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Check out the post below Kevin, I have found it to be very useful so far. Also, by posting your questions on this excellent forum, you will receive help. Do your part to ask detailed and intelligent questions - search the web first, read some articles on this site, peruse the growing resources section and then formulate your questions. I believe you will have better reception this way. Are you in the middle of a project or just starting out learning?
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Arouse1973
Adam
This is a forum, I doubt you will get anyone with the time to do this but I might be wrong. If you have specific questions then why not post them on here and let us all help you its much more fun. Much better than just one Mentor, we have lots of members that have experience in lots of different areas.
Adam
Adam
Very well said, Adam
Arouse1973
Adam
Thankyou ChoppyVery well said, Adam
Ian
Administrator
Couldn't agree more - join in and post your questions here and you'll be able to get much more out of it, as will others reading the forums in your situation. We're a friendly bunch - if you've got some questions then go ahead and ask
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hey kevin, when I started out I got to know some people on this forum. Mongrel shark (who is absent as we speak) and Kris was another. posting questions on this forum was the best thing and when things got tough I just learnt to ask the questions when they were on making a fast reply more likely. using Skype is ok but not everyone has it. and a lot of people don't use messengers anyways.
my advice is start a project, for example make an LED circuit, post the pics and the schematic, then explain what you want too do to make it better. try to understand why you need a resistor. try to figure out what the maximum brightness is and what level resistor is need for that. also try to figure out how to light a LED from an AC voltage(stick with a dynamo at first) as opposed to the standard DC. try to figure out why the resistor is put on this side of the LED not that side.... starting a project that small can open your eyes to the very basic concepts that are electronics.
having a mentor is great, but if that mentor is biased then you only learn his/her opinion. at this point there are people on this forum that prefer arduino over PIC, but if I went with A mentor I would limit myself to one or the other. by posting on the forum I can get everyone's input and make the decision myself on how to tackle a project. (but arduino has more support so its betterer... I know I am going to get a slap soon)
try to remember a forum is like having 20 mentors. trying to get them all together at a time to suit you is hard but if even 1 of them is around when you have a question means you are gong to get an answer. having a single mentor means you have to wait.
Oh and last but not least, in comparison to some of the genii on this forum, I am but a stumbling toddler. there are some people here who have worked in the field of electronics longer than I have been alive. DON'T EVER LIMIT YOURSELF TO ONE AVENUE OF INFORMATION.
my advice is start a project, for example make an LED circuit, post the pics and the schematic, then explain what you want too do to make it better. try to understand why you need a resistor. try to figure out what the maximum brightness is and what level resistor is need for that. also try to figure out how to light a LED from an AC voltage(stick with a dynamo at first) as opposed to the standard DC. try to figure out why the resistor is put on this side of the LED not that side.... starting a project that small can open your eyes to the very basic concepts that are electronics.
having a mentor is great, but if that mentor is biased then you only learn his/her opinion. at this point there are people on this forum that prefer arduino over PIC, but if I went with A mentor I would limit myself to one or the other. by posting on the forum I can get everyone's input and make the decision myself on how to tackle a project. (but arduino has more support so its betterer... I know I am going to get a slap soon)
try to remember a forum is like having 20 mentors. trying to get them all together at a time to suit you is hard but if even 1 of them is around when you have a question means you are gong to get an answer. having a single mentor means you have to wait.
Oh and last but not least, in comparison to some of the genii on this forum, I am but a stumbling toddler. there are some people here who have worked in the field of electronics longer than I have been alive. DON'T EVER LIMIT YOURSELF TO ONE AVENUE OF INFORMATION.
Ok Probably Mr Kevin will not come back to reply, but I would like to mention one of the possible options for those who seek knowledge:
0) Start by Googling, that gives you enough content like articles, blogs and books on the topic.
1) Then learn as much as you can by yourself ( read books, ask in forums, google, etc ...)
2) When you got stuck in the midst of the content ( surely you will ! ) make a list of nearby universities by searching online.
3) Contact the faculty members and ask them for guidance. Most of them don't have time to spend on you, but if your questions are high quality, there will be a higher chance of receiving help. Meanwhile when they see your enthusiasm they will forward you to proper academic channels that will get you educated in that field.
4) At this point you have already understood how tough is electrical engineering. You either have left the field and lost all you interest to turn that LED on, or you have already enrolled in classes, planning for 8 to 10 years of studying...
Either way good luck to you.
0) Start by Googling, that gives you enough content like articles, blogs and books on the topic.
1) Then learn as much as you can by yourself ( read books, ask in forums, google, etc ...)
2) When you got stuck in the midst of the content ( surely you will ! ) make a list of nearby universities by searching online.
3) Contact the faculty members and ask them for guidance. Most of them don't have time to spend on you, but if your questions are high quality, there will be a higher chance of receiving help. Meanwhile when they see your enthusiasm they will forward you to proper academic channels that will get you educated in that field.
4) At this point you have already understood how tough is electrical engineering. You either have left the field and lost all you interest to turn that LED on, or you have already enrolled in classes, planning for 8 to 10 years of studying...
Either way good luck to you.
