Need to brush up on electronics? Stuck on a project? Here are your best electronics resources!

The web is home to some of the best, free resources for electrical engineering, for both electronic hobbyists and professional engineers. Whether it’s a quick brush up on a part or a question about a specific manufacturer, all electrical engineering questions can be answered with the correct resources. Some of these free websites are Electronics Club, eHow, Electronic Products, and Techxchange to name a few.

Beginner
To start off, visit ElectronicsClub.info to get a grade-school fill-in-the-blank homework-assignment feel for electronics. The website features a paragraph style of writing with links that lead to the definitions of each electronics word in the paragraph. Clicking on a word brings the user to a separate page that shows images and defines the full word. This is the perfect resource for a foundation in electronics.

To gain an understanding of how various components work and to have access to a broader database, visit eHow.com. eHow is easy to understand even if you are not familiar with what you are looking for. However, if you know the exact item you wish to research, head to Learn-about-electronics.com and pick from the side bar where each word is separated clearly by category.

 Learn-About-Electronics is a simple and easy resource to navigate.

Intermediate– If you need a quick answer.
Electronic Products’ Download Center is a detailed resource for obtaining immediate information on a specific component ―the section is organized by manufacturer. In addition, there are downloadable datasheets, reference designs, product information, and more.

If you want a hands-on, visual way to learn about a process or product, you can purchase a PC repair kit with diagnostic CD including 20 videos and over 9 hours of hands-on training at CIEbookstore.com.

 Visit the Electronic Products Download Center for an advanced look into the electronics world.

Advanced – Tools for advanced level knowledge
For the expert in need of a quick brush up on their skills and knowledge of a product or process, ElectronicProducts.com is the perfect website. The Engineering Calculators and Tools are great for the expert looking for different elements, circuits, simulations, filters, electromagnetic compatibility, calculated, capacitors, and more. To get more specific than that, venture over to the Sample Center Landing Page, where you’ll see links to different sample centers: Texas Instruments Sample Center, Touchstone Semiconductor Sample Center, and Harting Sample Center. Electronic Products is there to help the advanced explorers find the tools and facts for their projects.

Forums such as TechXchange are also very useful platforms. The Forum serves as a community for electrical engineers and hobbyists, allowing them to discuss different topics and collect information from their peers. If you’re looking for advice over the facts then TechXchange will have the answers for you.

 TechXchange creates a community for everything electronics.

In a day where everything comes with directions, it’s so easy to bypass the complicated steps and try to do things on our own. But whenever need just the simple steps or a refresher course in electronics, check out one of these simple websites and keep working!

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By Emily Bahr