Electronics Projects for Dummies Book

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Electronics Projects for Dummies Book – EPFD

Who says the Science Fair has to end? If you love building gadgets, this book belongs on your radar. Here are complete directions for building ten cool creations that involve light, sound, or vibrations — a weird microphone, remote control gizmos, talking toys, and more, with full parts and tools lists, safety guidelines, and wiring schematics.

These projects are fun to build and fun to use.

Make lights dance to music, play with radio remote control, or build your own metal detector

Check out ten cool electronics projects, including:
* Chapter 8 — Surfing the Radio Waves (how to make your own radio)
* Chapter 9 — Scary Pumpkins (crazy Halloween decorations that have sound, light, and movement)
* Chapter 12 — Hitting Paydirt with an Electronic Metal Detector (a project that can pay for itself)

Discover how to:
* Handle electronic components safely
* Read a circuit diagram
* Troubleshoot circuits with a multimeter
* Build light-activated gadgets
* Set up a motion detector
* Transform electromagnetic waves into sound

About the authors:

Earl Boysen spent 20 years as an engineer in the computer-chip industry and writes about electronics at www.buildinggadgets.com
Nancy Muir has written more than 50 technology and business books.

Electronics Projects For Dummies
Earl Boysen, Nancy Muir
ISBN: 0-470-00968-3
Paperback
432 pages
July 2006