One of the base level concepts I’ll need to learn more about is resistance. As you likely know, when talking about the flow of electricity you typically talk about conductors and insulators. Conductors are materials that allow the free flow of electricity whereas insulators limit or prevent the flow of electricity. A good example of a conductor…
Category: Electronics
Doing the things with electronics
Electrical soldering flux
One of the remaining items I had ordered for this month showed up today. It’s a flux pen for soldering. I’ve used flux before with soldering copper pipes, but didnt even know it was a thing with electrical soldering until this was recommended to me. The concept seems to make sense though since you…
Soldering take 1
One of the skills I’ve been hoping to pick up this month was soldering. It’s a skill that I’ve always sort of struggled with. My previous soldering iron was a cheap RadioShack special. It took forever to heat up, didn’t deliver constant temperature, and Im pretty sure my lack of knowledge in soldering caused me…
Using a breadboard
One of the components that came in my components kit was a breadboard. I’ve seen these many times and to be quite honest never understood how or why they would be used. Turns out that they’re a rather critical component to successful prototyping. The breadboard is a plastic board with a series of holes or…
January – Electronics
So this is it – month 1 of doing things. I had to start somewhere and I decided that somewhere would be electronics. I’ve always been fascinated with electronics (I work in the IT space) but I’ve never taken the time to actually sit down and learn it. So here’s my chance. To get ready…