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DC power and circuit basics (looking for resources)

silverbacksilverback Posts: 40
edited 2010-01-29 16:52 in General Discussion
Greetings,

·I am looking for some good resources for the basics of dc power and circuit building: website or books (anything) that will help fill in some gaps in my understanding: regarding resistors, capacitors, and nifty things like that.

I know it is a extremely broad scope of study so feel free to list anything that you have found to be indispensable in your experience.

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  • iDaveiDave Posts: 252
    edited 2010-01-29 03:14
    These links are stellar:

    www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/

    www.allaboutcircuits.com/

    www.tpub.com/neets/

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  • AJMAJM Posts: 171
    edited 2010-01-29 03:15
    The Art of Electronics

    This books purchase was 'suggested' for one of my classes in college. I still use it to this day
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2010-01-29 08:17
    Bar none, the most useful electronics book I have ever used is my worn yellow 1982 copy of Forest Mims' Engineer's Notebook II, which I·bought from Radio Shack in 1982. It clearly explains electronics and integrated circuits on a practical hobbyist level like no other book in 100% hand-drawn and lettered format. XLNT just to peruse to give you circuit ideas. I still treasure my copy and use it weekly. A few chips are obsolete, but the book is incredibly useful. If you don't have it, GET IT! This is the full-size book, NOT the mini versions, which are much smaller and more specialized.

    Used copies can be had off of Amazon, Ebay or Half.com for $10, and worth every penny. You may find some listed for over $100.

    Here's a slightly newer version than mine, with viewable sample pages :

    http://www.amazon.com/Forrest-Mims-Engineers-Notebook/dp/1878707035/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264752825&sr=8-5

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  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2010-01-29 16:52
    Apart from The Art of Electronics, the ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs is worth getting.

    Leon

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