Good Analog Reference Material - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: vvanders
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 24, 2012, 10:33:56 pm
content: I've been looking for a good analog design book to expand my knowledge of that type of stuff. I had a copy of The Art of Electronics which was fantastic but I somehow managed to misplace it. So I'm looking for some other good learning texts along those same lines, any suggestions on well regarded books?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 24, 2012, 11:17:47 pm
content: I would highly recommend Analog SEEKrets by Leslie Green. It's not an introduction to electronics (which AoE tries to be) by any means, but contains some very useful advice on a wide range of topics that you won't find in other books. Seea previous topic on this forum. It can be downloaded from theauthor's website(consider donating) or fromeevblog.com (direct link to 9 MB PDF)without annoying wait times or registration (the author uses Rapidshare and Scribd).Troubleshooting Analog Circuits by Bob Pease also contains some useful information, but is not a reference book (organization could be better).

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2012, 01:50:45 am
content: Dude, that is an awesome book. Bookmarked. (Really wish that was not out of print, I really, really hate reading text on a computer screen...) Leslie Green has just earned a donation from me. That is a perfect book for filling in the blanks in my self-taught knowledge - I've kind of given up waiting for it to slowly make it down the creaky conveyor belt of university education...

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2012, 05:46:43 am
content: There are these things called laser printers, and they do double sided quite well. Add a file and you are away with a hardcover edition. If you want softcover then find a Velobinder and use thin cardboard sheets as the covers.

author: lewis
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2012, 01:27:21 pm
content: The analogue bible is 'Handbook of Analog Circuit Design' by Dennis Feucht who designs oscilloscopes for Tektronix. It's extremely expensive, but is available fromwww.innovatia.comas PDF or a four volume set (http://www.innovatia.com/Ordering_Info.htm). See below for ISBN numbers of the set. I can't recommend this highly enough.Here are some others. The audio ones are worth a read even if you're not doing any audio:'Troubleshooting Analog Circuits' by Bob Pease'Analog Circuit Design (Art, Science and Personalities)' by Jim Williams'Small Signal Audio Design' by Douglas Self'Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook' by Douglas Self'Designing Audio Power Amplifiers' by Bob Cordell'Mullard Circuits for Audio Amplifiers' available free athttp://www.schematicsunlimited.com/?z=mullardand Horowitz-Hill of course! Get yourself another copy!ISBNs for Feucht set: 9781891121869, 9781891121838, 9781891121845, 9781891121852

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 03:24:21 pm
content: QuoteYeah, I know, but there's a lot of expensive toner in a 578-page book. Would have been a lot nicer to just buy one. And I don't think I could do it at a print shop, where the toner isn't worth its weight in gold, since I don't own the copyright.Plus I'm just too damn lazy.

author: ejeffrey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 05:03:45 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on November 26, 2012, 03:24:21 pmEven most consumer laser printers are usually not too expensive per page. Otherwise just go to kinkos in the middle of the night. Either the guys on duty won't care, or they will be willing to listen when you explain that it is an authorized reproduction and show the web page. They are really just bored and if you chat with them for a few minutes about your electronics projects, chances are they will let you do whatever you want.Or you could avoid human contact altogether and use the self service printers and they won't even notice what you are printing.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 06:13:18 pm
content: Refilled toners are typically a third of the cost, and in most cases they are as good or even better than the OEM ( Hp and Canon with the bleeding "starter" units that typically will do 100 pages, but when refilled will do 500) for both print quality and page output.

author: saturation
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 06:20:32 pm
content: I now use a Google Nexus 7 to read all pdfs; its a 7" tablet that is far closer to paper print out experience while remaining portable [ compared to an iPad] because it can renders complex pages essentially instantly, so you can skim through pages very quickly, as well as zoom in-out as needed without waiting.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 06:38:12 pm
content: SeanB, thanks for bringing this up - for the longest time, my printer (Samsung ML-1665) had no available refills and OEM cartridges were nearly $60! Surely you can see why I wasn't receptive of the idea of printing it myself. But since you brought it up, I went and checked again, and sure enough, there are refills for it now. That does make me happy. Maybe I will print it after all.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 07:42:50 pm
content: I had a HP4200N, with a wholesale cartridge cost of around $300. Refills were expensive, $100, but did do 15000 pages minimum. Printer replaced because a new printer was cheaper than buying a replacement fuser assembly. New one costs $40 to refill.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2012, 08:09:00 pm
content: you want really cheap printing? buy a $100 inkjet brother (i cannot recommend canon anymore i will hate their printer starting from few weeks ago), dye ink, buy 3rd party and ciss refill tank. you will print at $0.00001 per page. for a $10 bottle per color you can print 1 zillion pages. just dont drink while reading. i have toner refill as well china came, but i guesstimate its still 10X more expensive than dye ink ciss variant.edit: but that brother printer driver doesnt have booklet printing format option, thats sucks!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2012, 04:27:13 am
content: That is where the HP PCL5/6 driver is good. It does do a decent double sided print with the right small printer. Not an ultra cheap home printer but a small business one, which is still pretty good and capable.

author: Conrad Hoffman
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2012, 06:00:44 pm
content: I have an ancient HP5p or something similar. I refill my cartridges using toner fromhttp://www.tonerrefillkits.com/and have never had a problem. I haven't bought a new cartridge in over a decade and print quality is still excellent.My go-to analog reference stuff is everything Jim Williams ever wrote, plus his books, the Bob Pease books, the Keithley Low Level Measurement book, The Ott books on noise in instrumentation, EDN circuit ideas, the Doug Self amplifier book and the Bob Cordell amplifier book.

author: jabramo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2012, 06:05:50 pm
content: IC Op-Amp Cookbook By W. JungI've seen PDFs floating around...May not be the best fundamental analog book but you still get all the important basic functional theory. I think it's a great book and often turn to it first when I dealing with OpAmps. Worth a look for sureedit:When it comes to printer I vote Brother inkjetThe printers are well priced. The cartridges on ebay are extremely cheap and do a good enough job. I also like how there's no chips and all the bullcrap that goes along with them

author: Blofeld
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 28, 2012, 01:24:28 pm
content: Another great book on Op Amps that you can download for free from TI:http://focus.ti.com/lit/an/slod006b/slod006b.pdf"Op Amps for Everyone" by Ron Mancini

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 28, 2012, 01:31:39 pm
content: Alexander.