Been working relentlessly on this chapter for the past couple of weeks and nearing completion. By far, this is the most interesting chapter to write. I've covered quite a bit on the elements of analog circuits, from the issues of discrete versus integrated, passive versus active, and mechanical versus solid-state, on to circuit topologies involving transistors, MOSFETs and operational amplifiers.
Trying to cover every aspect of analog circuits is near impossible, so I choose to highlight the essentials and what topologies best represent the elements discussed. Hopefully readers will catch on and expand on what they have learned to further enrich their understanding in deciphering schematics. Of course, I will follow on with a chapter that showcase a full-blown analog circuit and how to go about making sense of its functionalities and design. After all, what is theory if there is no practice, right?
As to why I decided to write this book before PCB Diagnostics (which I started out after completing the PCB-RE series) is because I realize that understanding circuit diagrams is an important key to repairing circuit boards. For readers who have no foundation in electronics, this book will give a good overview of what constitute digital, analog and hybrid circuit designs, with an added bonus on power supply circuits.
It should be a book worth waiting for, though it's by no means easy on my part to write it, coming from the perspective of someone wishing there is a better way to be given a broad overview of electronics (interesting and informative enough without all the nitty-gritty details) and the know-how in decoding the blueprint that made up these circuits.
