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eCigarette Forum => Modding => Simplified Electronics => Topic started by: pnguin on January 06, 2012, 05:21:48 AM

Title: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: pnguin on January 06, 2012, 05:21:48 AM

Like a lot of other folks I am new to electronics and am teaching myself with a lot of help from the good folks on this and other forums (until I start the biomedical electronic engineering core classes this semester, I will be the gray haired old dude in the graduation pics). I found a great easy to understand, FREE, electronics theory course online at this website
http://electronicstheory.com/COURSES/ELECTRONICS/e101-1.htm (http://electronicstheory.com/COURSES/ELECTRONICS/e101-1.htm)
Hope you all enjoy it.

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: pnguin on January 06, 2012, 05:25:39 AM

There is also an easy to build bench top power supply in this course. I am picking up an old TV to scrounge the transformer this weekend. Basically hook a transformer to a linear regulated variable voltage circuit (just like the old VV Mods) and Bob's your uncle, 1.2-30VDC power supply for bench testing your mod circuits.

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: CraigHB on January 06, 2012, 07:23:50 AM

Looks like a good one.  Of course, my favorite is All About Circuits (http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/index.html).  I've even been known to reference the advanced topics on occasion myself, but ssshhhh, dont' tell anyone :)

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: pnguin on January 06, 2012, 09:25:27 AM

That's a good one also. I like the water tower analogies. :rockin smiley:

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: tommygun on July 01, 2012, 07:50:48 AM

Hey pnguin, how did you make out with the electronics theory course online?
Did ya go to the prom yet   :laughing2:

All kidding aside, was it helpful?

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: pnguin on August 11, 2012, 01:40:38 PM

Sorry it took so long for a reply Tommygun, an 8 week summer calculus class left no time for anything but studying. The online course is great really simplifies the stuff they teach at school. Way less math and more pictures. Kind of like this board, much easier to understand.

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: mick8844 on September 05, 2013, 01:48:31 AM

Hey guys,

I am looking for a simple ohm meter schematic that will fit in a very small plastic box to use inline on my mods to check the ohms of the delivery device. would also like one that reads voltage if it can be combined all the better.

Please help

Sean Cochran
Mick8844 on te ecf

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: Breaktru on September 05, 2013, 09:03:10 AM

Quote from: mick8844 on September 05, 2013, 01:48:31 AM

Hey guys,

I am looking for a simple ohm meter schematic that will fit in a very small plastic box to use inline on my mods to check the ohms of the delivery device. would also like one that reads voltage if it can be combined all the better.

Please help
Sean Cochran
Mick8844 on te ecf

Sean, look at these links:
http://breaktru.com/smf/index.php/topic,667.msg8743.html#msg8743 (http://breaktru.com/smf/index.php/topic,667.msg8743.html#msg8743)

http://breaktru.com/smf/index.php/topic,733.msg8584.html#msg8584 (http://breaktru.com/smf/index.php/topic,733.msg8584.html#msg8584)

Title: Re: Easy to understand electronics.
Post by: pnguin on September 26, 2013, 11:44:04 PM

Here is a great set of books. They have examples of all kinds of circuits, including digital logic. The Getting Started in Electronics book has all the stuff that my $300 textbook from school has in a simplified form with pictures. The engineers notebooks have a ton of circuits and how to substitute different types of gates.

http://www.forrestmims.com/index.html (http://www.forrestmims.com/index.html)