Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Am

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Another excellent reference book in the series!
by Lizard in the Air (5 out of 5 stars)
December 19, 2014

We finally got this book after it sat pre-ordered in our Amazon cart for a year and a half! Check out the extensive preview in the product description to see if it is what you are looking for. Platt gives a very good description of the purpose of the book when he writes that "...this is a reference book, not a tutorial.," and explains that each entry is made to stand on its own so information may be repeated in other sections. He also states that it is "oriented toward practicality rather than theory."

Typical chapters include sections telling you (with words, diagrams, and photos):
"What it Does"
"Symbol Variants" (diagrams showing different schematic symbols used)
"How it Works"
"How to Use it"
"Variants" (Similar components and also if it comes in surface-mount, etc)
"Values" (Numbers associated with it such as amp rating, etc.)
"What Can Go Wrong" (Things you might screw up when working with the component. Very helpful!)

Some entries also have information telling you the pros and cons to using one component over another.

We use the book as an educational source for me (Non-Science degree) and as a refresher for my husband (Electrical Engineering degree) and it helps us to figure out the best components to use in our own electronics projects. Lots of pictures and figures to reference.

Excellent reference book and I will again be waiting for the third book! I used to poke fun at all the people who would moan about George R.R. Martin doing anything except finishing his series, but I had to check myself when I had thoughts of doing a Google Alert for this author to make sure he was still writing books!
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A great addition to your technical library!
by K. L. (5 out of 5 stars)
March 5, 2016

If you are a beginner, a hobbyist, or just someone who is interested in learning about different electrical components, you will absolutely enjoy this series. In this book, you will find that it provides the most essential information as to what a particular component is, how it is used, and what to expect from it. It is extremely easy to look up any component within the realm of the volume. Instead of having to go to a computer or potable device each time, I find it much easier to go to this book first. Being that this book is one of many volumes it's very easy to flip through its pages, and if you wish, write notes for yourself inside as well. Upon purchase, you will be amazed at just how much useful information there is for each component in each volume. This is volume 2 of an ongoing series. You don't need to buy all the volumes, but I'm a firm believer in such reference books that if you need something from one volume, you'll definitely need something from the others as well. I purchased volumes 1 & 2 at the same time, I just wish that volume 3 would had been available at the same time, but I can appreciate that there is always information being added too. I highly recommend this book series!
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Great book, you won't regret buying
by Craig Bernhardt (4 out of 5 stars)
June 24, 2015

I have almost all of the Charles Platt books available and I do like reading them. They are relatively concise and very "colorful" in respect to easy to read glossy pictures. The diagrams in his books are excellent too. I just notice in his writing that sometimes he uses the super intelligent wording that is way above my IQ. I also use the "For Dummie series" to go along with his series so I can match up words to better understand in laymans terms. Overall his books are really good, and I imagine he tries his best to write them for both common people and college people.
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Best books for industrial electronics
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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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2:: -- Great overview of electronic Components
by Francesco F Ardito (5 out of 5 stars)
August 24, 2019

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2:: -- Great overview of electronic components LED's LCD's etc.. These series is great for helping one to understand the how,where, what and whys of electronic components
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The knowledge that this series has available is easily beyond the scope of almost any other book on
by Max (5 out of 5 stars)
July 8, 2015

As an aspiring electrical engineer these books have been an unbelievable asset. I have been absolutely blown away by some of the electrical components that are defined in this series. Quite literally I have never heard of some of these parts. The knowledge that this series has available is easily beyond the scope of almost any other book on engineering I have ever read. The parts defined in this book will prove invaluable in the future and I hope to learn more in the future from Mr. Platt and co.
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A Decent Compilation of Information
by Duke of Delmar (3 out of 5 stars)
September 15, 2016

It's decent, and compiles a lot of useful information, but a lot of the information is just paraphrased from wikipedia, and likewise many of the images are from wikipedia.
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Great book!
by M.A. (5 out of 5 stars)
August 25, 2017

Same as the first one. You cant go wrong with this book. It shows you how some components work and the different types of them.
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Women are mysterious creatures.
by Mr. Timothy (5 out of 5 stars)
May 7, 2019

Lots of good information here about electronics. Not just a listing but factual data.

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