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2023-03-05 9:35 pm
Hi, my name is Ken , just thought to introduce myself and have at least one post under my belt, LOL, I have two main hobbies, one is coppersmithing, mainly working from sheets of copper, making lanterns and lights , the second hobby is fairly new , about 3 months ago I thought I would learn basic electronics and then try to learn how to wire, solder, making basic projects , so far I am just absorbing what I find interesting on you tube or Google.
I have decided to make the two power supply projects that Steve made , found them both on you tube ,finished the one with a store bought power supply/buck converter, now I'm working on the one with a transformer(linear DC power supply) so I hope you'll forgive my boring very basic questions I'll have .
That's it for now, talk to you all soon.
Ken from Peterborough
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2023-03-06 3:10 am
You are very welcome Ken,
Basic questions are far from boring. We have all been trapped by thinking a simple system is in fact trivial. All Theory involves simplification and "assume flat earth, assume spherical cow" modelling which sometimes the detail IS important. It is always worth revisiting the Elementary Stuff. Let me suggest a great text. It it easy to assimilate. Has enough Maths. It deals with quite siphisticated concepts but in easily digestible style.
2015 Horowitz The Art Of Electronics 3rd Ed Student Manual.
The link I had is now dead. I can search up another copy - I have one on my hard drive?
Feel free to ask any questions - we are happy to help where we can.
BTW Copper work is Cool!!
Cheers ! Mark
2023-03-06 9:35 am
Here is a link to a free 1200+ page downloadable PDF: The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition
SteveG
Mark Bolton reacted
2023-03-06 2:29 pm
Hi Ken, @ddistrbd1..
Indeed electronics is a fascinating subject and a wonderful hobby..albeit, I've been a technician for over 50 years now.. I'm still learning new things, especially the digital world of modern electronics and programming micro processors. There's no such thing as a boring and simplistic question. but as @mark-bolton pointed out, the basics always are the fundamental go-to when trying to decipher electronic circuits and trouble-shooting.
There are many on here with varying skill levels in the art, and are more than willing to share their knowledge with whom ever ask. I wish you good luck with your power supply project, and be sure to observe the safety requirements as most power supplies deal with a high voltage source on the primary side like 120VAC 60 hz (US & Canada), but is 230 VAC 50 hz in Europe and some other countries.
kind regards,
LouisR
LouisR
Mark Bolton reacted
2023-03-06 5:08 pm
Welcome to the forum you will soon find out that this is a great place to learn new stuff.
Here is a link to a free 1200+ page downloadable PDF: The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition
Thanks for sharing this is very handy!
Grtz,
Ray
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2023-03-06 6:18 pm
Thank you all for your warm and genuine welcome, I sincerely appreciate it.
That link sure sounds interesting , thank you for posting it.
Currently I've been keeping myself busy with customizing test leads for my multimeter, I just received a bunch of average quality Banana plugs I need to solder, still waiting for the parts ( for my power supply project) to arrive so I can get going on it.
Ken from Peterborough
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