Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7 [Paperback]

Rudolf Graf (Author), William Sheets (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070151164 | ISBN-13: 978-0070151161 | Publication Date: August 31, 1998 | Edition: 1

An extensive library of 1,000 circuits from the bestselling, six-volume Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits. Praise for previous volumes: "Looking for a good electronic circuit cookbook? This is it."--Modern Times. "A treasurehouse...an invaluable reference tool for every hobbyist, technician, student, and design professional,"--Electronics For You. "...a ready source to which to turn for just about any type of circuit you can imagine...--Modern Electronics. New in the bestselling series! One thousand more leading-edge circuit designs! Designed for quick reference and on-the-job use, the Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7, puts over 1000 state-of-the-art electronic and integrated circuit designs at your fingertips. Organized alphabetically by circuit type, this all-new collection includes the latest designs from industry giants such as Advanced Micro Devices, Motorola, Teledyne, General Electric, and others. For each circuit, you'll find a brief explanation of its operation and other information regarding adjustments or alignment. An invaluable reference tool, this book also includes a cumulative index that covers all the circuits here and in each of the previous 6 volumes.

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An extensive library of 1,000 circuits from the bestselling, seven-volume Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits

Praise for previous volumes:

"A virtual treasurehouse...an invaluable reference tool for every hobbyist, technician, student, and design professional." -- Electronics For You

"...a ready source to which to turn for just about any type of circuit you can imagine..." -- Modern Electronics

NEW IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES! ONE THOUSAND MORE LEADING-EDGE CIRCUIT DESIGNS!

Designed for quick reference and on-the-job use, the Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7, puts over 1000 state-of-the-art electronic and integrated circuit designs at your fingertips. Organized alphabetically by circuit type, this all-new collection includes the latest designs from industry giants such as Advanced Micro Devices, Motorola, Teledyne, General Electric, and others.

For each circuit, you'll find a brief explanation of its operation and other information regarding adjustments or alignment. An invaluable reference tool, this book also includes a cumulative index that covers all the circuits here and in each of the previous 6 volumes.

Inside you'll find diagrams and schematics for circuits used in:
* Power supplies
* Computers
* Amplifiers
* Sine wave oscillators
* Flow detectors
* Filters
* Frequency meters
* Infrared devices
* Games
* Phase detectors
* Optically coupled devices
* Generators
* Microwave receivers
* Signal injectors
* Time delay apparatuses
* Laser tools
* Probes
* And many other applications!

About the Author

Rudolf F. Graf has 45 years of engineering, sales, and marketing experience in the electronics field. He has written more than 30 books (about three million copies printed)and well over 100 articles. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a licensed amateur radio operator (KA2CWL), and has a BSEE degree from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and an MBA from NYU. He is self-employed.

William Sheets is a self-employed circuit design engineer. He has more than 25 years of experience in RF, analog, and digital electronics. He has written numerous articles in electronics publications and co-authored five books with Graf. His interests include amateur radio (K2MQJ), photography, and travel. He has designed and built numerous items, including a satellite TV system, many transmitters and receivers, and a computer. He has an MEE degree from NYU, is married, and lives in up-state New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1128 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition (August 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070151164
• ISBN-13: 978-0070151161
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps I can help, November 21, 2000

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Tom Gimpel (Walnut Creek, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7 (Paperback)

This series contains thousands of schematics from a variety of sources. I'm quite sure that few, if any, were tested by the authors. However, based on the sources, most probably were tested by the originators. The explanations were sparse, and there were errors, some obvious. As such, these are probably not suitable for beginners. However, I find them to be very valuable, and I suspect that many experienced techs, engineers, hobbiests, and experimenters will as well. I often use part of one circuit as the seed of an idea for a circuit I am designing, with the end result bearing little resemblance to the original. These are filled with perhaps the most valuable of all resources - other people's ideas. I do wish the authors had been more careful to catch errors.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars FOrgive the Author he knows not what to do, December 7, 1999

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J.P. Green (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7 (Paperback)

After puchasing volumes 1-6 as a group and testing some of the circuits I spent many hours correcting the mistakes and errors in these circuits. I threw the books into the closet and designed from scratch my own circuits, it took far less time and they work when I'm done. I wish you could hold the authors accountable for lost time I could hire a design staff larger than Microsoft.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One Step Above Paperweight or Doorstop, April 7, 2006

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits, Volume 7 (Paperback)

I already had Vol 1. of this series from decades ago. I thought the author had maybe improved the content and accuracy of his books. Sadly mistaken. Schematic diagrams are routinely missing values for parts or lacking important information. I have been in electronics for several decades and I again am greatly disappointed with lack of quality. I don't know if the author received permission to reprint these circuits on the condition he left out part values or what. For the money your better off somewhere else. Large voume of circuits diminished by poor quality of information.