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Posted by Micky Savage on September 15, 2008, 12:42 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi Group, If one is a bit thick how do I start in electronics. Micky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Tim Wescott on September 15, 2008, 12:47 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:42:52 +0100, Micky Savage wrote: How thick? It's easier if you're interested from an early age. You really need to play with batteries and motors and light bulbs; this is considered 'normal' if you're 9, and a bit screwy if you're 39 (it's still fun at 39, but you need to have children around to mask the fact that you're doing it for your own entertainment). Build a crystal radio set while there's still AM radio transmitters around. If you're in the US go to Radio Shack and hunt down their little "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks". They want to sell parts, so they give you projects to do. Find one that looks _easy_ first, then go for some big fancy gizmo second (or 20th). Dunno what to say beyond that -- I was experimenting with electricity when I was two years old; my parents didn't get all the scorched outlets replaced until I was in my late teens. -- Tim Wescott Control systems and communications consulting http://www.wescottdesign.com Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott Elsevier/Newnes, http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Chris on September 16, 2008, 6:36 am
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> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:42:52 +0100, Micky Savage wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> > If one is a bit thick how do I start in electronics. >
> > Micky
>
> How thick? > > It's easier if you're interested from an early age. =A0You really need to > play with batteries and motors and light bulbs; this is considered > 'normal' if you're 9, and a bit screwy if you're 39 (it's still fun at > 39, but you need to have children around to mask the fact that you're > doing it for your own entertainment). > > Build a crystal radio set while there's still AM radio transmitters > around. > > If you're in the US go to Radio Shack and hunt down their little > "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks". =A0They want to sell parts, so they give you > projects to do. =A0Find one that looks _easy_ first, then go for some big > fancy gizmo second (or 20th). > > Dunno what to say beyond that -- I was experimenting with electricity > when I was two years old; my parents didn't get all the scorched outlets > replaced until I was in my late teens. > > -- > Tim Wescott > Control systems and communications consultinghttp://www.wescottdesign.com > > Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? > "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott > Elsevier/Newnes,http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html Or even better -- look at the book the author of the "Engineers Mini- Books" wrote for people like us. The author is Forrest M. Mims, and the starter book is "Getting Started in Electronics". Actually, anthing by Mr. Mims is good for newbies in Electronics. This book isn't at Radio Shack -- you'll have to go to Amazon to order it. Cheers Chris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Tim Wescott on September 16, 2008, 12:41 pm
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:36:03 -0700, Chris wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:42:52 +0100, Micky Savage wrote:
>> > Hi Group,
>> > If one is a bit thick how do I start in electronics. >>
>> > Micky
>>
>> How thick? >> >> It's easier if you're interested from an early age. You really need to >> play with batteries and motors and light bulbs; this is considered >> 'normal' if you're 9, and a bit screwy if you're 39 (it's still fun at >> 39, but you need to have children around to mask the fact that you're >> doing it for your own entertainment). >> >> Build a crystal radio set while there's still AM radio transmitters >> around. >> >> If you're in the US go to Radio Shack and hunt down their little >> "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks". They want to sell parts, so they give you >> projects to do. Find one that looks _easy_ first, then go for some big >> fancy gizmo second (or 20th). >> >> Dunno what to say beyond that -- I was experimenting with electricity >> when I was two years old; my parents didn't get all the scorched >> outlets replaced until I was in my late teens. >> >> -- >> Tim Wescott >> Control systems and communications >> consultinghttp://www.wescottdesign.com >> >> Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? >> "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott >> Elsevier/Newnes,http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html >
> Or even better -- look at the book the author of the "Engineers Mini- > Books" wrote for people like us. > > The author is Forrest M. Mims, and the starter book is "Getting Started > in Electronics". Actually, anthing by Mr. Mims is good for newbies in > Electronics. > > This book isn't at Radio Shack -- you'll have to go to Amazon to order > it. > > Cheers > Chris Does he advocate leaving bobby pins around the house for your 2-year old to stick into light sockets, or is he, like, boring? Apparently when I was a toddler I ran around constantly with a screwdriver in my hand; my mission in life was to disassemble things (not to clean up the pieces left scattered around the area, or -- god forbid -- put them back together). I can't remember any of this (probably due to the bobby pins in the light sockets). -- Tim Wescott Control systems and communications consulting http://www.wescottdesign.com Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott Elsevier/Newnes, http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Claude on September 16, 2008, 3:14 pm
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Ah yes! The nostalgia of the old fork in the outlet. It only takes one poke to remember that particular lesson. If only all learning came with such a powerful memory :o) > On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:42:52 +0100, Micky Savage wrote:
> >> Hi Group,
>> If one is a bit thick how do I start in electronics. >> >> >> Micky >
> How thick? > > It's easier if you're interested from an early age. You really need to > play with batteries and motors and light bulbs; this is considered > 'normal' if you're 9, and a bit screwy if you're 39 (it's still fun at > 39, but you need to have children around to mask the fact that you're > doing it for your own entertainment). > > Build a crystal radio set while there's still AM radio transmitters > around. > > If you're in the US go to Radio Shack and hunt down their little > "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks". They want to sell parts, so they give you > projects to do. Find one that looks _easy_ first, then go for some big > fancy gizmo second (or 20th). > > Dunno what to say beyond that -- I was experimenting with electricity > when I was two years old; my parents didn't get all the scorched outlets > replaced until I was in my late teens. > > -- > Tim Wescott > Control systems and communications consulting > http://www.wescottdesign.com > > Need to learn how to apply control theory in your embedded system? > "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" by Tim Wescott > Elsevier/Newnes, http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> If one is a bit thick how do I start in electronics.
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> Micky