Excellent reference for hobbyists, and techs
346106
Excellent source of info and specs, and uses of electronic components.
Very well explained, it's in my shop, on the book shelf.
It's a keeper. Well written, great graphics.
I like it, I use it all the time.
Glad I bought it.
I like it.
4964832
I like the handwritten notes style. Really handy for reference.
Has all information that I can think of . A must have for electronics engineers/enthusiasts
2504242
Henry Ott is a rare talent in EMC. Equally excellent as a designer, researcher, troubleshooter, writer and educator. His new book on EMC Engineering (a complete remake of the Noise Reduction Techniques for Electronic Equipment 2nd Edition) is a "near work of art" in depth of coverage and clear and concise presentation. Readers at any level of capability can be greatly rewarded by perusing this book. Henry does an excellent job of providing quality references whereby derivations can be justified. Many figures are provided such that the visual concept can be readily grasped. Several figures are eloquent compilations of mutifaceted information presented in a manner that it is obvious much time and thought went into how to develop such a figure. EMC is investigated from many perspectives such as digital, analog, signal integrity, parasitics, reactance, power, grounding, protection, cabling, antennas, self contained unit or distributed systems, sinusodals to square waves, and on and on. It is a complete work leaving little undone. For the brave, there are numerous practice exercises at the end of each chapter. Several appendices delve further into niche items. The one on inductance is quite well done and the best I have seen to date on the subject. I especially like how Henry has "bellied up to the bar" and inserted first person on certain items he feels very strongly about. I have a reasonable library on EMC and many of them I consider valuable contibutions to the discipline. But if I had to utilize only one resource at this time, it would be Henry's new book. Bravo to Henry and Wiley for a great contribution to the EMC discipline.
2973865
very large collection of old electronic circuits with interesting solutions .A must in order to understand and repair old circuits
1156951
This is a comprehensive book with descriptions of the principals of electronic pickups, pots and capacitors, as well as specifics such as wiring diagrams for specific models. This is not a glitzy looking book, but rather, some diagrams appear to be hand-drawn. But the technical information is all there, few detals omitted.
1453994
This has a lot of information you will need on you path through your electronics hobby. A very good reference book. I keep it on my workbench all the time.
4524159
Great for the needs of any hobbyist. Feature rich so its not one I will outgrow.  I recommend this for anyone doing occasional electrical work or testing.
4883920
This book is nothing short of incredible.  The author, who is well-known for his work with the venerable ZFS and Dtrace Technologies, has generously compiled his real-world expertise into a ready-made format for the masses.

This is a book that will keep you coming back again and again, to expound upon a problem domain you may currently be trying to  understand or to understand a Performance Issue you might be experiencing.  While there are no 'one-size-fits-all' approaches to Systems Performance, the author provides guidance on how to actually narrow-down the problem(s), and explains the subtleties which might be encountered.

In summary, this is THE Field Guide, designed by someone with a wealth of real-world knowledge.
1052076
This book is an excellent general reference on a number of areas of science, engineering, and technology. I often refer to it first when searching for information on an unfamiliar subject. Most mechanical engineers working in design, manufacturing, and construction would benefit by having a copy of this book in their personal library.
3815552
Very in depth, covers all you need to understand about the very technical way hardware works and skips the things you don't need (or care) to know.  This book should hold its value even as hardware technology progresses.
2235148
Charles Platt is a widely published science fiction author, electronics and bioscience consultant and superior educator.  This is a guidebook to Electronics worthy of Heathkit in its glory days.  It offers a completely hands-on and hands dirty approach including examining and pushing components beyond their limits, and assembling and testing all of the topics you study in the handbook.  The pedagogy is clear and succinct.  Beautiful full-color illustrations show you how to do "it" and to fully know what to expect on your workbench.  Because all concepts are conveyed in this excellent hands-on experimental approach some topics are presented in a different order than that experienced with a conventional introductory electronics textbook.  For example, wave shaping based upon 555-timer pulses is fully illustrated, as well as the digital electronics necessary to construct electronic dice, and to experiment with microcontrollers, but operational amplifiers and active filters are omitted in this experimental handbook.

This is a superb introduction to electronics, which will provide the conceptual and experimental bench skills to yield a lifetime of enjoyment.
1349804
This book provides excellent information on hardware ports, CMOS, disk and video systems.  It explains the differences between versions, lists known bugs and workarounds and even comes with functioning code examples.  Some  of the programming leaves a little to be desired, though. :)  But if you're  a good assembly programmer you'll understand it.
Overall it is an  excellent book and a must have for anyone wanting direct hardware-level  access (without the save-haven "buffer" provided through an API).  This book is for real programmers only.  Programmers who want to work at  the machine level.  It is, quite simply, the most comprehensive book I've  found.  A one-stop shop for information.
The only problem I found is that  this book is slightly dated, originally published in 1996 or 1997.  Newer  features are not included.
4372772
The best reference for the metal working trade - more than you will ever need  to know
3904140
Merlin has done a very very good job with this subject. The book  contains great explanations, diagrams, etc.. all of which can really do wonders
for your understanding of preamps, and a little more.
Not really a beginner book, but one which any beginner should have from the get go.
A very nice book for you mod freaks to have handy... I highly recommend this work!
1431592
This is a book that belongs on the desk of every working

engineer who designs electronic products. It's an

essential reference to all the "stuff I learned once

and forgot", as well as an enjoyable read. It's not going

to be much help to a student trying to study for a high-end

college course, but the truth is that nearly all of that

complex math is utterly unused out here in the trenches. The

fundamental "rules of thumb" and "bag of tricks" focus that

AofE has is exactly what we really use when designing most

of the products that people use in daily life.

Some reviewers fault the lightweight treatment of complex

topics or the simplification of certain aspects of electronics.

If that's your big concern, then a more complex and rigorous

treatment would be a better choice. If you just want to learn

about electronics, and have a good reference on your desk to

check up on things while designing, then this is it.
2190676
Really good resource for technical details about the Pi and interfacing hardware.  Usable as a reference and well worth the cost.

My only suggestion for improvement is adding some clarifying information to some of the text.  For instance, for some of the Ohm's Law explanations, he does not explain how a particular calculation is performed - you are sort of expected to be able to do this already.  In the case that I should already know this, just drop this section of the book. Otherwise, expand it to explain the process.  Page 419's warning is one example, but little nits like this exist throughout the book.

But like I said, this is a very valuable reference to have.  You will be pleased with the level of detail in this book!
2485532
Excellent book!  Seems to meet many electronic beginner's precisely were they are likely to be (not mathematical idiots but far from formal symbol slinging/manipulating geniuses either).  If one is just starting out and/or struggling with some of the formulas, calculations, explanations, etc., in Practical Electronics for Inventors and/or the Art of Electronics, or is finding the books published by Make to be practically helpful but a little too sparse in mathematical detail, then I would encourage him/her to check out this book.  Practical Electronics for Inventors covers much more, and AoE covers tremendously more, but for those starting out these books can be a little too much and/or overwhelming...they might even make some readers feel like they may be a little mentally slow or perhaps not quite smart enough to learn electronics.  Such is likely not the case (as far as readers being mentally slow, not smart enough, etc., goes). It's been my experience that many newcomers to the field of electronics need the basic calculations (voltage dividers, RC/filter frequency,etc.)  explicitly spelled out in much detail with multiple worked examples (this book does an excellent job of providing just that).  In order to begin building a multitude of well working circuits one will eventually need more than this book provides (this is where P E for Inventors and AoE come in, as well as many other more specialized texts like, e.g., Self's books on audio, crossover, etc., design step in).  But, for those new to the field and for the hobbyists that have been attempting to cobble together the basics through Ytube videos and long hours searching the internet, etc., this book will likely be a very helpful purchase.