Electronics Projects For Dummies by Earl Boysen and Nancy Stevenson. 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 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.
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)
The Contents of Electronics Projects For Dummies
- Exploring the World of Electronics Projects
- Safety First
- Assembling Your Electronics Arsenal
- Running Down the Skills You Need
- Making Light Dance to the Music
- The Electronics Handbook
- Focusing Sound with a Parabolic Microphone
- Murmuring Merlin
- Surfing the Airwaves
- Scary Pumpkins
- Dancing Dolphins
- Controlling a Go-Kart, Infrared Style
- A Handy-Dandy Metal Detector
- Sensitive Sam Walks the Line
- Oxford A Dictionary of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
- Couch Pet-ato
- Ten Great Parts Suppliers
- Ten Great Electronics Resources
- Ten Specialized Electronics Resources