Afraid of failure when repairing/working with electronics?
I would like to know if anyone here has had similar experiences and/or knows how I could overcome this.
I've been passionate about robotics, electrical engineering, and mechatronics for some time now. Algorithms, neural networks, and similar concepts fascinate me immensely. However, I'm also interested in repairing old devices.
So I bought a soldering iron, a multimeter, everything you need. I soldered a few small things, repaired an old mouse, nothing major.
My brother's controller had a resistor that needed replacing. So I got to work on it, but I ran into a lot of problems while soldering, and just when I thought I'd solved it, it kept coming back. Day after day. Suddenly, I dropped everything and just stopped. I simply ignored electronics, robotics, anything like that.
It took me a long time to understand why I felt this way. I'm afraid of failing and making things worse. I'm afraid of spending a lot of money on broken stuff, but not being skilled enough to do anything with it. I actually wanted to build my own remote-controlled airplane, but then I got scared because it looked too complicated. It was also expensive.
I'd like to start something in these areas, but because of school, I never have enough time to develop my ideas or commit to something long-term and creative. I also don't have enough pocket money to do anything useful, since electronics are expensive.
What would be the right approach to get out of this hole and actually start something? How do you generally get into these topics?
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An example –> go to the junk dealer, and look for a few notebooks or maybe some PCs you can make. They can be broken. What’s broken doesn’t cost much. Maybe you can even fix one, and it will work again. If, for example, notebook or PC repairers fit into your plan, that would be an approach. The devices where they land are usually defective. But –> important is the “How to open a notebook of new series”. Evtl. With the first experiences of success, I can imagine your fear disappears more and more. Drops can’t be avoided, but it’s going forward.
I know this from the past, I have also often made many mistakes with test boards. It wasn’t my thing. I learned to make “service according to instructions”. It doesn’t mean you’re bad in your profession if you learn that.
Try repairs, objects that are apparently no longer to be saved. Then the value of the thing is not so important.
You’re just 30 years late for the Selber Bastel. As well as any application that you have built yourself before this time due to lack of money or presence, today is usually already integrated somewhere (handy, smartphone) or there is at least to purchase as a finished kit.
Since there is still something meaningful to be found as a “smack” is probably part of today’s claim.
I guess everyone who deals with electronics knows setbacks.
Cancellations are coming up, what do you think I’ve been on setbacks and fear of failure and still have.
I don’t want to get too close to you, but I guess you don’t have so much practical experience yet. This is not bad, but the experiences come with time.
In your case, you are looking for projects that are not as demanding as a remote-controlled aircraft.
Especially if you don’t have so much time and money, the project must be small and quick to build up so that you can experience success.
Try to build a small NF amplifier with LM386, TDA2822M or TBA820M on hole grid plate. Go fast, is cost-effective and has a small active box, which you can use for many things.
If you have time again, you will build a preliminary stage with a transistor for this NF amplifier. All electronic components together with hole grid board cost at best 10€