Where can I get schematics to look at? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: smashedProton
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 05:24:03 am
content: As the title suggests, I have been searching the internet for schematics. I have come to a point with my understanding of electronics where I understand most of the theory and all of the forces in play. I would like to see more schematics to teach me the more creative aspect of circuit design. If you guys have any websites that can help out, it would be great. I would also appreciate individual schematics sent in.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 06:25:55 am
content: Schematics ofwhat?

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 06:41:42 am
content: Schematics of ALL THE THINGS!Of course.http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/Boat anchor manual archive. Many manufacturersHP and Tektronix service manuals are excellent.Sony professional video equipment service manuals are truly awesome. I recommend buying a few if you can, just to bask in the stunning fold-out schematics glory.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 10:08:30 am
content: Get a subscription to Elektor. They've also published many books containing hundreds of small circuits. When I started with electronics I got a lot of inspiration from those.

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 10:39:13 am
content: Take the advice of TerraHertz and nctnico. Read the schematics from the published service manuals of older test gear. Lots of great insight and reliable, proven designs there.Check out magazines, hunt for pdfs if you have to, and read those instead of random blogs or random aggregations of schematics on websites. Many of the schematics you'll find on random websites just aren't right. They have poor input protections, or filtering, or limited usefulness over temperatures... or various corner cases, and have really not been well thought out, and you will only learn to repeat their mistakes if you follow the examples of most of what you find on the web.So trust the magazines (although they are not always the best either) and trust the old service manuals. You'll learn far better practices from those sources than anywhere else.

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 10:48:02 am
content: As an example of good reading material, check out old measurement equipment manuals. I've recently taken a look inside my meter, and the manual is packed with details into how it works:Download it here:http://www.daqq.eu/?p=577But you should also try to look at not only whole schematics, but application notes of manufacturers, the books they give out and such. A classic one is:http://www.ti.com/ww/en/bobpease/assets/AN-31.pdfAnother interesting one is:http://www.analog.com/library/analogDialogue/archives/39-06/data_conversion_handbook.html

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 11:52:28 am
content: HP/Agilent service manuals. They are a goldmine of information! Not only do they contain full schematics of the product, but you also get a detailed description of the operation.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2013, 08:10:21 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on December 04, 2013, 10:08:30 amthe 3xx series books are great. they are essentially a collection of all circuits elektor has ever made.

author: smashedProton
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2013, 03:23:25 am
content: Thanks for the help again everyone! I'm following all of your advice. Terrahertz was especially useful. Thanks guys

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2013, 06:00:02 am
content: For more complex stuff, Electrotanya has a bunch of schematics and manuals of consumer equipment. Googling "laptop schematic" will also get you... exactly that.

author: LEECH666
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2013, 02:07:46 pm
content: I like the schematic on Rods page a lot. They are usually well drawn (unlike a lot of schematics done by the mayority of Eagle users).http://sound.westhost.com/p-list.htm

author: Lukas
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2013, 02:39:30 pm
content: HP Journals. You won't find detailed schematics but much better documentation than in the service manuals. The authors describe how they arrived at the final design, not just the outcome.