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hellow im knew ,read and reread electronic books they fasinate me,but i m not getting it ,can some one tellm me how i can make a randon digital clock like you get at radio shack enough four 4 digits,so when you push start it will random at different times from 1 to up to 5 sec.then light a 120 volt light bulb ,will come on,then when a target is hit,a sound pickup or some kind of sensor will stop the clock and probablly never or around .325of a second or less and then maybe hook it to another target and run it for 2 competitors,but if you can make one then it should be easy to hook to another,same principle as a drag race light from start to finish,only they must have a infered light ar the finish line where i want asound pick up to stop the clock,or what ever works thank guys maybe you could show me a diagram and tell me what parts i need,i whant this to be my first project,and understand more about this thanks ts.

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Tim
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In article , snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (known to some as Tim) scribed...

I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but...

Please, PLEASE get some good courses in basic writing under your belt before you even consider going any farther in electronics! Your post was so hard to read, due to the lack of punctuation, bad spelling, and horrible sentence structure (or lack thereof) that I had to stop barely five lines into it.

Now, as to your original question (assuming I understood it correctly): If you are unable to understand the basics behind circuits such as you describe, then the answers to the questions you're asking will only confuse you more. Even step-by-step instructions would be worthless.

I would strongly recommend that you make a fresh start by seeing if your local community college or vocational college has any courses available on basic electronics. I can assure you, from bitter experience, that it is impossible to learn everything you'll need to pursue such a hobby from books alone. You need to be in an environment where you can ask questions, and do hands-on experiments.

Failing that (and I will grant that it is hard to find any community college that teaches electronics these days), you may want to get involved with whatever amateur (ham) radio club is local to your area, with an eye towards taking a course to get your amateur radio license. This will give you at least basic electronics theory, and provide a foundation on which you can grow your interest.

You can search for radio clubs at

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Happy hunting.

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Dr. Anton T. Squeegee

Yeah, and I thought my grammar and spelling was bad ;/

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Jon Slaughter

Painful reading for free design consultation?? That's the other SED (Sadistic Electronics Design) D from BC

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D from BC

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