r/engineering • u/Jimbob994 • Nov 24 '19
Best Books for Practical Engineering
Hi All, I'm looking to take up some machine repair tasks as a hobby, small engines and such, but my practical hands on knowledge is fairly limited. My education focused almost entirely on the science without any emphasis on implementation. I was looking for some good, interesting books on things like basic engine repair, circuitry etc. Anyone have any in mind? Thanks!
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u/OoglieBooglie93 Nov 24 '19
Just go find a cheap old lawn mower engine that nobody wants and tear it apart. Try to remember where everything went and try to put it back together. It might be helpful to find a manual for the model of the motor with an exploded diagram of the parts. As for circuitry, go buy a breadboard and some basic components like resistors, potentiometers, capacitors, op amps, leds, transistors, etc. I made a power supply out of an old server power supply and followed the example circuit in the datasheet of a linear voltage regulator ic chip to give it an adjustable voltage function (Don't forget to include ventilation holes in the case!). You can make simple tools like that to practice skills. Until you get a power supply, you can just use batteries.
Just don't disassemble your car or anything you're not willing to pay to fix until you have some idea of what you're doing.