Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
- Published by: For Dummies July 31, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0470009683
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470009680
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Book Description
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
Back Cover Copy
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
Reader Reviews
Years ago (many, many years...) I was an electronics hobbyist, and I even worked at Radio Shack. Recently, I came across some of my old "toys" and wanted to see what was going on in the world of electronics projects these days. A big fan of the "Dummies" books, I saw this title and took a shot. At first I was a little dismayed to find that there were only ten or so projects, and looking at them they all seemed pretty lame. But once I studied them I realized that these ten, fairly simple projects, were perfect examples of so many different concepts that were easily adoptable and transportable to many other uses, more like what I had in mind. Basically with these few projects you can learn about remote control, both IR and RF, speech recorder chips, speech synthesis chips, LED sequencing, light activated controls, motion activated controls, robotic propulsion, and even basics of radios and amplifiers, all using modern, easily obtainable parts. And in additon to great content, the writers have a great style, using an approach and language that is easily understandable to beginners but meaty enough for experts. If you are interested in an excellent book to give you a wide introduction to many different electronic concepts, this is the book for you!
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