Comments on: Electronics Project Center – Part 1

By: waynedavisband

waynedavisband — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:50:54 +0000

great work I have been trying to learn electronics on my own for some time now and have finaly started using 555 timer circuits and npn and pnp transistors as well as other basic circuit components thanks for the vids keep em coming

By: magidavid

magidavid — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:39:22 +0000

You’re welcome, I just hope this was useful to you.

By: davzik0

davzik0 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:08:53 +0000

Where do you recommend i start to lean electronics? Really would love to understand all the stuff you say lol

By: magidavid

magidavid — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:48 +0000

Get a book on the basics and start reading. You can pick up almost everything you need from Radio Shack to start experimenting. Or, if you have the option, take a class.

By: nockturnal13

nockturnal13 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:12 +0000

what book or books do you reccomend to start out with ? im as beginner as a beginner can get but fascinated about this stuff

By: magidavid

magidavid — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:25:43 +0000

Get a beginner’s book and start there. Just about everything you need in the beginning can be found at Radio Shack.

By: patrickikis

patrickikis — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:54:24 +0000

I like your counter circuit. I had to make one to interface with my controller board, but I only have a 2-inch by 1. 5-inch PCB. I don’t have the patience to wait for the proper materials if I can improvise. I had to make every solder connection from the bottom of the PCB using wire-wrap wire. I literally had to use hot glue to make sure no connections broke, as the wire wrap wire is easily broken. Long story short, smallest TTL 2-decimal counter ever! Great video!

By: magidavid

magidavid — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:15:26 +0000

Cool, got a video about it?

Radio Shack is a good source for PC boards at a reasonable price. Though, some of the nicer ones they stopped making years ago. Now, only the most popular ones are manufactured.

Wire-wrapping has its advantages, but if you have a lot of connections, tracking down a problem can be a nightmare!

By: patrickikis

patrickikis — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:11:16 +0000

Yeah, I actually much prefer wire-wrapping, but in this case, it was a pain in the ass because I wasn’t actually wire wrapping, but rather using wire-wrap wire to make solder connections from the bottom of the PCB, which was very small. It was so brittle that I used hot glue on the solder side of the PCB, and made any necessary changes to errors by making new connections from the top.

By: davidbball13

davidbball13 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:44:59 +0000

you can make it a lot lot smaller with just a 555 for a clock and a 4026 decade and decoder to count them