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Starting up a lab
Ben sage:
Hi guys I have a few questions
question 1
Any good cheap soldering iron‘s and some flux also some Solder and is there anything else I need?
question 2
Any suggestions for resistor kits cap kits etc.
question 3
:bullshit: I’ve been looking at the Fluke 8050A
Multimeter is it good and are there some other good cheap meters :-DMM
question 4
I’m wondering what the best way is to learn electronics any good books?
question 5
What are some good power supplies I’m willing to do a kit as well
Thanks guys
james_s:
Define "cheap". To some degree you get what you pay for, avoid the really low cost Chinese clones, there have been several threads on the matter.
Don't worry about buying kits of parts, find a project you want to build and buy the parts you need to build it.
The 8050A is a decent meter but it's also very old, you might consider something a bit more modern like the EEVBlog branded meter Dave sells, it seems to be well liked and is modestly priced for what you get.
The "best" way is probably to go to an accredited university and earn a EE degree, lots of other ways though. For books "The Art of Electronics" is often recommended.
Early on you can get by with batteries or cast off "wall wart" type plug in power supplies. Once you have a better idea of what you want to do you can start shopping for a bench supply.
tautech:
For general bits and bobs AliExpress can be good and cheap. For bits that matter use Digikey.
For bigger purchases like $$ test gear use a local supplier in the US.
ataradov:
For the soldering iron, I've been pleasantly surprised with KSGER - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32983347123.html . For the price it is excellent device.
I'm not a fan of T12 tips range, so my main station is still PACE ADS-200, but it is also considerably more expensive. KSGER has way better UI as well.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: james_s on October 17, 2019, 09:31:21 pm ---The 8050A is a decent meter but it's also very old, you might consider something a bit more modern like the EEVBlog branded meter Dave sells, it seems to be well liked and is modestly priced for what you get.
--- End quote ---
No need to spend $100 on a meter up front, A couple of $20 AN8008 or similar will be fine.
As for parts there are countless kits on ebay and AilExpress, I'm thinking about doing a video on this. Have covered a few in previous videos.
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