Is this 'Ghetto Electronics'?

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I like messing with electrical components - scavenging and making stuff out of junk. I have never studied electronics properly though. I have tried some beginners courses on the net and find them too boring and want something a little more related to what I like doing already. Here is an example...

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Its a Nokia 3310 vibrator made with 3310 parts and a switch (pot?) from a guitar pedal. It might make you electronics pros stomachs turn though. Thing is though, I havent been able to find this style of electronics on the web. The closest I came was 'Ghetto Electronics'. If you know of anywhere I would enjoy hanging and learning, please let me know.

Thanks in advance, Leke.

Happy Hobit · Accepted Answer

Hi, Leke,What you're doing is probably best described as hacking.  Think,'Cutting down a big tree with a small ax' or 'Self Educationthrough Determined Experimentation'. (It ain't pretty, but itworks.)  Back in the 80's, when a few 'hackers' did bad thingswith computers, the media labeled all 'hackers' as evil.Hacking is hardware specific, if you Google up whatever hardware youhave, somebody is hacking it.  The first computer I started with, backin 1978 the 'Netronics Elf II' (RCA 1802), is still being hacked.(Yahoo group)I'm retired and building microcontroller circuits for fun andconsider myself an 'Old School Hacker'.Have fun.Jay

vic · Answer

Try  . Mostly electronics hacking, very good resource.  may also be of interest, lots of material, sometimes loses the spirit a bit but worth the read.vic

r3bol · Answer

Thanks, I really like MAKEZINE.Hacking eh? I can do a bit more Googleing  now.

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