New Member, Please introduce yourself

[time4life]

Hello there!

I do a lot of reading in this forum, but up to this point I have never joined.  This is a fantastic community that I hope I can contribute to and get helped as well.

I am currently studying to be a biomedical equipment technician at Durham Technical Community College in NC.  The program is basically an electronics-based program with biomedical equipment applications.  The field is of course electronics at its core, but you need to be comfortable with mechanical things as well as IT networking nowadays.  I have an mechanical engineering background, so I am good with this.  I also took a few networking classes and I really like them.

I wanted to be in a field that helped people, so I figured that healthcare was not going anywhere and this field is in high demand due to may existing technician retiring and not being replaced.  Apparently, young people are not interested in the vocational fields anymore.

Anyhow, I want to be better at electronics because it is not as intuitive to me as mechanical things.  I am just starting to build my collection of equipment.  I have a Fluke 189 that I purchased for about $50 at a pawn shop (they did not know what they were selling, fortunately for me).  I also have a Blue ESR meter.  I am looking at getting a scope next.

Work wise, I am working part-time at a veterinary hospital while finishing school.  All the equipment used on humans are used on animals.  I will graduate at the end of the summer this year, and will likely be employed by a hospital repairing and maintaining their biomedical equipment.

[dogbox]

Hi all,
I have been watching Dave's vids for about 5 years, apart from the odd lurk, never had much to do with these forums..I was active in others though. I'm 50 years young and I early-retired and moved to rural Indonesia in 2013, after 30 years in graphic design and IT, and turned into an aged surfing bum.. Watching Dave has helped me from going completely troppo when I couldn't do electronics due to not having my gear. My interests are in audio recording and music side of electronics..old school analogue (guitars, amps, effects, mic preamps). On a recent trip back home to Australia I was able to bring about 60kg of my parts, and tools and I plan in the near future to invest in a desktop cnc machine to assist in prototyping a few ideas I've had while floating around on a surfboard .
cheers
Steve

[hemdale]

Hello everyone,

I though I would give a brief introduction here.

I'm from Paris (France) and discovered several years ago the EEV YouTube (hilarious) channel. 
I'm not an electrician and I definitely don't have any extensive knowledge of electricity / electronics but I find several aspects quite fascinating.
Working in renovation / construction and I'm slowly learning basics on electricity.

I've been rewiring (mostly changing plugs  ), soldering (but recently I should have use crimped terminals or ferrules), stripping (just pulled the trigger on a Wiedmuller Stripax) for the past few weeks so I'll probably need some help and will ask some dumb questions for your reading pleasure 

I'm no longer doing this  :



But I'm not sure I would know how to do that  :




Cheers boys.

Hem

[crazyjim30]

@Vgkid I'm from King William County. That's about 30 miles NE of Richmond.

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[Vgkid]

@Vgkid I'm from King William County. That's about 30 miles NE of Richmond.

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i'm about 60 miles south of Richmond...
Where did you go to school?

[crazyjim30]

@Vgkid I'm from King William County. That's about 30 miles NE of Richmond.

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i'm about 60 miles south of Richmond...
Where did you go to school?

ECPI. I graduate (hopefully) in late 2017. I went to high school (back in the dark ages...late 90's) in Newport News.

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[Vgkid]

ECPI. I graduate (hopefully) in late 2017. I went to high school (back in the dark ages...late 90's) in Newport News.

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Small world, I live in Smithfield VA.I earned my AS from TCC(Portsmouth)/TNCC(Hampton)(very long story), and am going to ODU(Norfolk) for my BSEET in the fall.

[EagleTG]

Hi all.  New here, have followed Dave's YouTube channel for quite some time but never realized that there was a forum associated with the blog.  Hahah.

I've been an electronics hobbyist most of my life, for the last 20 years or so I've been concentrating on repair of pinball and arcade games, even more recently (3 years or so) focusing on vintage computers.  I've been a Commodore guy as long as I can remember but really got into the hobby when a friend mentioned that I should join the Vintage Computer Federation Mid-Atlantic Chapter based out of Wall Township, NJ.  It's all been downhill from there. 

I'm interested in the Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards, used them in a multitude of projects.  I'm now interested in building my skills to be able to design circuits for use with various ideas that I have, including but not limited to the remanufacturing of obsolete boards and components for the arcade, pinball and retro computing hobbies.  A short term goal is to design a board layout for one of these projects and send it off to get a small production run of professional boards.  Right now, I'm starting to learn KiCAD and hope to find useful information here on the board. 

I'm looking forward to hanging out here!

[Errmy]

Hi all,

I have been watching the EEVblog for some time now and also decided to visit the forum.
I'm a 29 year old electrical design engineer from Germany. As hobby I mostly work on analog designs and with microcontrollers.

Markus

[HighPrecision]

Hello Techies,

after long time I finally decided to enter in this forum, I'm 56 old, main interest in Test Equipments, I have worked in repair and calibration from over 30 years ago. I worked also on digital circuits, but I'm most an analog and RF guy.

Fortunately, despite my lifelong problems at vision and hearing, the passion for electronics prevails and I want to learn all possible from this matter 

[Duffrageous]

My specialty is iPhone repair, but I'm a classic-gaming enthusiast.  I'm currently ranked #1 in Super Mario Kart Battle Mode for SNES and may be ranked #1 or #2 in Super Mario Bros 3 Battle Mode on Super Mario All-Stars.

If anyone has any questions related to SNES gaming or software modding, i can help.  Interested in playing new levels in your favorite NES or SNES games?  I can show you the right place to design your own or play others' creations. 

Also, if you have those annoying iTunes error codes or your iPhone won't turn on, I can help as well. I specialize in buying/selling/repairing of broken iPhones.  Tip:  don't ever change an iPhone 6 or 6S home button; you will lose Touch ID and not be able to OTA update or reset the phone ever.  If you have, then there is a chance Apple will fix it for free or a fee. 

[gnavigator1007]

Hey everybody!  I've been lurking around the forum for quite some time now.  Figured I finally ought to introduce myself.  I'm into hobby electronics, gardening, and brewing delicious beer here in Tallahassee, Florida.  Went to school for horticulture, but the more time I spend tinkering with electronics, the more I feel like I should've studied EE.  Stuck working in restaurants for now though   This forum and Dave's youtube channel have been amazing resources for me as well as a huge source of entertainment.  I'm looking forward to learning through more active participation in the forum now.

[mdg82]

Hey everyone, my name's Marsh, I'm new so dropping in here to say hello. I'm just after some advice on fruit machine repairs so was going to start a thread about that. Thanks.

[marty]

Hi,

Just a noob learning from USA. So my first project is a power supply, currently a month into it just on paper.

learning/using KiCad, LtSpice

gilding the lily on it


Thanks Dave for all the valuable input from your tear down and tutorial series videos.. Extremely helpful in design/layout, chip selection, don't and Do...

I need more Tuesday's and Friday's in a week.

[washoegary]

Hi all, I'm an Electronics Engineer and have been designing industrial instrumentation for 30+ years. Prior to that I was a Senior Electronics Technician working for a premier oscilloscope manufacturer in the late 70's through mid 80's. I have a strong troubleshooting/analysis background in both analog & digital. I built my first tube radio in '68, a TV in '70, and etched a nixie tube counter PCB in '71. (fun times)

I typically don't join public forums because of threads that quickly grow to tens of thousands of words in few days, who has time for that? I have found this forum to have a lot of smart people that genuinely want to help each other. My hope is I might be able to help someone from time to time.

Thanks,
Gary

[Electrospark]

I'm a self thought electronic hobbyist and just love to play around with a few breadboards doing all sort of circuits.
I know quite a lot about ee but I still have a long way to go.

Big projects I did was an LA4282 based 25W stereo, 100W LED lamp, car blower atx power supply soldering fume extractor, custom computer case and all that sort of good stuff.

[richmazz]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to tinkering with electronics and circuits. In fact, I am looking forward to starting my first project. I don't know what it is yet, but I am looking forward to it.
Now to find some ideas on the forums.
Thanks
Rich

[Qmulus]

Hello from CO, USA.  I've been in the industrial and automotive electronics industry in pretty much all phases including design, production, repair and product support for the last 30 years starting as a technician, and working up to senior electronics engineer.  I currently own a small electronics business.

Steve

[mstoer]

Hi,  I'm from Victoria, BC, Canada.  I've been reading the forum and watching the blog on youtube for quite some time now.   Electronics is  combination of work and hobby for me.  Lately I've been playing with arduinos and esp8266 based boards and finally decided to make an account here.

Marcell

[nwvlab]

Hi there!

I'm Nicola from Italy

Cheers!

[markhing]

Hello, I'm a software developer living on Vancouver Island in Canada. Lots of software background, almost no hardware knowledge (but have been binge viewing the EEVBlog videos on YouTube).

I've been trying to get my son interested in programming but he's not too interested in seeing results on the screen. However he did a Lego mindstorms robot class last year and was very interested, so I thought we'd learn about Arduino together and see if that caught his interest. Just signed up to this forum 2 days ago and already I've had quite a few responses that have greatly helped.

Excellent community.

Mark.

[tenthirds]

Hello! I'm a long-time viewer of the EEVBlog, just now getting into the forums.

I'm an electrical engineer a few years out of school, currently working in the medical device industry.

Technical interests include retro computing, retro video games (stuff pre-1984), Apple collecting (technology, not fruit), and arcade games.

[jcwold]

Hello All,
After a long time in IT, I recently began a job as a Test Technician and find myself getting deeper into electronics than any previous job or hobby required. It's a steep learning curve, but I'm digging it.  Naturally my quest for knowledge brings me here where I am mostly lurking and devouring old threads. I'm also into RC flying and Audio and still like to play with computers. I hope to contribute soon, meanwhile I'm stepping up my game and my gear.
-John

[Oskar]

Hi,

I'm an old guy.  Mostly a lurker with a non electronics related job.   Enjoy watching eevblog, mikes electric, w2aew videos.  I mess around with audio and micro circuits.  Most familiar with PIC micro but also have a RBP, who doesn't.

Live in the US, east side, bout half way down...

Oskar

[Roller Steve]

Hey Y'all,

I'm Roller Steve from Colorado. I love electronics and finally decided to join the forum. When I first saw an EEVblog video, I couldn't stand Dave's voice! It was too high pitched and annoying. So I avoided EEVblog for years (even though I saw mentions on Hackaday and other sites). Lol... But I finally got over that mental block and really enjoy Dave's videos now.

I first got the EE bug when I was in college studying Chemical Engineering. I wasn't excited about the major; the labs were boring. And 90% of ChemE's go into either petroleum or pharmaceuticals, and neither of those industries interested me. At that time (2005) I went to Burning Man and saw so many awesome art installations using LEDs. This was right around when LEDs were starting to become popular, but weren't totally mainstream or a known kitchen word. LEDs totally caught my fascination. I started ordering parts off eBay (I didn't know Digikey existed!) and skipping class to play with circuits. Finally I realized I should switch majors to EE!! I've never regretted it.

Glad to be an active forum member now!