Making Everyday Electronics Work: A Do-It-Yourself Guide

Hands-on advice for maintenance, repair, and DIY home and automotive electricity and electronics projects

For anyone who has felt lost when setting up a home entertainment system, wondered how to fix a malfunctioning electrical socket, or puzzled over how to make the Wi-Fi in the front room reach the back- "Making Everyday Electronics Work" is here to help! It's for ordinary, non-technical people who want to learn how to maintain home and automotive electrical and electronic systems and avoid costly repair bills. Bestselling electronics author Stan Gibilisco explains why devices and systems sometimes fail and presents solutions to common problems.

Each chapter builds and reinforces your understanding of the "what" and the "how-to" of aspects of electricity or electronics. "Fact or Myth?" sidebars clear up points of confusion, and "Tip" sidebars offer specialized bits of advice. The last chapter presents several around-the-home DIY electronics projects for those who want to try out smart home features, solar power back-ups, green power-saving techniques, and more. A back-of-the-book glossary defines commonly encountered terms in easy-to-understand language.