Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists

Description

Set up your own home electronics workshop. In this practical guide, electronics expert Stan Gibilisco shows you, step by step, how to set up a home workshop so you can invent, design, build, test, and repair electronic circuits and gadgets. Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists provides tips for constructing your workbench and stocking it with the tools, components, and test equipment you'll need. Illustrations and interesting do-it-yourself experiments are included throughout this hands-on resource. Learn techniques, calculations, and formulas for working with: Resistors Capacitors Inductors Transformers Diodes Transistors Integrated circuits and more. Introduction ... xiii 1 Setting Up Shop ... 1 2 Resistors ... 38 3 Capacitors ... 43 4 Inductors ... 63 5 Transformers ... 85 6 Diodes ... 101 7 Transistors ... 123 8 Integrated Circuits and Digital Basics ... 153 9 More Components and Techniques ... 173 Appendix A: Schematic Symbols ... 195 Appendix B: Prefix Multipliers ... 211 Appendix C: Standard International Unit Conversions ... 213 Appendix D: Electrical Unit Conversions ... 215 Appendix E: Magnetic Unit Conversions ... 219 Appendix F: Miscellaneous Unit Conversions ... 221 Appendix G: American Wire Gauge (AWG) Diameters ... 225 Appendix H: British Standard Wire Gauge (NBS SWG) Diameters ... 227 Appendix I: Birmingham Wire Gauge (BWG) Diameters ... 229 Appendix J: Maximum Safe DC Carrying Capacity for Bare Copper Wire in Open Air ... 231 Appendix K: Common Solder Alloys ... 233 Appendix L: Radio Frequency Bands ... 235 Suggested Additional Reading ... 237 Index ... 239