How do I wire this transformer?

Hi Ron @zander,

  The frequency range was Hz to MHz ... e.g. few Hz up to  ~100MHz for the broadcast "VHF FM" , 144MHz amateur 2m band, 500-900MHz for "UHF TV" in my school/college years, so the thought of a "chip" costing less than a coffee working in the GHz region is an extension from that time, and the quicker the logic gates can flip, etc, the more critical things like wirelength have become, but most of the basis dates back a long way.

Electronics is one of those subjects that traditional 'teaching' styles seem to struggle with. There almost seems to be 'two types' of electronics ... the "semi-theoretical" side that is taught and the "semi-applied/practical" side that you need to know, to make something work. Of course, this is facetious, vastly oversimplified view, but you are not the first person that has made a similar comment. One such person, in relatively recent times, had only finished their electronics degree course in the previous year, so maybe it is long standing issue that hasn't been solved.

So if you found something interesting or useful, that is great. You might or might not have been taught about in the past, but I doubt if anyone on this forum would claim to remember all of their school and college life.

And if you see something surprising or unlikely .. let me know ... it might be yet another typo or mistake on my part!

Best wishes, Dave

@davee My education was definitely more in the practical side. While I am interested in hearing your explainers, at the end of the day all I want to know is the size of a capacitor to use in this circuit or that. I see Bill do that sort of thing with resistors and capacitors all the time, and if I ever manage to remember and have the time, I will make a 'cheat sheet' for capacitors. I know these things are rules of thumb since I have an app that tells me the accurate size of a resistor to use for LEDs and most are not the values quoted on Bills or other videos.

I find a great deal of what you gentlemen have offered both interesting and useful.  I actually prefer to know the theory so I can calcuclate the practical and not have to keep track of cheatsheets.

Even though I spent most of my life pushing paper behind a desk, my greatest happiness has come from athletic pursuits, making things and fixing things.  Electronics has always been one of my weak suits and I am trying to get better at it now that my athletic days are behind me.  Since Volkswagon introduced electronic fuel injection in 1968, electronics knowledge has become steadily more important for fixing the things I encounter in a broken state.

Maybe I'll sell my car and buy an oscilliscope, or sell my bicycle and buy a nicer one.  But selling my milling machine or one of my lathes or grinders or welders is out of the question.

Thanks again for your help.

@cecil Indeed, Yes, part of the fun of building things, or fixing them, is understanding the theory and fundamentals. It's very difficult to fix something if you don't know why it broke in the first place.

Part of electronics or software is trouble shooting, and a good basics is essential to the learning process.

I spent 49 years learning my trade in Industrial process control & instrument/electrical. The one thing we stressed was how to troubleshoot a system. It's partly a science, and party an art..but it all boils down to learning the basics, and going on from there.. I think your going to do just fine with your current motivation to know..

Good luck with your project, and have fun doing it..that way it's a labor of love and not work!...lol

regards,

LouisR