Goo place to learn about schematics?

Kernelpan1c

I need a good tutorial or guide to explain how to read schematics. I started stampworks, and cannot get past ex 13. Help would be appreciated ! Thanks.

Chris Savage

Moving this thread to the correct forum.

SRLM

I think this is one of those questions where you should help yourself: try doing a web search for "How to read schematic"...

RobotWorkshop

This book looks like it would cover the basics:

http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Reading-Schematics-Second-Edition/dp/0830676325

Microcontrolled

If you want a book, I can recommend Forrest Mims Electronic Formulas, Symbols, and Circuits in the Engineer's Mini Notebook series. Heres a link: http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Formulas-Symbols-Circuits-Forrest/dp/0945053304/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351112231&sr=8-1&keywords=Electronic+Formulas%2C+Symbols+%26+Circuits

ElectricAye

RobotWorkshop wrote: »

This book looks like it would cover the basics:

http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Reading-Schematics-Second-Edition/dp/0830676325

Here's the same book, used, but the $4 price tag includes free shipping if you're in the USA.

http://www.betterworldbooks.com/9780830615360-id-9780830615360.aspx

LoopyByteloose

If you want to learn about schematics, just be sure that you can sort out the differences between how the Europeans draw them and how the Americans do so.

After WWII, everything was very standardized, at least in the USA. I think this was mostly because we were using tubes and everything required a repair manual with complete schematics. But over the years and with CAD, styles have become more divergent.

Some good old reliable references are the "ARRL Handbook" and NEETS Electronics Course.
http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Handbook-2012-Hardcover-Edition/
http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/sibert/NEETS/index.htm

But I worry a bit that the new ARRL Handbooks just are not as educational as the old ones, and NEETS is a bit old. The ARRL may have a study course that helps or you can try your public library for old editions.

Chris Savage

I will second the reply on Forest Mims books...if you can find one of his they're what got me started and many find them extremely useful for getting started.