Hey everyone, I'm Brian and I might as well say that I'm in need of starting from square one again.
I spent a few months a few years back learning the basics, but I've pretty much failed to retain a good bit of the information in my absence and also hastily jumped into complex repairs with the aid of service manuals instead of taking the time to REALLY learn the fundamentals. Back then, I was instructed to buy the book "Practical Electronics for Inventors" and made it to page 183 mostly just reading through to familiarize myself. I am DEFINITELY going to start reading it again, today! I'm also interested in finding some learning aids best suited to my style of learning, which is mainly hands-on. I'd like to build some small, simple circuits and scope them so I can get a visualization of the signals and gain a good understanding of the real world functions of individual devices and their functions in various circuits.
I'll be going through Dave's videos (among others) in the process. I don't typically retain the information unless I can immediately apply it to something in front of me, so what I'm seeking is something along the lines of a list of projects I can jump into as an educational aid. Anyone have any ideas?
I know that having equipment can become a hindrance to the process of learning fundamentals, but I've got a nice little stash. Among those things are analog scopes and a digital scope, power supply, signal generators, breadboards, arduinos, and a mountain of parts! As I said I'm a hands on/visual learner, so I intend to scope all of the circuits I build to get an understanding of what is happening within the circuit... then maybe inject some signals into it and see which component releases the magic smoke first (and why!)!!
So whose got some pointers for which direction I should head??
Thanks in advance!
-Brian