New guy here.

donotdisconnect · 23rd November 2010, 09:13 AM

I love tinkering I guess you would call it with electronics since I was 10 or 11 years old.
All self taught (trial and error). I have totaled some stuff but I have fixed more than totaled. Always wanted to do it right but without going to school for it, self interest just is not enough as it seems no one else either cares about fixing stuff or those with schooling for it shunned me for lack of knowledge. From what I've read here this will not be like that and I will learn.
So thanks in advance for the help you will give me.

indianajo · 12:44 PM

Welcome. Another fixer upper. I started on Mother's TV with the tube tester at the corner store- that tells you how many years ago that was. Finding a tube tester now is like the search for the holy grail. I bought an organ in Montgomery off Route 22 last May. I hope to fixer up this winter.
Have fun.

mikje · 23rd November 2010, 12:45 PM

Here's a good site with some basics.
Basic Electronics

There are a lot of tutorials out there that won't cost you anything. Questions are always entertained here and other forums as well. I like the forum at Parts-Express in addition to this one.
Enjoy!
Mike

Cal Weldon · 23rd November 2010, 02:24 PM

Hello and welcome to the forums.

donotdisconnect · 24th November 2010, 05:56 AM

Indianajo I did the same as you, to the Rexal drug store to check tubes for Dad and then see if there were any in the box connected to the tube tester and or in the cabinet underneath the tester. I've sat straddle of the back of the TV with a mirror in front of the TV so I could see what was happening on the screen while I was working on them.
Thanks for the link Mikje, I will check it out.
Cal Weldon I like big speakers too! In the car in the house in the garage every where.
I recently refoamed a set of Cerwin Vegas D-7s woofers. I'll post a few pictures if I can.
Thanks for the welcome everyone.

23rd November 2010, 09:13 AM	#1
donotdisconnect diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cincinnati Ohio	New guy here. I love tinkering I guess you would call it with electronics since I was 10 or 11 years old. All self taught (trial and error). I have totaled some stuff but I have fixed more than totaled. Always wanted to do it right but without going to school for it, self interest just is not enough as it seems no one else either cares about fixing stuff or those with schooling for it shunned me for lack of knowledge. From what I've read here this will not be like that and I will learn. So thanks in advance for the help you will give me.

23rd November 2010, 12:41 PM	#2
indianajo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana USA	Welcome. Another fixer upper. I started on Mother's TV with the tube tester at the corner store- that tells you how many years ago that was. Finding a tube tester now is like the search for the holy grail. I bought an organ in Montgomery off Route 22 last May. I hope to fixer up this winter. Have fun. __________________ Dynakit ST70, ST120, PAS2,Hammond H182(2 ea),H112,A100,10-82TC,Peavey CS800S,SP2-XT's, T-300 HF Projs, Steinway console, Herald RA88a mixer, Wurlitzer 4500 Last edited by indianajo; 23rd November 2010 at 12:44 PM.

23rd November 2010, 12:45 PM	#3
mikje Soakin' up the Sound! diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bismarck, ND	Here's a good site with some basics. Basic Electronics There are a lot of tutorials out there that won't cost you anything. Questions are always entertained here and other forums as well. I like the forum at Parts-Express in addition to this one. Enjoy! Mike __________________ Marantz PM8003 amp, HRT Music Streamer II DAC, Squeezebox Touch, DIY Krystals

23rd November 2010, 02:24 PM	#4
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello and welcome to the forums. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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24th November 2010, 05:56 AM	#5
donotdisconnect diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cincinnati Ohio	Indianajo I did the same as you, to the Rexal drug store to check tubes for Dad and then see if there were any in the box connected to the tube tester and or in the cabinet underneath the tester. I've sat straddle of the back of the TV with a mirror in front of the TV so I could see what was happening on the screen while I was working on them. Thanks for the link Mikje, I will check it out. Cal Weldon I like big speakers too! In the car in the house in the garage every where. I recently refoamed a set of Cerwin Vegas D-7s woofers. I'll post a few pictures if I can. Thanks for the welcome everyone.

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