Lately I've opened up some old devices (an amplifier, synthesizer, CD player) for simple tasks (cleaning buttons with deoxit, replace battery, clean lens). I've started having a great interest in repairing these devices. Before I buy a random book on electronics and a kit to experiment, I figured I'd ask some advice.
I'd like to focus on just these devices: amplifiers, synthesizers, CD players, perhaps guitar pedals. I want to start with repairing some basic malfunctions: replacement of jack/RCA outputs, soldered batteries, LCD and CD pick-ups, as repairing a broken AC adapter. These are the most basic tasks for which I should only remember the right connections and replace the part.
After this I would like to move on to more complicated malfunctions, with the purpose of taking faulty devices and diagnosing/repairing the malfunction.
However I have no idea where to start. It seems that most books are too general and of course there's no need for me to know all about the workings of a television.
Does anyone have a bit of advice as to where to start? This is all just for fun, I don't intend to become a specialist who's able to find every possible malfunction. I'm more than happy to learn about just the most common faults in devices
Thanks in advance!
I'd like to focus on just these devices: amplifiers, synthesizers, CD players, perhaps guitar pedals. I want to start with repairing some basic malfunctions: replacement of jack/RCA outputs, soldered batteries, LCD and CD pick-ups, as repairing a broken AC adapter. These are the most basic tasks for which I should only remember the right connections and replace the part.
After this I would like to move on to more complicated malfunctions, with the purpose of taking faulty devices and diagnosing/repairing the malfunction.
However I have no idea where to start. It seems that most books are too general and of course there's no need for me to know all about the workings of a television.
Does anyone have a bit of advice as to where to start? This is all just for fun, I don't intend to become a specialist who's able to find every possible malfunction. I'm more than happy to learn about just the most common faults in devices
Thanks in advance!
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