Reply 20 of 30, by keenerb
wrote:So some of you may notice I'm relatively new and many of my posts are probably embarrassingly elementary to you all. I love this hobby, I love computers, but I am pretty ignorant of electronics, which is kind of a big part of this. As bad as being baffled by power ratings on the back of PCs and too scared to plug in a cable for fear of destroying old machinery!
What tools, books, training courses, would you recommend I do, read, embark upon, to get myself up to speed with this type of work? Ideally I'd like to become reasonably competent with understanding appliance power ratings, PCB repair, and soldering things like clock batteries and chips.
I live in London, for reference.
For soldering skills, pick up a few little electronic kits.
In the U.S. I'd grab something like this: http://www.frys.com/product/8227636?site=sr:S … CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG