Electronics as a hobby

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[QUOTE 4926475, member: 45"]Nand gates. Oh, the memories.[/QUOTE]
I think we designed Nand gates in electronics but no one told me how to plug them into anything practical.

 

[Drago]

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!

Mine runs backwards when the sun is up! I'm sure its not right, but the electricaleryism people don't seem bothered.

How about a Raspberry Pi? Many kits of varying complexity and price for them, and a huge network of boffin users to advise you.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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.

Did it work?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

How about a Raspberry Pi? Many kits of varying complexity and price for them, and a huge network of boffin users to advise you.

He said he's not interested in that Pi nonsense.

Does he take sugar?

 

[Drago]

Only with his Pi.

 

[snorri]

You could start by building a crystal set, start gathering up the components, and by the time you have exhausted your current toilet roll, you'll be ready to go.

 

[accountantpete]

Did it work?

Amazingly yes - for about 10 minutes until something overheated because I had wired it the wrong way around

 

[Tin Pot]

I need a new hobby. Rather than wasting time on here I need to waste time on something else.

Electronics appeals because it's more or less a mystery to me. I mean I can cobble together bird tables from wood, strip engines (once, couldn't be arsed now) do a few other things but have absolutely no idea about electrical/electronic things and how to wield a multimeter.

I don't know where to start though. With a book, with a kit, build something, what? I'd like to build a stereo amp but I suspect I'll need to work up to that. I'm not so interested in things like the Raspberry pi, at least not yet, Id rather begin with understanding circuit diagrams and soldering components and stuff.

So where exactly should I start?

Also someone needs to challenge slomos bid for world domination.

ROBOTS!

 

[tyred]

I built a lot of those Maplin kits and simple AM radio receivers and things in my teens and I am actually qualified in Electronics but haven't really done anything like that in a long time. I recently accepted a challenge from my cousin to repair a 60s record player which I rebuilt with a modern amplifier in the original case but it made me realise I've forgotten almost all of my electronic knowledge and trying to fault-find the original amp (which is the most basic 2 transistor setup possible) really taxed me and I simply couldn't be bothered trying to work out what modern transistors I could use in place of the fried and now obsolete original.

 

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[QUOTE 4926475, member: 45"]Nand gates. Oh, the memories.[/QUOTE]
The TTL Cookbook! Pure porn.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/3024...=9045945&device=c&campaignid=207297426&crdt=0

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Model Railways... proper multi-skilled hobby

 

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Model Railways... proper multi-skilled hobby

You sound like the guy in the Hovis advert.

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[threebikesmcginty]

Amazingly yes - for about 10 minutes until something overheated because I had wired it the wrong way around

 

[classic33]

Model Railways... proper multi-skilled hobby

Tied in with electronics. Automatic signals, working SPAD's, level crossings.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4926700, member: 9609"]I have always wanted a model railway, when my knees pack in and I hang up my bike clips this is going to be it[/QUOTE]
Something like this?
(Came up under a search for small model railways!)