How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, 2nd Edition
- Length: 416 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education TAB
- Publication Date: 2015-10-22
- ISBN-10: 0071848290
- ISBN-13: 9780071848299
- Sales Rank: #23107 (See Top 100 Books)
A Fully Revised Guide to Electronics Troubleshooting and Repair
Repair all kinds of electrical products, from modern digital gadgets to analog antiques, with help from this updated book. How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition, offers expert insights, case studies, and step by step instruction from a lifelong electronics guru. Discover how to assemble your workbench, use the latest test equipment, zero in on and replace dead components, and handle reassembly. Instructions for specific devices, including stereos, MP3 players, digital cameras, flat panel TVs, laptops, headsets, and mobile devices are also included in this do it yourself guide.
- Choose the proper tools and set up your workbench
- Ensure personal safety and use proper eye and ear protection
- Understand how electrical components work and why they fail
- Perform preliminary diagnoses based on symptoms
- Use test equipment, including digital multimeters, ESR meters, frequency
counters, and oscilloscopes - Interpret block, schematic, and pictorial diagrams
- Disassemble products and identify sections
- Analyze circuits, locate faults, and replace dead parts
- Re establish connections and reassemble devices
Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter 1 Prepare for Blastoff: Fixing Is Fun! Repair: Why Do It? Is It Always Worth It? Chapter 2 Setting Up Shop: Tools of the Trade Must-Haves A Good Place to Work Digital Multimeter ESR Meter Oscilloscope Soldering Tools Desoldering Tools Hand Tools Magnifier Clip Leads Swabs Chemicals Heatsink Grease Heat-Shrink Tubing Electrical Tape Small Cups Internet Access Nice-to-Haves Digital Camera Power Supply Testers, Signal Generators and Meters Isolation Transformer Stereo Microscope Bench Vise Hot-Air Rework Station Hot-Melt Glue Gun Magnet on a Stick Cyanoacrylate Glue Component Cooler Spray Data Books Parts Assortment Scrap Boards for Parts Wish List Inductance Meter Logic Analyzer Spectrum Analyzer BGA Rework Station Chapter 3 Danger, Danger! Staying Safe Electric Shock Physical Injury Your Turn Electrical Damage Physical Damage You Fixed It! Is It Safe? ATE: Always Test Everything! Chapter 4 I Fix, Therefore I Am: The Philosophy of Troubleshooting Why Things Work in the First Place Products as Art If It Only Had a Brain The Good, the Bad and the Sloppy Mistakes Beginners Make That’s How It Goes History Lessons Initial Evaluation Use Your Noodle: Case Histories Chapter 5 Naming Names: Important Terms, Concepts and Building Blocks Electrical Concepts Circuit Concepts Signal Concepts Building Blocks Chapter 6 Working Your Weapons: Using Test Equipment Digital Multimeter ESR Meter Oscilloscope Soldering Iron Desoldering Tools Power Supply Transistor Tester Capacitance Meter Signal Generator Frequency Counter Analog Meter Contact Cleaner Spray Component Cooler Spray Chapter 7 What Little Gizmos are Made Of: Components Capacitors Crystals and Resonators Crystal Clock Oscillators Diodes and Rectifiers Fuses Inductors and Transformers Integrated Circuits Op Amps Resistors Potentiometers Relays Switches Transistors Voltage Regulators Zener Diodes Chapter 8 Road Maps and Street Signs: Diagrams Hooked on Tronics Call Numbers Good, Not Bad and Miserable Schematics Once Upon a Time… Amplifier Stage Switching Power Supply Push-Pull Audio Amplifier Mega Maps Give It a Try Radios CD and DVD Players Keep Reading But I Ain’t Got One! Your Wish Is Not My Command: Case History Chapter 9 Entering Without Breaking: Getting Inside Removing Outside Screws Separating Snaps Removing Ribbons Pulling Wire Connectors Layers and Photos Opening a Shut Case Receivers and Amplifiers VCRs, CD and DVD Players TVs and LCD Monitors Turntables Video Projectors Portable DVD Players with LCD Screens MP3 Players PDAs Smartphones and Tablets Camcorders Digital Cameras Laptop Computers AC Adapters Chapter 10 What the Heck Is that? Recognizing Major Features Power to the Circuit: Power Supplies Follow the Copper-Lined Road: Input Shake, Bake, Slice and Dice: Signal Processing Out You Go: Output Stages A Moving Tale: Mechanisms Danger Points Chapter 11 A-Hunting We Will Go: Signal Tracing and Diagnosis Dead Comatose or Crazy Alive and Awake but Not Quite Kicking Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No To and Fro All the World’s a Stage Check, Please When All Else Fails: Desperate Measures Chapter 12 Presto Change-O: Circuit Boards and replacing Components Through-Hole Parts Surface-Mount Components Choosing Components Parts Machines Substitutes Capacitors Diodes Relays Resistors Transistors Zeners Installing the New Parts Through-Hole SMT Finding Parts Saving Damaged Boards LSI and Other Dirty Words Chapter 13 That’s a Wrap: Reverse-Order Reassembly Common Errors Getting Started Reconnecting Ribbons Oops! Broken Latch Layers and Cups and Screws, Oh My! Oh, Snap! Screwing It Up Without Screwing It Up When You Had to Break In Done! Chapter 14 Pesky Parts and Persnickety Problems Automotive-Related Problems Condenser Microphones Push My Buttons LCDs: Liquid-Crystal Disasters Lithium Batteries Chapter 15 Aces Up Your Sleeve: Tips and Tricks for Specific Circuits and Products Linear Power Supplies Switching Power Supplies Audio Amplifiers and Receivers Digital Still Cameras Disc Players and Recorders Earbuds and Headsets Flat-Panel Displays and TVs Hard Drives Laptop Computers MP3 Players Remote Controls Smartphones and Tablets VCRs and Tape-Based Camcorders Video Projectors Have At It! Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Common Circuits Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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