Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders

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Too much detail on simple things not enough on hard things
by Danny Sebahar (5 out of 5 stars)
August 3, 2018

This book is great as an introduction into Electronics. I think it's useful to have around in case you ever want to look anything up but I was under the assumption it would be more encyclopedic whereas this is sort of like a 6th graders reference book for not any sort of actual practical referencing but just something need to look at in read. There are some chapters that are incredibly long on things like relays that, while correct and useful to people who use a lot of relays, are incredibly boring for 90% of the people that are going to be reading this book. Relay is a great device if you're making an oven but if you're making an oven you're not reading this book. That is to say, the writer is very intelligent as far as electrical engineering goes however the writer is not cognizant of who he is writing to, he switches between thinking his audiences incredibly developed in their Electronics knowledge and thinking that his audience knows nothing about Electronics. For example, the DC motor and AC motor section is the majority of the book. I mean not exactly but it's very long however a DC motor has two connectors and we all know how to wire it up to get it to work it's the simplest electronic component in the world. The mosfet is given 2 pages and is lumped in with the JFET, and enhancement mode, depletion mode, and channel, P Channel, the various regions, and it's applications (of which the P Channel mosfet application listed was something like "no one uses p channel mosfets") are zoomed through. The incongruity there being that the mosfet is very likely the most used electronic component in history and the relay is giving much more detail.

however I got this book when I didn't know s*** about electronics and now I do so maybe I can sound all high-and-mighty like this because I read the book and having read the book I Now understand Electronics. It's a chicken or the egg kind of thing. But this is a genuine review and if this is what you want, and I'm sure it is, then you should buy the book because I did and now I know electronics well enough to write a review ragging on this book (chicken/egg
...ya know).
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Great book
by M.A. (5 out of 5 stars)
August 25, 2017

Great reference book to look back on or if youre just starting out its great to see what components do what. You honestly cant go wrong with this book!
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The FIRST VOLUME of a MUST HAVE collection of COMPLETE and concise information on ALL electronic com
by a427cobraman (5 out of 5 stars)
May 14, 2016

This s the FIRST of a COMPLETE SET of volumes of electronic components, from the older ones up through the latest in technology. It gives a concise but accurate overview of ALL electronic components, and I plan to subsequently order the rest of the set just to use as a COMPLETE reference Library in my office. All in all a GREAT SET OF BOOKS for ANYONE in ELECTRONICS FIELDS !
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Electrical schematic and operation theory necessity
by Mason Carlton (5 out of 5 stars)
December 1, 2019

Love these books. I use them to just read and study on my down time and it does an excellent job of describing the component, its function, where you might find it and the electrical schematic symbol for that part. This has helped me alot in learning electrical wiring symbols and on the job usefulness. Highly highly recommend
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Concise, graphical, and accessible
by Sam (5 out of 5 stars)
December 20, 2012

This is a strong book that is well worth the price. It provides three main benefits over other resources:
1) It is concise and well laid out. Chapters are typically 8 picture-filled pages long, so it's actually faster to find information in this paper book than searching online!
2) I love the diagrams and pictures. They are common (around 2 per page) and communicate ideas better than the more prose-centric wikipedia articles.
3) It is more accessible (less technical) than other resources that cover similar material. As a relatively technical reader, this was actually a minor disappointment, but I see the value in it. The "What can go wrong" sections are especially valuable in conveying the wisdom of experience.
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: -- Great overview Electronic components
by Francesco F Ardito (5 out of 5 stars)
August 24, 2019

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: -- Great overview of electronic components Resistors , Capacitors etc.. These series is great for helping one to understand the how,where, what and whys of electronic components
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Nice review even for Components I know a lot about. nice pictures, simple diagrams
by PaulB Karaoke (5 out of 5 stars)
January 3, 2017

Nicely done book. simple circuit diagrams and pictures and easy to read . Large format works well for this. I know a lot about these components mostly. But it is nice to refresh on the details or get a little more background. I got a better understanding of inductors reading that section.
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Excellent resource!
by J. Clow (5 out of 5 stars)
February 5, 2013

I can't wait for volumes 2 and 3 to come out!

This book is a fairly comprehensive look at just about every passive electronic component out there. It has great detailed descriptions, beautiful photographs (of electronic components...lol) and even some basic circuit uses of the components. This is not a how to book. This is exactly as the name states...an encyclopedia. But if you're looking for an overview of parts...this is your book!
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Good for a jump start
by Greg Cheng (3 out of 5 stars)
May 26, 2014

If you are new to making and electronic this is a good resource and points you to the right places but if far from an encyclopedia. It would be nice if there were example of projects and how the specific components worked. There is an in depth explanation of types of components and why/how they worked but after reading through it I was left wanting more. All and all a good beginner reference, but far from an encyclopedia.
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components.
by Adam P. Andrews (5 out of 5 stars)
June 26, 2014

This book, I felt was too hard for me to comprehend, yet it was written in such a way that it was possible for me (a beginner within the field of electronics) to dive into it with full enthusiasm. This book I felt had to be like a reference-book, at the same time, I felt a need to make my own notes (in the book) with under-and over-linings, so therefore I ordered a second book, and kept the first book as a reference.

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