Hi all, I just joined this forum 
. I'm a regular over at Club Polk and was referred here with a query I had over there (which I'll start in a separate thread).
A brief background--I enjoy taking things apart and seeing how they work and perhaps improving on them when possible. The actual first time I dabbled in any electronics curiousity, would have been when as a child I took my Mom's 'Bell' telephone apart--yeah that was it I still remember it like it was last week--ha cool flashback there . I also recall back in '85 when I took my Atari 600XL apart to see how it ticked--did some basics mods to the floppy drive and such. My interest was peaked.
I was trained in basic electronics theory throughout High School and beyond. Most of my training focused on the basics and included a lot of individual component level theory and on to basic Computer Engineering theory. I finished schooling just about the time when the Windows 3.0 was released. My first jobs were in field service computer and printer repair, then onto working as a tech and tech manager at CompUSA for a number of years repairing various types of computer related equipment (printers, desktops, Macs, laptops, monitors, etc).
I really wish the resources of today (Internet, forums like this, and suppliers of parts-oh yeah and income) were available back in the day--I think my level of Electronics understanding would have been well more advanced than it turned out to be for me-I had potential .
Electronics is my hobby, but not my profession. I currently work in the field of computer and network security and Information Assurance. But I wear many hats so I get to dabble in many different technologies and practices. Lately audio has become my hobby and what better mix than the joy of music, an interest to tweak, and a background in electronics.
I never really dabbled in audio electronics much though except for some basic tweaking of CB radios and such in my teenage years, so in that respect I have much to learn. But I know the basics around AC/DC, Capacitors, Resistors, Transistors, schematics, etc. at least enough to be dangerous.
I only just started looking around this forum in the past day, but so far it looks like a good community and I am looking forward to being a member.
v/r
Michael
. I'm a regular over at Club Polk and was referred here with a query I had over there (which I'll start in a separate thread).A brief background--I enjoy taking things apart and seeing how they work and perhaps improving on them when possible. The actual first time I dabbled in any electronics curiousity, would have been when as a child I took my Mom's 'Bell' telephone apart--yeah that was it
I still remember it like it was last week--ha cool flashback there . I also recall back in '85 when I took my Atari 600XL apart to see how it ticked--did some basics mods to the floppy drive and such. My interest was peaked.I was trained in basic electronics theory throughout High School and beyond. Most of my training focused on the basics and included a lot of individual component level theory and on to basic Computer Engineering theory. I finished schooling just about the time when the Windows 3.0 was released. My first jobs were in field service computer and printer repair, then onto working as a tech and tech manager at CompUSA for a number of years repairing various types of computer related equipment (printers, desktops, Macs, laptops, monitors, etc).
I really wish the resources of today (Internet, forums like this, and suppliers of parts-oh yeah and income
) were available back in the day--I think my level of Electronics understanding would have been well more advanced than it turned out to be for me-I had potential .Electronics is my hobby, but not my profession. I currently work in the field of computer and network security and Information Assurance. But I wear many hats so I get to dabble in many different technologies and practices. Lately audio has become my hobby and what better mix than the joy of music, an interest to tweak, and a background in electronics.
I never really dabbled in audio electronics much though except for some basic tweaking of CB radios and such in my teenage years, so in that respect I have much to learn. But I know the basics around AC/DC, Capacitors, Resistors, Transistors, schematics, etc. at least enough to be dangerous.
I only just started looking around this forum in the past day, but so far it looks like a good community and I am looking forward to being a member.
v/r
Michael
I just noticed that I posted this in the wrong forum--How does one request a thread be relocated?
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