I like doing electronics design however I don't consider myself highIQ.Sometimes electronics can be very intense with mathematics(calculus),physics and software use.(You gotta know the math to express the physics to use the software.)Sure it helps to have a high IQ in electronics. Things get donefaster.But is it a requirement to be a genius in electronics? Is it expected?Is it shocking when an electronics engineer says ' Damn if I know' or'27/2....where did I leave my calculator?'I like electronics but I don't think I'm good at it..Weird huh?I'm like the crappy rocket scientist that loves making rockets (thatoften blow up but are not supposed to.). :PGot any stories of people you know that are not good at what they doyet they enjoy doing it?

Done it all my life... still enjoy it, still don't understand most of it ( unlike some of the Gurus on here) and I make a nice living from it and have done for 30 yrs self employed. No Degree, no A levels, just an HNC.I hated all the maths and had to learn most of it 'parrot fashion' to pass my exams. I can barely do even the simplest of analogue stuff, but I'm ok with digital.

Do You Need to Be a Genius in Electronics?

Dec 06, 2009 123 Replies

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D from BC 16 years ago

I sip on my coffee with a big smile on my face knowing that I'm going to blow up some electronics today due to some goof up. What device and where..I dunno but it's exciting.. :)

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JosephKK 16 years ago

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While it has a certain charm, it is also one of the most extreme=20 "write only" languages.

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JosephKK 16 years ago

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This is in the record books range for dead brain walking.

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JosephKK 16 years ago

;-)

No way. Try alt.politics

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