Electronics

Master the Art of Electronics Repair

In this hands-on guide, a lifelong electronics repair guru shares his tested techniques and invaluable insights. How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic shows you how to repair and extend the life of all kinds of solid-state devices, from modern digital gadgetry to cherished analog products of yesteryear.

You'll start by selecting the tools and test equipment you'll need and setting up your workbench. Then, you'll get familiar with components and how they form circuits, stages, and sections of a device. Next, you'll learn how to take a product apart, figure out what's wrong with it, replace components, and reassemble it. Real-world case studies help clarify the topics covered. Tips and tricks for specific devices, such as optical disc players, computers, and video recorders, are also included in this practical resource.

• Set up a workbench and equip it with tools and test instruments
• Ensure personal safety and avoid electrical and physical damage to devices
• Understand electrical units, circuits, and signals
• Use test equipment, including a digital multimeter, signal generator, frequency counter, and an oscilloscope
• Repair circuit boards and replace parts
• Work with components, from capacitors and ICs to transistors and zeners
• Learn to read block, schematic, and pictorial diagrams
• Disassemble devices and identify sections and stages
• Troubleshoot and diagnose to the component level
• Perform reverse-order reassembly

Up-to-date, easy-to-follow coverage of electricity and electronics

In Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Fifth Edition, a master teacher provides step-by-step lessons in electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications. Detailed illustrations, practical examples, and hundreds of test questions make it easy to learn the material quickly. This fully revised resource starts with the basics and takes you through advanced applications, such as communications systems and robotics. Solve current-voltage-resistance-impedance problems, make power calculations, optimize system performance, and prepare for licensing exams with help from this hands-on guide.

Updated for the latest technological trends:

• Wireless systems
• Fiber Optics
• Lasers
• Space Communications
  
• Mechatronics

Comprehensive coverage includes:
Direct-Current Circuit Basics and Analysis * Resistors * Cells and Batteries * Magnetism * Inductance * Capacitance * Phase * Inductive and Capacitive Reactance * Impedance and Admittance * Alternating-Current Circuit Analysis, Power, and Resonance * Transformers and Impedance Matching * Semiconductors * Diode Applications * Power Supplies * Bipolar and Field-Effect Transistors * Amplifiers and Oscillators * Digital and Computer Basics * Antennas for RF Communications * Integrated Circuits * Electron Tubes * Transducers, Sensors, Location, and Navigation * Acoustics and Audio Fundamentals * Advanced Communications Systems

Make Great Stuff!
TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

"This is teaching at its best!"

--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron (Booklocker.com)

"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also love the sense of humor. It's very good at disarming the fear. And it's gorgeous. I'll be recommending this book highly."

--Tom Igoe, author of Physical Computing and Making Things Talk

Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun, hands-on way? With Make: Electronics, you'll start working on real projects as soon as you crack open the book. Explore all of the key components and essential principles through a series of fascinating experiments. You'll build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them!

Build working devices, from simple to complex You'll start with the basics and then move on to more complicated projects. Go from switching circuits to integrated circuits, and from simple alarms to programmable microcontrollers. Step-by-step instructions and more than 500 full-color photographs and illustrations will help you use -- and understand -- electronics concepts and techniques.

• Discover by breaking things: experiment with components and learn from failure
• Set up a tricked-out project space: make a work area at home, equipped with the tools and parts you'll need
• Learn about key electronic components and their functions within a circuit
• Create an intrusion alarm, holiday lights, wearable electronic jewelry, audio processors, a reflex tester, and a combination lock
• Build an autonomous robot cart that can sense its environment and avoid obstacles
• Get clear, easy-to-understand explanations of what you're doing and why

 Master the Art of Electronics Repair In this hands-on guide, a lifelong electronics repair guru shares his tested techniques and invaluable insights.  How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic shows you how to repair and extend the life of all kinds of solid-state devices, from modern digital gadgetry to cherished analog products of yesteryear. You'll start by selecting the tools and test equipment you'll need and setting up your workbench. Then, you'll get familiar with components and how they form circuits, stages, and sections of a device. Next, you'll learn how to take a product apart, figure out what's wrong with it, replace components, and reassemble it. Real-world case studies help clarify the topics covered. Tips and tricks for specific devices, such as optical disc players, computers, and video recorders, are also included in this practical resource.   Set up a workbench and equip it with tools and test instruments Ensure personal safety and avoid electrical and physical damage to devices Understand electrical units, circuits, and signals Use test equipment, including a digital multimeter, signal generator, frequency counter, and an oscilloscope Repair circuit boards and replace parts Work with components, from capacitors and ICs to transistors and zeners Learn to read block, schematic, and pictorial diagrams Disassemble devices and identify sections and stages Troubleshoot and diagnose to the component level Perform reverse-order reassembly

You can make all sorts of things, once you understand what electronics is and how it works.   This book helps you out with that part, explaining the whole thing in plain English. Learn how electricity functions, how to harness it and put it to work, what tools you need to build circuits, what you can make with them, and how to do it safely.

• Mystery solved – understand what makes your iPod, remote control, and computer work
• Essential stuff – outfit your electronics lab with all the necessary tools, including some that will surprise you
• Schematic road maps – learn to read schematics and understand how they help your project get where it’s going
• Symbols of power – recognize all the identifiers for power sources, grounds, and components
• Tools of the trade – discover how to use a multimeter, logic probe, oscilloscope, and solderless breadboard
• Break it down – get to know the ins and outs of components such as resistors, capacitors ,diodes and transistors
• Getting it together – find out how integrated circuits make all the rest possible and learn to work with them
• & Analyze it – understand the rules that govern current and voltage and learn how to apply them

Open the book and find:

• The difference between electronics and electricity
• A list of essential tools
• Cool projects you can build quickly
• Great places to find parts
• Important safety tips
• What a sine wave is
• Interesting stuff about speakers, buzzers, and DC motors
• Ohm’s Law and how to use it

You can make all sorts of things, once you understand what electronics is and how it works.   This book helps you out with that part, explaining the whole thing in plain English. Learn how electricity functions, how to harness it and put it to work, what tools you need to build circuits, what you can make with them, and how to do it safely.

• Mystery solved – understand what makes your iPod, remote control, and computer work
• Essential stuff – outfit your electronics lab with all the necessary tools, including some that will surprise you
• Schematic road maps – learn to read schematics and understand how they help your project get where it’s going
• Symbols of power – recognize all the identifiers for power sources, grounds, and components
• Tools of the trade – discover how to use a multimeter, logic probe, oscilloscope, and solderless breadboard
• Break it down – get to know the ins and outs of components such as resistors, capacitors ,diodes and transistors
• Getting it together – find out how integrated circuits make all the rest possible and learn to work with them
• & Analyze it – understand the rules that govern current and voltage and learn how to apply them

Open the book and find:

• The difference between electronics and electricity
• A list of essential tools
• Cool projects you can build quickly
• Great places to find parts
• Important safety tips
• What a sine wave is
• Interesting stuff about speakers, buzzers, and DC motors
• Ohm’s Law and how to use it

This renowned book offers a comprehensive yet practical exploration of basic electrical and electronic concepts, hands-on applications, and troubleshooting. Written in a clear and accessible narrative, the Seventh Edition focuses on fundamental principles and their applications to solving real circuit analysis problems, and devotes six chapters to examining electronic devices.  Some key features include:

This is a perfect reference for professionals with a career in electronics, engineering, technical sales, field service, industrial manufacturing, service shop repair, and/or technical writing.