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Old 23rd Sep 2017, 5:37 pm   #5
TonyDuell
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK.
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Default Re: Appeal Of This Hobby

For me it's very much the problem-solving aspect that interests me. To be honest, in a lot of cases I somewhat lose interest in a device after I have got it working properly _and_ fully understand how it works (the latter is not trivial in the case of some of the things I work on).

There is also the joy of taking something that is regarded as scrap and getting it going again. And the pleasure of owning test gear and other items that I could never have had when they were new.

Unlike many here, I have no formal training in electronics or engineering (I am actually a particle physicist by education...) and have never worked in the industry.
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