How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition
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Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A Fully Revised Guide to Electronics Troubleshooting and Repair
Repair all kinds of electrical products, from modern digital gadgets to analog antiques, with help from this updated book. How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition, offers expert insights, case studies, and step-by-step instruction from a lifelong electronics guru. Discover how to assemble your workbench, use the latest test equipment, zero in on and replace dead components, and handle reassembly. Instructions for specific devices, including stereos, MP3 players, digital cameras, flat-panel TVs, laptops, headsets, and mobile devices are also included in this do-it-yourself guide.
Choose the proper tools and set up your workbenchEnsure personal safety and use proper eye and ear protectionUnderstand how electrical components work and why they failPerform preliminary diagnoses based on symptomsUse test equipment, including digital multimeters, ESR meters, frequency
counters, and oscilloscopesInterpret block, schematic, and pictorial diagramsDisassemble products and identify sectionsAnalyze circuits, locate faults, and replace dead partsRe-establish connections and reassemble devices
ASIN : 0071848290
Publisher : McGraw Hill TAB
Publication date : 16 Nov. 2015
Edition : 2nd
Language : English
Print length : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780071848299
ISBN-13 : 978-0071848299
Item weight : 1.05 kg
Dimensions : 18.54 x 2.03 x 23.11 cm
Part of series : Electronics
Grade level : 9 and up
Customers say
Customers find this electronics repair guide to be a must-have book that’s very useful to have around. The book is well-written, with one customer noting it serves as a great first step into learning about electronics, and another mentioning its comprehensive coverage of oscilloscopes. Customers appreciate the book’s humor and find it fascinating, with one review highlighting its practical aspects of repairing electronics. The book’s appearance receives positive feedback, with one customer noting its nice close-up photos.
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allanthomasfairfield –
Very helpful .
I gave this as a present. My nephew has been very pleased with it’s help.
Mr. C. Phillips –
I like the author’s style
Really insightful and very easy to read. Great story telling from the author that really helps to set the pace and tone, helping the topics sink in without having to go back over old ground, as with a lot of text books.A great section on tools to acquire and tips on how to use them throughout. Really liked the nod to the magic smoke – if you let it escape, you can rest assured the device is not likely to work afterwards.
Normann Aaboe Nielsen –
Very helpfull
Being an amateur electronics hobbyist for several years I am looking for books that can give advanced tips of how to fix “things”. This is an art in itself as it require great knowledge and experience in the field. Also, because “things” today are different from older electronics – there is so much more digital components, SMD-soldered parts and complicated PCBs -it can be difficult to give advice that last without being too general.The book is written by an experienced old hand that know his solder and it really brings a lot of good advice, combined with nice close-up photos. I like that the author explains some cases that was complex to solve – and I would want more of such histories, as they sometimes are better to get the point through. I would have wanted some more tips on repairing or modifying modern electronic music equipment, as this is where I am now (modding older synths).But all in all, the book is recommendable.
Stevonious –
Great basic foundations of electronics.
The book does itself a disservice by calling itself a repair book, it tells you all the basics about the usual electronic components and the tools you need. This book is a great first step into learning about electronics in general – not just for repair jobs.
John O’Donnell –
Great book
Excellent product I’m glad I bought it
RJ –
Great book
Great read if you’re interested in electronics. Starts by going through tools required (with quite a lot of emphasis on oscilloscopes), covers basic schematic usage, block diagrams, then does a section on typical issues in various types of equipment. This book has been updated and now mentions SSD’s and memory based recorders. It doesn’t suggest you try to fix these, but it deals with the analogue side of these circuits (which is typically where the problems occur) and how to trace them. I enjoyed it.
Baldwin –
That someone has a good maner of
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g –
perfect very handy!
i knew the basics of electrics and electronics before i read this book, am halfway through and have learnt a fair bit, mostly common sense but also helpful information on tools, what to buy, and more importantly, how to use the gear, i have most of it lying around anyway, an in depth on oscilloscopes, components, a glossary, humour, fairly easy to understand book, and humorous at times as well.unfortunatley not a very long topic on transformers, i already know how they work, i want to know how to diagnose a dodgy one! anyway i guess its off to youtube again…(said the idiot)
Mennicken.André.Bern. –
Malmedy, Belgium — the 22 Dec Y2020I like the overhall approach and philosophy that Mr Geir describe by practical experience in this very usefull book as the compexity of electronic systems always grow, it is of first importance to analyse correctly the different fields of systems in an ensemble so to isolate the one that actively contribute to the general failure of the system. He describe the job troubelshooting as a comprre with an Investigator and what ever is the level of complexity of a system that can lie on hardware or software or the different links in beetwen, it is of first importance to develop a kind of instinct that achieve you to isolate the part of the system that get in trouble….I concieve also my systems by parts and when the parts are ready, then put everything together theoreticaly it should work, but practically hidden interaction beetwen part, specialy the ones related to the software and hardware interactions are a kind of hidden game with a lot of surprise on the key to make run the ensemble. That’s why the valuable experience of Mr Geir in the approach of troubelshooting systems is of good advise and help in term of practise all fellow with hands on the track….Tks, i could make me an opinion in the years 90ties, what is Boston like, Great city with very interesting enterpreneur spirit…. HGT…
Gam3t3chElectronics –
I am a big fan of information and having stock of different tops when it comes to fixing everything and anything. I enjoyed the content and layout of everything in this and is on my shelf of knowledge for future reading and reference.
Kindle-Kunde –
Perfect the different sections. Historical explanations like electrolytic capacitor scandal is very interesting. Informations such as how many complex electronics schematics are noted for components like U5000 and then all associated components with same numbers C5001, R5002 and so on are spot on. Can only recommend buying this book even for people which work in the electronics business and went to school/university it still covers many intersting aspects which are particularly useful for electronics repair.
V.RANGARAJAN –
The book met my expectations and it was delivered to me on time
fp –
gostei da organização dos temas e forma como o autor escreve.Podia ter uma parte mais prática.