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Plenty of really good stuff here for the electronics side of things...I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed!
So I’ve been building kits now for a little while and have decided to learn a bit more about electronics so I can understand how the circuits work (hopefully). I’m currently going through the online course that was posted here along with some forest mims books and random searches for data sheets etc on the internet.
One thing I know is I hate breadboarding, it seems really fiddly and I soon lose track of what’s going on. I’m guessing there is some software that would do the same but in the software realm? Any recommendations?
What about all the other parts of the diy? Panel and PCB design? I think I’m ready to get into learning how to design my own circuits, pcbs and panels. Any pointers for resources for those would be much appreciated.
So I’ve been building kits now for a little while and have decided to learn a bit more about electronics so I can understand how the circuits work (hopefully). I’m currently going through the online course that was posted here along with some forest mims books and random searches for data sheets etc on the internet.
One thing I know is I hate breadboarding, it seems really fiddly and I soon lose track of what’s going on. I’m guessing there is some software that would do the same but in the software realm? Any recommendations?
What about all the other parts of the diy? Panel and PCB design? I think I’m ready to get into learning how to design my own circuits, pcbs and panels. Any pointers for resources for those would be much appreciated.
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I've been putting together a spreadsheet to consolidate some audio electronics DIY information/resources.
Electrical Audio & Synthesizer DIY Learning Resource Hub
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Thanks a lot for this!retoid wrote:I've been putting together a spreadsheet to consolidate some audio electronics DIY information/resources.
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MOOG PASSIVE FILTER
Hi,
I'm quite new to this and I'm really bad with schematics.
Could please someone help me with this simple schematic?
Would be perfect to see how it works on breadboard or even a "simple" draw
Many Thanks in advance
I'm quite new to this and I'm really bad with schematics.
Could please someone help me with this simple schematic?
Would be perfect to see how it works on breadboard or even a "simple" draw
Many Thanks in advance
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That is now a 404 (July 2018).Roycie Roller wrote:Holy crap, i just stumbled across this goldmine-
http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/analog.htm
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Archive.org has a record of that page with links intact:Ikben wrote:That is now a 404 (July 2018).Roycie Roller wrote:Holy crap, i just stumbled across this goldmine-
http://www.educypedia.be/electronics/analog.htm
Electronic course material, Analog electronics
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A lot of the older links are unsurprisingly broken such as a lot of the technical articles by Ken Stone which seem to be held in high esteem here.
After a lot of pecking I found a meta-archive of a lot of the CGS designs here:
http://www.elby-designs.com/webtek/cgs/cgs.htm
Does anyone else know where some more of the scholarly articles may be archived?
After a lot of pecking I found a meta-archive of a lot of the CGS designs here:
http://www.elby-designs.com/webtek/cgs/cgs.htm
Does anyone else know where some more of the scholarly articles may be archived?
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Some interesting articles and examples I have also found that I didn’t see in this thread, including an article about CEM/SMM ICs:
https://electricdruid.net/category/projects/
https://electricdruid.net/category/projects/
The CGS stuff can all be found on archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315062 ... th.net:80/
Here's a couple other good ones if you haven't seen them yet:
https://www.birthofasynth.com/index.html
https://www.schmitzbits.de/
Here's a couple other good ones if you haven't seen them yet:
https://www.birthofasynth.com/index.html
https://www.schmitzbits.de/
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Hijohnstilton wrote:Does anyone else know where some more of the scholarly articles may be archived?
it's not exactly scholarly articles, but, it's a fantastic goldmine of resource which explain what happen in electronic circuit ....
No math formulas just see what happen with voltage, current and resistor in real time.
And you can change all the value to understand what happen ....
It s wonderful !!

Thank you J3RK for the link !

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J3RK wrote:http://www.falstad.com/circuit/e-index.html
This one is interesting. Can't remember where I found it, (probably here somewhere.)
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Not for every beginner! I had a search for Lockhart here and I couldn't find anything so I thought I would post this
Serge Lockhart wavefolder analysis
Serge Lockhart wavefolder analysis
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I was about to ask if anyone anything on wavefolding and this looks like a good place to start. Thanks.ashleym wrote:Not for every beginner! I had a search for Lockhart here and I couldn't find anything so I thought I would post this
Serge Lockhart wavefolder analysis