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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
Greetings all,
Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's advice. Situation: I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment and it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I am currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, which keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty much out of the question. My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. I can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps vintage computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. What I would like to find: A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics skills mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to be limited to just that. An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree is far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my money's worth. I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class video. Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? Thanks everyone, -Commander Dave |
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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
"Commander Dave" wrote in message ... Greetings all, Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's advice. Situation: I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment and it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I am currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, which keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty much out of the question. My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. I can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps vintage computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. What I would like to find: A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics skills mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to be limited to just that. An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree is far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my money's worth. I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class video. Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? Thanks everyone, -Commander Dave Dave, having been in the consumer electronics repair since 1957, I can tell you it is a dying market. If I were younger, I would learn Cam-corder repair. In my city of 150,000, there is not one shop that repairs them. As to repairing old video\arcade games, there's not much of a market for that. I get maybe 1 or 2 requests a year asking for someone that repairs arcade machines. Plasma TVs would be another thing to learn. Of the 3 TV shops in my town, not one of them knows anything about Plasma TVs. If one breaks down, it will be a factory Tech that will make the service call. As to home study courses, I took an advanced electronics course while in the army & it went well for about 6 months. They then took up algebra & that's where they lost me. Not having an instructor to ask questions to made it a real pain & I lost interest in it. Good luck. |
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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
I would NOT get into any type of repairs (full stop)
it is a dyeing industry. "Patch" wrote in message news : : "Commander Dave" wrote in message : ... : Greetings all, : : Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a : change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not : having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's : advice. : : Situation: : : I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a : Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment : and : it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type : of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I : am : currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, : which : keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty : much out of the question. : : My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. : I : can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly : rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would : like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics : equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be : older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps : vintage : computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be : "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. : : What I would like to find: : : A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics : skills : mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to : be : limited to just that. : : An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree : is : far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape : would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my : money's worth. : : I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: : http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html : The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class : video. : : Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance : learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? : : Thanks everyone, : -Commander Dave : : Dave, having been in the consumer electronics repair since 1957, I can : tell you it is a dying market. If I were younger, I would learn Cam-corder : repair. In my city of 150,000, there is not one shop that repairs them. As : to repairing old video\arcade games, there's not much of a market for that. : I get maybe 1 or 2 requests a year asking for someone that repairs arcade : machines. Plasma TVs would be another thing to learn. Of the 3 TV shops in : my town, not one of them knows anything about Plasma TVs. If one breaks : down, it will be a factory Tech that will make the service call. As to home : study courses, I took an advanced electronics course while in the army & it : went well for about 6 months. They then took up algebra & that's where they : lost me. Not having an instructor to ask questions to made it a real pain & : I lost interest in it. : Good luck. : : |
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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
Eric wrote:
I would NOT get into any type of repairs (full stop) it is a dyeing industry. hmmm, electronis to textiles, err, SysAdim to tie-die? hell, why not? --Loren (pun intended ;-) "Patch" wrote in message news : : "Commander Dave" wrote in message : ... : Greetings all, : : Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a : change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not : having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's : advice. : : Situation: : : I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a : Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment : and : it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type : of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I : am : currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, : which : keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty : much out of the question. : : My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. : I : can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly : rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would : like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics : equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be : older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps : vintage : computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be : "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. : : What I would like to find: : : A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics : skills : mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to : be : limited to just that. : : An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree : is : far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape : would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my : money's worth. : : I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: : http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html : The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class : video. : : Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance : learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? : : Thanks everyone, : -Commander Dave : : Dave, having been in the consumer electronics repair since 1957, I can : tell you it is a dying market. If I were younger, I would learn Cam-corder : repair. In my city of 150,000, there is not one shop that repairs them. As : to repairing old video\arcade games, there's not much of a market for that. : I get maybe 1 or 2 requests a year asking for someone that repairs arcade : machines. Plasma TVs would be another thing to learn. Of the 3 TV shops in : my town, not one of them knows anything about Plasma TVs. If one breaks : down, it will be a factory Tech that will make the service call. As to home : study courses, I took an advanced electronics course while in the army & it : went well for about 6 months. They then took up algebra & that's where they : lost me. Not having an instructor to ask questions to made it a real pain & : I lost interest in it. : Good luck. : : |
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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:14:26 -0500, "Commander Dave"
wrote: See below... Greetings all, Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's advice. Situation: I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment and it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I am currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, which keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty much out of the question. My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. I can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps vintage computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. What I would like to find: A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics skills mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to be limited to just that. An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree is far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my money's worth. I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class video. Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? Thanks everyone, -Commander Dave There might be something worthwhile at some of these, although they aren't formal... http://www.twysted-pair.com/ http://pneuma.phys.ualberta.ca/~ging...s/phys395.html http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/trinity/elec2.html http://www.sweethaven.com/acee/ http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/ohm/index.html http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/g_knott/ http://home.wxs.nl/~heuvelvdg/electr...chematics.html http://www.cabl.com/restaurant/electronics.html http://zebu.uoregon.edu/1997/ph161/l2.html http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/electricCircuits/ http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/ http://www.tpub.com/neets/ http://www.tpub.com/index.htm Tom |
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Need advice on Electronics Distance Learning
Commander Dave wrote:
Greetings all, Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's advice. Situation: I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment and it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I am currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, which keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty much out of the question. My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. I can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps vintage computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. What I would like to find: A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics skills mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to be limited to just that. An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree is far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my money's worth. I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class video. Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? Thanks everyone, -Commander Dave Dave...... George Brown College in Toronto has an award winning distance ed electronics course. http://www.gbrownc.on.ca/ BTW, I teach computer hardware and networking at another Toronto area college. Regards Lee in Toronto -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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CD ,
I think the C.leveland I.nstitute of E.lectronics is or was good . ( my mom got their mail-course free from someone who bailed-out part-way through ) It was so well-written , no support was needed !! , sorry i gave it away already . It was way-better than my formal tech-school books !!! ( you might get lucy and find the set at a Ham-Fest )cheap$$ There is no $$ in electronics these days , unless it is custom/antique restoration ( own buisness ) , like you suggested . ETs are a dime a dozen these days , sorry to burst your bubble , but you MIGHT do well in your own antique restoration...some few do Jukeboxes , good money !! I am an ET 30 yr , CET ( many ) 10-15yr ( got most my better info free from the public-library )---tech school was only for the resume , and got me into the westinghouse F16 radar factory ( for 10 yr , then the BIG LAYOFF ) !!! Best Luck , tim "Commander Dave" wrote in message ... Greetings all, Having been laid off from my job, I was thinking that it was time for a change and want to take a "distance learning" program in electronics. Not having any idea where to begin, I thought I would ask for the group's advice. Situation: I am 39 years old and have worked in IT for many years and last held a Network Administrator position. They closed my last place of employment and it seems that the job market is pretty tight around here for the this type of work. I also do not have any formal degree, just lots of experience. I am currently playing Mr. Mom to my 20 month old boy and 4 month old girl, which keeps me running... :-) Traditional learning (i.e. live classes) is pretty much out of the question. My hobby is coin-op video games, collecting, repair and general tinkering. I can fix many games and monitors, but my skills are self taught and mainly rely on the shotgun approach. I enjoy working with electronics, and would like to open a small business repairing various types of electronics equipment. Not sure exactly what, but I do know that it would probably be older electronics rather than "state of the art" type stuff. Perhaps vintage computer/video game restorations? I think the key word here would be "vintage", but I am not totally locked into that category. What I would like to find: A distance learning program that is EFFECTIVE in teaching electronics skills mainly for the purpose of troubleshooting and repair, but doesn't have to be limited to just that. An Electrical Engineering degree program would be nice too, but a degree is far from being required. I need practical teaching. Classes on video tape would be nice, not just book learning. The main idea is that I get my money's worth. I did find one online, but never heard of it before... here is the link: http://pcdi-homestudy.com/courses/el/outline.html The course material sounds ok, but it is all dry learning - no live class video. Anyone out there have any good information on a electronics distance learning program? Any good advice? Gotcha's? Thanks everyone, -Commander Dave |
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