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Temporarily retired Canadian here. Ive been trying to teach myself some basic electronics, mostly for a hobby but if i feel confident ill go back to the local college in the fall. Unfortunately ive been getting jammed up on the math. Numbers weren't a huge priority when i was a kid, so sadly im really far behind. Does anyone know of a reliable site to learn electronics specific math, and schematics while im at it, should probably get better at that too before i start melting too many things.

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Doppleganger over 3 years ago

Thanks everyone for the welcome. For those that asked about temporary retirement, i left my last job with the intention of taking a few years off to learn a new trade. Admittedly its going slower than i anticipated, but progress is happening.

I appreciate everyones response and im slowly getting through all you suggestions of videos, forthcoming books, web links et al.

While i have everyones attention, where do i buy parts? I do have an electronics store in town, but they seem to cater to Bell employees and their needs. Amazon is bunk, either they don't have what i need, have 3 month shipping, or an outrageous markup. Is there a goto site for bits and bobs of the electronic variety?
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Doppleganger over 3 years ago

Thanks everyone for the welcome. For those that asked about temporary retirement, i left my last job with the intention of taking a few years off to learn a new trade. Admittedly its going slower than i anticipated, but progress is happening.

I appreciate everyones response and im slowly getting through all you suggestions of videos, forthcoming books, web links et al.

While i have everyones attention, where do i buy parts? I do have an electronics store in town, but they seem to cater to Bell employees and their needs. Amazon is bunk, either they don't have what i need, have 3 month shipping, or an outrageous markup. Is there a goto site for bits and bobs of the electronic variety?
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shabaz over 3 years ago in reply to Doppleganger

If you're learning and want to experiment, then these three kits of components are very good (saves a lot compared to buying the parts individually):

Resistor kit

Ceramic capacitor kit

Electrolytic capacitor kit

They are parts kits available from Newark, prepared by Velleman, they are of decent quality, and low-cost. I've purchased these kits at least a couple of times in the past and still use them, they are perfect for beginners and for prototyping stuff up on a breadboard quickly. I can't buy these parts cheaper individually, and they will all mostly get used, so there's no waste.
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colporteur over 3 years ago in reply to Doppleganger

Electronic parts suppliers is not the Radio Shack of yester years. The Health kit type part suppliers have gone by the wayside. Newark & Digi-key are two. I tend to shop aliexpress because of costs but delivery is 8-10 weeks.
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anniel747 over 3 years ago in reply to Doppleganger

Newark but competitors also exist. There is not a lot of serious players and they are easy to find.
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misaz over 3 years ago in reply to Doppleganger

This site is affiliated with Newark (for US market) and Farnell (for EU market). At least in my country they have quite a cheap shipping in comparison with other distributors. They offers several over milion different parts, so good luck when searching. Local stores are good when you need something quickly in low ammount, but usualy it is much more expensive and currently I visit them very rarely, but in history they saved me several times.
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