Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists

Set up your own home electronics workshop

In this practical guide, electronics expert Stan Gibilisco shows you, step by step, how to set up a home workshop so you can invent, design, build, test, and repair electronic circuits and gadgets. Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists provides tips for constructing your workbench and stocking it with the tools, components, and test equipment you’ll need. Clear illustrations and interesting do-it-yourself experiments are included throughout this hands-on resource.

Learn techniques, calculations, and formulas for working with:

• Resistors
• Capacitors
• Inductors
• Transformers
• Diodes
• Transistors
• Integrated circuits
• And more

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Setting Up Shop
Chapter 2 Resistors
Chapter 3 Capacitors
Chapter 4 Inductors
Chapter 5 Transformers
Chapter 6 Diodes
Chapter 7 Transistors
Chapter 8 Integrated Circuits and Digital Basics
Chapter 9 More Components and Techniques
Appendix A: Schematic Symbols
Appendix B: Prefix Multipliers
Appendix C: Standard International Unit Conversions
Appendix D: Electrical Unit Conversions
Appendix E: Magnetic Unit Conversions
Appendix F: Miscellaneous Unit Conversions
Appendix G: American Wire Gauge (AWG) Diameters
Appendix H: British Standard Wire Gauge (NBS SWG) Diameters
Appendix I: Birmingham Wire Gauge (BWG) Diameters
Appendix J: Maximum Safe DC Carrying Capacity for Bare Copper Wire in Open Air
Appendix K: Common Solder Alloys
Appendix L: Radio Frequency Bands