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Electronics Projects For Dummies Pub. Date: 8/7/2006 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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These projects are fun to build and fun to use

Make lights dance to music, play with radio remote control, or build your own metal detector

Who says the Science Fair has to end? If you love building gadgets, this book belongs on your radar. Here are complete directions for building ten cool creations that involve light, sound, or vibrations — a weird microphone, remote control gizmos, talking toys, and more, with full parts and tools lists, safety guidelines, and wiring schematics.

Check out ten cool electronics projects, including
* Chapter 8 — Surfing the Radio Waves (how to make your own radio)
* Chapter 9 — Scary Pumpkins (crazy Halloween decorations that have sound, light, and movement)
* Chapter 12 — Hitting Paydirt with an Electronic Metal Detector (a project that can pay for itself)

Discover how to
* Handle electronic components safely
* Read a circuit diagram
* Troubleshoot circuits with a multimeter
* Build light-activated gadgets
* Set up a motion detector
* Transform electromagnetic waves into sound

Companion Web site
* Go to www.dummies.com/go/electronicsprojectsfd
* Explore new projects with other electronics hobbyists
* Find additional information and project opportunities

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470009680
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/7/2006
Edition number: 1
Pages: 444
Sales rank: 380,064
Series: For Dummies Series
Product dimensions: 7.50 (w) x 9.25 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Earl Boysen is an engineer who after 20 years in the computer chip industry, decided to slow down and move to a quiet town in Washington state. Earl is the co-author of Electronics For Dummies and Nanotechnology For Dummies. He lives with his wife, Nancy, in a house he built himself and finds himself as busy as ever with teaching, writing, house building, and acting. Visit Earl at his Web site to get reviews and information about the latest components and techniques for building projects: www.buildinggadgets.com.

Nancy Muir is the author of over 50 books on topics ranging from desktop computer applications to distance learning and electronics. She has a certificate in distance learning design and has taught technical writing at the university level. Prior to her freelance writing career, she held management positions in the publishing and software industries. She lives with her husband Earl and their benevolent owners — their dog and cat. Nancy’s company, The Publishing Studio, has its Web site at www.pubstudio.com.

	Introduction	1
	Why Buy This Book?	1
	Foolish Assumptions	1
	Safety, Safety, Safety!	2
	How This Book Is Organized	2
	Icons Used in This Book	3
Part I	Project Prep	5
Chapter 1	Exploring the World of Electronics Projects	7
	What Is an Electronics Project, Anyway?	7
	Mixing and Matching Effects	9
	What Can You Do with Electronics Projects?	10
	What You Need to Get Started	13
Chapter 2	Safety First	17
	Avoiding Shocks Like the Plague	17
	Protecting Electronic Components from Dreaded Static Discharge	21
	Working with the Tools of the Trade	23
	A Safe Workspace Is a Happy Workspace	26
Chapter 3	Assembling Your Electronics Arsenal	31
	Tool Time	31
	Multimeter	37
	Components Primer	38
	The Nuts and Bolts of Building Materials	52
	Breadboard Basics	54
Chapter 4	Running Down the Skills You Need	59
	It's Symbolic: Reading a Schematic	59
	Breadboarding	65
	Soldering Your Circuit Board	70
	Measuring Stuff with a Multimeter	76
	Working with the Boxes that Contain Your Projects	78
Part II	Sounding Off!	85
Chapter 5	Making Light Dance to the Music	87
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	87
	Scoping Out the Schematic	89
	Fancy Footwork: Exploring the Dance to the Music Circuit	90
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	92
	Perusing the Parts List	92
	Taking Things Step by Step	94
	Trying It Out	111
	Taking It Further	113
Chapter 6	Focusing Sound with a Parabolic Microphone	115
	What a Dish! The Project Overview	115
	Scoping Out the Schematic	117
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	118
	Perusing the Parts List	119
	Taking Things Step by Step	122
	Trying It Out	137
	Taking It Further	137
Chapter 7	Murmuring Merlin	139
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	139
	Scoping Out the Schematic	141
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	143
	Perusing the Parts List	144
	Taking Things Step by Step	147
	Trying It Out	163
	Taking It Further	164
Chapter 8	Surfing the Airwaves	165
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	165
	Scoping Out the Schematic	166
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	169
	Perusing the Parts List	169
	Taking Things Step by Step	172
	Trying It Out	183
	Taking It Further	183
Part III	Let There Be Light	185
Chapter 9	Scary Pumpkins	187
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	187
	Taking Things Step by Step	197
	Trying It Out	211
	Taking It Further	214
Chapter 10	Dancing Dolphins	215
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	215
	Scoping Out the Schematic	216
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	221
	Perusing the Parts List	221
	Taking Things Step by Step	223
	Trying It Out	237
	Taking It Further	238
Chapter 11	Controlling a Go-Kart, Infrared Style	239
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	239
	Scoping Out the Schematic	241
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	245
	Perusing the Parts List	245
	Taking Things Step by Step	249
	Trying It Out	276
	Taking It Further	277
Part IV	Good Vibrations	279
Chapter 12	A Handy-Dandy Metal Detector	281
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	281
	Scoping Out the Schematic	282
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	284
	Perusing the Parts List	284
	Taking Things Step by Step	286
	Trying It Out	299
	Taking It Further	300
Chapter 13	Sensitive Sam Walks the Line	301
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	301
	Scoping Out the Schematic	303
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	309
	Perusing the Parts List	309
	Taking Things Step by Step	313
	Trying It Out	340
	Taking It Further	341
Chapter 14	Couch Pet-ato	343
	The Big Picture: Project Overview	344
	Scoping Out the Schematic	344
	Building Alert: Construction Issues	346
	Perusing the Parts List	346
	Taking Things Step by Step	348
	Trying It Out	359
	Taking It Further	360
Part V	The Part of Tens	361
Chapter 15	Ten Great Parts Suppliers	363
	When Is a Supplier Right for You?	363
	Reynolds Electronics	364
	Hobby Engineering	365
	Jameco	365
	Digi-Key	365
	Mouser Electronics	366
	RadioShack	366
	Fry's Electronics	366
	Electronic Goldmine	367
	Furturlec	367
	Maplin	367
Chapter 16	Ten Great Electronics Resources	369
	Electronics Magazines	369
	Jumpstart Your Project Creativity with Circuits	371
	Web Sites That Teach You the Ropes	372
	Writing the Book on Electronics	374
Chapter 17	Ten Specialized Electronics Resources	375
	Radio	375
	Audio and Music	377
	Robotics	378
	Glossary	381
	Index	391

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rundeks

Posted April 20, 2009

Great first electronic projects book!

This book covers some of the tools you need when doing electronics projects. Some of the basic theory. Then it dives into the projects. Each project is complete by it's self so you can easily pick and choose which project you want to do. Each project has a complete parts list and lists places to get the parts at for the harder to find parts.

If you are building the R/C Go Cart, check out the books website for an update to that project. (http://www.buildinggadgets.com/index-electronics-projects-updates.htm)

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