Post-tutorials phase: How to get better at Arduino and electronics in general?

[marcthenarc]

Hello. I'm a programmer by trade but new to electronics. I've been following dozens of Arduino and electronics tutorials with success but I'd like to expand on these basics tutorials. But I'm afraid they don't give you the tools to safely expand on them: adding / subtracting components modifies voltage, amperage, and the risk of frying an expensive OLED. What's a good additional resource / books / curriculum to fearlessly advance to the next step and start creating projects more from imagination?

[jremington]

There are much better and far more reliable sources of information on analog and digital electronics than random on line tutorials.

A very popular and highly recommended college level textbook is "The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill, but there are many others.

[Grumpy_Mike]

Best books are:-
Arduino Cookbook

and

The Art of Electronics 4th edition

@marcthenarc

adding / subtracting components modifies voltage, amperage, and the risk of frying an expensive OLED.

Never change a circuit when the system is powered up. A sure fire way to destroy components.

[LarryD]

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[camsysca]

You might also find willing guidance for specific projects here on the forum. Just follow the usual "How to", giving us a good description of your concept, and asking for commentary. You'll have to sort wheat from chaff, but often that will become obvious.

[xfpd]

Start with books on Basic Electricity with subtopics D/C circuits and A/C circuits, then books on Basic Electronics (a lot of redundant information from Basic Electricity). Found FREE on Archive.ORG (search archive.org basic electricity)

[marcthenarc]

@xfpd

basic electricity

Is that Schaum's or Van Valkenburgh et al.? The latter is unfortunately not available to download or borrow.

[marcthenarc]

Arduino Cookbook is a category on its own; certainly not similar to the kit books. I found the 2nd edition at archive.org.

[xfpd]

Try it on https://annas-archive.org ... pick "slow download", click "not a robot" and wait ninety seconds, click "download now."