Not really sure where to ask this, as even the Google answers are very confusing for me.

I’m interested in DIY consumer(?) electronics. For e.g I saw a video of someone buying a used tablet screen, a display board, and made himself a little portable monitor. Or I have a retro handheld, and some people open theirs up, and replace the speaker in it. They buy the actual little tiny speaker from China and put it in themselves.

This stuff is cool as hell how do I learn how to do this?? I know I can look up project guides and recreate them, but I’d eventually like to be able to do my own things (like if I want to make some kind of soldering change?) And I assume that requires more in depth knowledge.

I should also add I have absolutely 0 prior knowledge about electronics.

  • SwitchHiker@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know much about electronics, but I’ve learned almost everything I know about cars from YouTube and forums, and now I’m a pretty decent at-home mechanic. You pick up a lot of basic knowledge and theory just from watching/reading about others diagnosing and fixing their issues online

    YouTube is your friend; like you mentioned in your post you can learn how to do almost any project on there. Forums are another great resource. You could always pick up repair manuals or maybe even electrical engineering textbooks if you want more.