Hi,I want to learn electronics but I have no idea how to use a soldering gun and how to place them on a pcb circuit board.How do I begin?
I've joined an electronics college but I have no hobby in electronics and my parents were incapable of teaching me something in life.
My father was an alcoholic and my mother was an attention seeker who threatened me that she would hospitalize me in a psychiatric hospital if I didn't listen to what she said. My own parents are shitty and talking to a therapeut would only worsen my situation because they won't listen to me.
They are not fitted to be my parents and now at this time I have no mentor to teach me electronics!
I have no mentor and I have no idea where to begin.
If in childhood no one wanted to teach me electronics do I have a chance now at adulthood?

 

Hello,

This website has a couple of "books΅ online.
You can find them in the education section here:
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

An other website with a lot of linkpages with a lot of subjects is the EDUCYPEDIA.
Each link on the main page will give you a new linkpage to universites and companies:
http://educypedia.karadimov.info/electronics/electronicaopening.htm

As the internet can be very volatile, links may not work.
Not working link most times can be found back in the internet archive:
https://archive.org/
Put the not working link in the wayback machine and it will show you a calender page on wich snapshots are taken.

Bertus

 

I have no mentor

Nobody incumbent to teach you.
If you want to learn something, you should do it yourself.

and I have no idea where to begin.

For first step read Michael Faraday biography: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Faraday/
Good luck!

 

Hello,

As for books on electronics, have a look in this library of the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/folksca...ion&sort=-publicdate&and[]=language:"English"

Bertus

 

Used textbooks on electrical and electronics theory can be useful and cheap educational material. And it is useful to know the theory behind what you see
I offer one thing to avoid, which is the "Nuts and Volts" publications. Changing things in software iis simple but it teaches nothing about how circuits function.
And it is important to understand how circuits function.
That is where the textbooks can be useful, And certainly it is OK to use a cheat-sheet with formulas when trying to understand how a circuit functions. You are learning, not taking a test, Even obsolete textbooks are OK for learning the basics of how circuis work, although vacuum tube theory is less important currently.

 

https://hackaday.com/2017/06/09/electronics-education-courtesy-of-the-us-navy/

 

Although you paint a little crappier picture than my experience I feel your pain. I'm no expert, but the internet has taught me a great deal.

Soldering is something that you should pick up on easily. If nothing else buy a real soldering iron with temperature control instead of the cheap pencil jobs they sell it every store... it will save you mountains of trouble!!

 

Also, compared to my day, now there is such a vast resource out there in the form of the Internet!
You presently 'Have no hobby in electronics'
Make one. !

 

Forest Mims III is your friend. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=forest+mims+III&ia=web

 

Can I get a tutorial on how to use a soldering gun in electronics?
Also the books which you sent me can be seen in a torrent?
I mean I can read them but I thought that if they are archived they won't work

 

Bună, Bine ați venit la AAC

Look at these video's.
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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+use+a+soldering+iron

 

Hello,

The following page has some links on soldering:
http://educypedia.karadimov.info/electronics/soldering.htm

Bertus

 

There is no perfect substitute for paper textbooks, which do not consume bandwidth nor expose you to malware. And they are vastly easier to flip back and forth between sections easily. IN ADDITION, if you accidentally drop a book, or step on it, it will still work quite well. Of course, books do require actual reading ability, but that can be read at whatever pace you choose, unlike most videos.

 

My first go-to for used books is Abe Books clearance.
I got one on Pic 18F programming for ~ $ 30.00 new price varies, but all three figures.
Appeared brand new also had the complementary program code Disc with in the back unopened.

 

I've joined an electronics college but I have no hobby in electronics

That's fine. I didn't know anything about electronics when I started an electronics program. Do the assignments and ask questions because some things may take some effort on your part to learn.

I have no idea how to use a soldering gun

Soldering irons are more typically used than guns.

Soldering gun (upper) vs soldering iron (lower):

 

Do not use a soldering gun for electronics.
You will destroy the board and components.

 

Can I get a tutorial on how to use a soldering gun in electronics?

Something to start with from Sparkfun:

I don't agree with not using the very tip of the iron. You have to use it to apply heat to the pad.

The rest is reasonable. If you use a sponge, make sure it's damp (not wet). I used to like the sound of the hiss, but that causes more thermal shock, and unnecessary cooling, to the tip.

 

Do not use a soldering gun for electronics.
You will destroy the board and components.

Because a soldering gun of te transformer type uses a high current to heat the soldering tip, it also produces an intense alternating magnetic field that can induce damaging voltages and currents in nearby conductors. Thus a transformer type of soldering gun DOES possess the ability to damage things. Not every time, because some times one can be lucky.
The second reason to avoid using them is that they are just too big and heavy for many applications..
For electrical wiring work where electronic components are not involved they are OK, but still heavy.
I do not own a soldering gun any more, I gave the last one to a friend to use soldering art projects.

Now for soldering a connection with a pointed iron, applying a small bit of solder to the tip to establish a better heat transfer is very useful. Just holding the tip against a joint to be soldered allows only a very small area for heat transfer, So the books that say not to apply any solder before the joint is hot are wrong. Liquid solder conducts heat much better than air.

Finally, no part of my college education taught anything about soldering. That education came from friends and from books, because the internet, as we know it, was still 50 years in the future back then.

 

Depending on your age, another option is to study a bit of basic circuit theory and then enlist in the US Navy to be a service technical person. I suggest the Navy because there are not many ships fighting in the desert or mountains, and certainly active combat is hazardous to ones health.
The benefits are that you would be in surroundings more working towards educating you towards a useful skill. You do need to avoid alcohol during both your training and active service times, though.
The very best technician I ever worked with had been an avionics service person on an aircraft carrier. He never mentioned his rank so I have no idea where he stood. But his skill set served him very well.
NO, I am not a Navy recruiter.

 

Concur but telling a sailor not to drink is questionable

Especially at 'Splice the Main Brace time' !