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I have been interested in build a couple electric devices for sometime, but never could find a way to learn. Is there anywhere on the almighty internet that I can learn?
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Is there anywhere on the almighty internet that I can learn?
It rather depends from where you're starting. If right at the bottom, then probably not. Your best bet would be to buy an 'EE projects' kit with switch and buzzer, add a cheap multimeter, and play for a bit.
If you already know Ohm's law and what a capacitor does, then you're flying. The good news is, yes there is. The bad news is, it's not always easy to find. Hitting Google in a random way brings up a lot of chaff with the wheat. Adding 'tutorial' to the search terms can help.
Start with our Wiki. It's a bit sparse, but what there is there is good (we could usefully add links to education!) Then trawl through our members and look at the websites they have. Many document builds they've done. While the forums do contain technical discussions, they are buried in much chat, so mining that lot is probably not a good option. Wikipedia, while it's good on maths and geography, I've often come away dissapointed after looking into a physics area.
Depending on what you want to start with, many manufacturers provide app notes or app sections in their datasheets, check out International Rectifier and Maxim for switchmode applications which will cover quite a few bases.
Once you know which end of a soldering iron to hold and can ask more specific questions, then ask here. Noobs are rarely savaged.
If you have a good base knowledge, type in neets in the search for the wiki, methodically working my way through those books myself at the moment. Not much about Electronics that isn't covered.
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