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What are the best resources for getting started with hands-on electronics and robotics?

Background: I took some 100 and 200-level courses on electronics in college over a decade ago. I still remember some stuff (Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law), and I can recognise the basic parts in a circuit diagram.

I am also happy to pick up a beginner friendly text book and go through the theory by myself, if there are any recommendations.

However, I’ve never even held a soldering gun. I am a blank slate when it comes to any practical applications. I get overwhelmed trying to figure out what kit to order on Amazon.

So, is there a course/tutorial you’d recommend for learning the hands on parts of it? I’d prefer as much handholding as possible. Ex – if someone sells all the components to finish the projects in the course that would be the course I pick.

Shadow , (edited )
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Find a project and make it. Maybe something off adafruit? learn.adafruit.com

Pick up a pinecil for your first soldering iron.

SnotFlickerman , (edited )
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May I suggest the Pinecil, if you’re seeking a soldering iron?

pine64.com/…/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-solderin…

The Pinecil is a smart mini portable soldering iron with a 32-bit RISC-V SoC featuring a sleek design, auto standby and it heats up to an operating temperature in just 6 seconds!

  • Dual power input design: 1) USB-C supports both PD and QC 3.0 and; 2) DC5525 barrel DC jack.
  • Speedy Rapid Warmup: Reaches operating temperature in 6 seconds. Support for on-demand rapid boost feature.
  • Adjustable soldering tip temperature which can be set between 100° C and 400° C using the adjustment buttons and an easy-to-read OLED display.
  • Portable: it features a sleek and slim design, comprised of an SAE 304 stainless steel core housed inside a polycarbonate shell.
  • Auto standby mode engages when it is not in use ensuring the user safety.
  • OS: Ralim’s IronOS build
  • Chipset: Bouffalo BL-706
  • CPU: 32-bit RV32IMAFC RISC-V “SiFive E24 Core” @ 144 MHz

It’s got good support from the manufacturers and is a very versatile little starter gun if you don’t already have one. Also very affordable.

learntosolderkits.com/collections/all

Some cheap little fun project kits. I started with the jitterbug.

For deeper info, you might try these Lemmy communities:

!askelectronics

!electronics

Isoprenoid ,

If you’re wanting to practice soldering, and build a small, cheap project at the same time, I’d recommend cheap project kits from Aliexpress (there are probably equivalents on Amazon). Do projects that are through hole soldering first, before attempting SMD components.

There are plenty to choose from and they’re cheap, so if it doesn’t work then it doesn’t matter much.

There will be plenty of Youtube videos of people putting these things together if you want to know more.

Have fun!

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