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  • Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

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Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before.

Perfect for teachers, hobbyists, engineers, and students of all ages, this reference puts reliable, fact-checked information right at your fingertips--whether you're refreshing your memory or exploring a component for the first time. Beginners will quickly grasp important concepts, and more experienced users will find the specific details their projects require.

Volume 2 covers signal processing, including LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, and amplification.

  • Unique: the first and only encyclopedia set on electronic components, distilled into three separate volumes
  • Incredibly detailed: includes information distilled from hundreds of sources
  • Easy to browse: parts are clearly organized by component type
  • Authoritative: fact-checked by expert advisors to ensure that the information is both current and accurate
  • Reliable: a more consistent source of information than online sources, product datasheets, and manufacturer's tutorials
  • Instructive: each component description provides details about substitutions, common problems, and workarounds
  • Comprehensive: Volume 1 covers power, electromagnetism, and discrete semiconductors; Volume 2 includes LEDs, LCDs, audio, thyristors, digital logic, and amplification; Volume 3 covers a range of sensing devices.
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    Encyclopedia of Electronic Components
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Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make magazine, where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make:Electronics, and is writing a sequel to that book in addition to volumes 2 and 3 of the Encyclopedia of Electronic Components.

Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine, and has written various computer books. As a prototype designer, he created semi-automated rapid cooling devices with medical applications, and air-deployable equipment for first responders. He was the sole author of four mathematical-graphics software packages, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and projects that he writes about for Make magazine.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00PKTGLZY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Make Community, LLC
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Nov. 13 2014
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 65.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 831 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449334154
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  • Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Encyclopedia of Electronic Components
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    Charles Platt is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist for Make magazine, where he writes about electronics. He is the author of the highly successful introductory hands-on book, Make: Electronics, and the sequel, Make: More Electronics.

    His book Easy Electronics claims to be the easiest available introduction to the field. His Make: Tools provides a hands-on introduction to workshop tools.

    Platt's ambitious reference work, Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, consists of three volumes, two of which were coauthored with physicist Fredrik Jannson.

    Platt was a Senior Writer for Wired magazine. As a prototype designer, he created semi-automated rapid cooling devices with medical applications, and air-deployable equipment for first responders. He was the sole author of four mathematical-graphics software packages, and has been fascinated by electronics since he put together a telephone answering machine from a tape recorder and military-surplus relays at age 15. He lives in a Northern Arizona wilderness area, where he has his own workshop for prototype fabrication and projects that he writes about for Make magazine.

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  • Jorge Belo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good material.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2023
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    Very concise information and good exercises examples.
    I like it very much.
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  • Michel Lévesque
    5.0 out of 5 stars Très instructif et complet pour un débutant
    Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2021
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    Complet, belle facture et image. Les erreurs ont été corrigées dans la version que j'ai reçue. De mémoire la 17e version de la 2e édition.
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  • Will
    5.0 out of 5 stars Useful information with essential theory and overview of applications for ...
    Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2016
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    Useful information with essential theory and overview of applications for electrical components. Minimizes theory while providing practical applications examples AND "what can go wrong" with the devices. Excellent desktop reference for newbies . . . or 'old-bies' who forgot a lot and need to catch up. Writing style is to read and indexed for rapid location of devices.
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  • B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great book series for anyone serious about maker electronics
    Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2018
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    So much knowledge that is so easy to digest. Usually reading encyclopedias would be boring but this one is surprisingly accessible. Makes me knowledgeable like an experienced professional in just a few evenings of reading.
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  • Karim Sultan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great illustrations and explanations but lacks "glue"
    Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2016
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    (NOTE: I have the first 3 books in this series, and for the most part this is a similar review I gave the other 2).

    The second book in this series, this one focuses on signal processors is covered in 30 chapters from SCRs to speakers (with a section on Lasers!). It is a good reference book, and IMHO this one has the most detail compared to the other 2. The book is not a tutorial; it is not meant to be read cover to cover or progressively but instead as a pull-off-the-shelf to get clarity reference. When you do find the need to look something up, there are often clear diagrams, illustrations, schematics and the occasional real-world picture. The book is much more practically oriented than theoretical, which I find to be a downfall - when you actually need to look something up, you often need to refresh on the theory portion.

    Sometimes, it can be hard to find the something quickly in the three books. Some topics in the series (for example I2C and SPI) are addressed but almost as an afterthought and inadequately. The books seem well organized but in practice requires some digging to get what you want.

    It's a well written book with great clarity. But it lacks the depth I need when I'm driven to research, and because it isn't a progressive book, I don't read much of it very often. Which is a shame, as it is clearly a labour of love that is packed full of useful tid-bits. The content is well broken down, approachable, and great for the hobbyist, but note if you are starting off, you will need a tutorial/theory book to match with this one. If only the author had included more "glue" to let you jump from one topic to another. I recommend it for people who like to pick up a book and read a random entry for fun and knowledge. I don't recommend it as a dedicated reference manual. But it is a quality book which I enjoy having on my shelf, and none of this will stop me from buying the 4th one, should it come out.
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  • simon
    5.0 out of 5 stars there is still a table where kids spend the whole time just taking old electronics apart and being able to show and explain to t
    Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2015
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    i worked at a science centre with exhibits specifically geared towards kids. there is still a table where kids spend the whole time just taking old electronics apart and being able to show and explain to the each part that they found with pictures and explanations was amazing. such a useful book!
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  • chopalottt
    5.0 out of 5 stars the books of electronic knowledge
    Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2019
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    Three manuals make it a comprehensive component description and analysis must have.
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  • Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
    Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2015
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    Love it. Perfect for refrencing my electronic hobby. Fast fast fast shipping. Buying all three volumes
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  • anonimo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissima enciclopedia dei componenti elettronici
    Reviewed in Italy on September 3, 2022
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    Ho acquistato tutti 3 i volumi dell' Encyclopedia of electronic components.
    Sono presenti praticamente tutti i componenti utilizzati solitamente nelle schede elettroniche, con immagini a colori, foto, componenti sezionati.
    Vengono spiegati i principi di funzionamento e i comuni utilizzi .
    Il libro è ideale sia per i principianti, per gli appassionati che vogliono capire come funziona un componente, ma anche per chi conosce già bene l'elettronica e vuole avere un riferimento a portata di mano.
    I libri si concentrano maggiormente sul funzionamento e utilizzo dei componenti, e non su calcoli e teorie di progettazione.
    È scritto in inglese facile, quindi va bene anche per chi non conosce bene la lingua.
    Le pagine sono abbastanza spesse , la qualità di stampa / risoluzione delle immagini è abbastanza buona.
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  • Gripper17
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2025
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    Very good quality book. Very comprehensive.
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  • Io
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well-received gift
    Reviewed in Germany on November 21, 2019
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    Gift for my dad. He highly rates this series.
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  • viny pakeerathan
    2.0 out of 5 stars not enough explanation
    Reviewed in Australia on August 22, 2020
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    more descriptions needed
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  • Marcelo Azevedo Neves
    5.0 out of 5 stars Vale muito!
    Reviewed in Brazil on April 1, 2019
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    Excelente e atual conteúdo!!
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