Starting Electronics Construction: Techniques, Equipment and Projects

Description:

As a step-by-step guide from circuit design to finished product, this practical electronics book actually explains how to select the right tools and components for the job, use a soldering iron, etch a printed circuit board and mount the finished product in a case – and puts skills into practice through simple self-build projects.

Whilst most electronics texts focus on theoretical knowledge, Keith Brindley presents a genuinely 'practical' bench guide and reference for electronics experimenters. The straightforward, interactive style of this book makes it ideal for home electronics work and particularly suitable as an introduction to university lab courses for students who are not familiar with hands-on electronics construction. The book also lends itself as a self-contained resource for secondary school and vocational course classroom projects.

 

 

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Tools — the main tools needed: Components, Resistors, Capacitors, Semiconductors

Circuit Development — the design and manufacture of boards: Printed circuit board design principles, Layout, Practical considerations, Etching Equipment, Maintaining printed circuit board usability, Drilling, Component insertion, Component soldering and hand soldering technique, Component lead cutting

Enclosures, fixings and Hardware: Enclosure types, Printed circuit board mounting methods, Input/output, Front/rear panel layout and marking, Other considerations, Connectors, Fuses and Circuit Breakers, Optoelectronics, Switches, Transformers

Projects: Guitar pre-amp, Kitchen timer, Rechargeable battery charger, Bench PSU