff to build and experiment with.
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GM7GAX
Accy cyclist
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A bit off topic but i have an electrician friend who'll sort your meter for 50 quid. If interested PM me,but keep it quiet!
OUT >>>>>A bit off topic but i have an electrician friend who'll sort your meter for 50 quid. If interested PM me,but keep it quiet!
That's the kind of thing, I think. For instance something like an e-werk to run off a dynamo costs a £100 but I'm sure with enough knowledge, you could build your own. Baby steps first though.
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Yellow Fang
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I keep thinking it would be cool to make some electronic circuit, but then what do you make? Something that buzzes, something that flashes some LEDs, something that tells you what the temperature is?
classic33
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Bazzer
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YouTube has a number of electronics channels which are informative; Big Clive is my personal favourite, Julian Islet slightly more technical and eev blog more still. Electroboom for information and watching him electrocute himself and Photonicinduction for high voltage and high ampage destruction.
slowmotion
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Big Clive is a genius, , and his “Things to make and do” website is worth a read - http://bigclive.com
Obligatory cycle-related link - his “How to make a police light for your bike” page: http://bigclive.com/cop.htm
His youtube channel is more about deconstruction and tear-down than building things these days.
Including this one - perhaps not for our younger viewers....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDgOGC5Lcc
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I was thinking more along the lines of Electronics For Dummies..........
Bazzer
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Get yourself an arduino, breadboard, some LEDs, switches, resistors and play around. Then progress to designing a small project with a veroboard and a soldering iron plus a whole batch of input/outputs. You can add all sorts of things like wifi or motors or sensors or displays.
Maplins will be your friend.
Maplins will be your friend.
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