Earn Money as an Electronic Hobbyist / Troubleshooting Circuit Boards

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  • If you are an electronic hobbyist its time to put your experience and knowledge to work. This video will describe how to get involved in the Industrial Electronics field. Component testing techniques and control board repairs will be covered.
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  • @In3xorable
    @In3xorable ปีที่แล้ว +19

    What did I just watch? This video is 4 years old with almost 100k views and only

  • @TheElectronicDilettante
    @TheElectronicDilettante ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the most informative videos I ve seen. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise in such a watchable format. And that component tester??? That’s awesome! My next stop is the how to build it so I can start gathering materials. Thanks again

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @AnanyaMuddukrishna
    @AnanyaMuddukrishna 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I loved this video. You are good teacher with a clean, logical style of providing information. You hit the nail on the head with the book recommendations. They have the potential to replace entire stacks of university books.

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree, good books to use as university textbooks ... very practical.

  • @tatterdemalion898
    @tatterdemalion898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    very informative video. as far as programming and electronics would go, my choices are:
    1) electronics: Teach yourself electronics, The art of electronics (also has a student's workbook).
    2) as you said, pick a controller, (arduino/atmega328p) and try to make sketches, then maybe go through a C tutorial, then read up on expert c programming deep c secrets (really gets you to understand what's going on with C under the hood), ASM is also a great thing to know, also read up on RTOS topics.

  • @RinksRides
    @RinksRides 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You should note that Assembler is a niche thing anymore and has its place, fairly steep learning curve also. I did like your component tester technique wit an analog scope and no skimatics! wish they taught that to me in school.

    • @nobytes2
      @nobytes2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, just learn c or c++ for embedded devices. Assembler, no.

  • @new_comment
    @new_comment 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid, really informative, YAY FOR ELECTRONICS!!!!

  • @CatPawns
    @CatPawns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    well right now you can make some money fixing 3d printers, or also building them, automation for industrial use, and custom electronics if you have a 3d printer.

  • @K9-33
    @K9-33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Audi A5 3.2L computer module (ECU) $1200 to replace, $500 for dealer to program VIN and key fob ID. Replaced fuel injector #4 Mosfet transistor. Charged $500. Everybody is happy.

    • @geo_YT88
      @geo_YT88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How much time did you invest?

  • @GingerNingerGames
    @GingerNingerGames 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That component tester looks like it would've saved me a lot of headache tracing issues. I will be building one, thanks for bringing it to my attention

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to help!

  • @Inquire98
    @Inquire98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, that was REALLY Really really good 😉

  • @navamoore
    @navamoore 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you make a video on how to build a component tester? The ones I've seen are confusing and i think you have a clear and beneficial video

  • @squidcaps4308
    @squidcaps4308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    And what company will trust a hobbyist repaired control electronics?

    • @nobytes2
      @nobytes2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Get a DBA, and LLC, now you're a company.

  • @collinrohwer1790
    @collinrohwer1790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is gread bud, subscribed and following closely. I'm craving instruction.

  • @conorstewart2214
    @conorstewart2214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video isn’t making about making money as an electronics hobbyist, it’s about turning your hobby into a career and gaming more knowledge and experience in the field. Most likely you will be an electronics professional before you start making much, if any, money

    • @AlForte13
      @AlForte13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Conor I have been in electronics for years and no one has ever mentioned how to test component like this gent has - good info imho

  • @WalidIssa
    @WalidIssa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice vid. I Like it

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Walid ...

  • @AlForte13
    @AlForte13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for the video and the info. - Al

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome.

  • @ramboahoe
    @ramboahoe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    why does he sound like one of the Ghost busters... great vid bro

  • @eaterofclams
    @eaterofclams 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    .Acme corp has 2,000 machines in their system that use a particular control board. One board goes bad, machine stops. Acme purchases spare boards by the truck load for $8.50 per board. Machine operator has been trained to swap out board when machine stops. Downtime, ten minutes...no time consuming board troubleshooting or electronics tech required. Board swapping seems to be taking over...that and "smart troubleshooting" programs that indicate most likely board to swap out first in a fail scenario. "But boss, I fixed a board by replacing one blown transistor". No one cares, Bucky, your time costs us three times what the board is worth. Do it again and you will be terminated.
    Not "fired"...terminated...I will shoot you myself. Now get back on the phone bank and be useful...sell more warranty extension contracts.

    • @nobytes2
      @nobytes2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      swapping boards is fine when the board cost is minimal. In certain applications boards can range from 100K and higher. Simply swapping a board doesn't apply to all industries.

  • @bruno-vicious
    @bruno-vicious 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Where do I find a ski mattic ;P

  • @MDFRESCUER
    @MDFRESCUER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I subscribed!

  • @worldofstrings
    @worldofstrings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Do you have to be licensed to qualify for these jobs?

  • @nagasaipurvaz4251
    @nagasaipurvaz4251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I made an cnc cutter as a hobby in home and put on ebay it got sold for 100 dollers and i made for free from old motors

    • @circuitmasters5258
      @circuitmasters5258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good for you brother....

    • @nagasaipurvaz4251
      @nagasaipurvaz4251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@circuitmasters5258 thanks bro

    • @user-cq8hw3ni7g
      @user-cq8hw3ni7g ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you still sell your electronics stuff online ? Do u have any suggestions 🤔

  • @Ohem1
    @Ohem1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does the book "practical electronics" cover A/D D/A conversion? PLD, ASIC, FPGA? VHDL?

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out the index. Click "Look Inside"
      www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Fourth-Scherz-ebook/dp/B01D5LXUYI

  • @conspiracies1014
    @conspiracies1014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He’s right. Remember your title is, Make Money as an Electronic Hobbyist.

    • @stefanmitrovic973
      @stefanmitrovic973 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hey ,if anyone else wants to discover computer repair stores try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.

  • @kerron_
    @kerron_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking to do this.

  • @JoshKaufmanstuff
    @JoshKaufmanstuff 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    @ 4:45
    It sounds like you now speaking to us from inside the oscilloscope?

    • @AlForte13
      @AlForte13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irony is I did not notice it (because what he was saying was more important) until you mentioned it.

  • @jonathangreene685
    @jonathangreene685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video i have an associates in electronics and taught myself programming c, c++ and now c# but cant figure out how to make more than 15/hr got any suggestions? How do you find industrial clients? Your device reminds me of a huntron tracker

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you are interested in industrial electronics, go to the high end industrial equipment auctions and talk to the buyers.
      The buyers will be involved with getting equipment repaired in their company so they are good contacts.
      Equipment used in rough environments are good candidates like welding equipment and electric golf cart motor controllers.
      There will be a learning curve to get to know the equipment, but once you start, word gets around and doors will open.

    • @jediknight1226
      @jediknight1226 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Electronic Techs @ the USPS make roughly 70k a year. Benefits are good and you start with 2 weeks vacation, after a few years it goes to 4 weeks and at 15 years you get 5 weeks. Plus you get sick leave on top of that.

    • @rhlopez2694
      @rhlopez2694 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      semiconductor equipment technician $$$$$$

  • @simplelyf4072
    @simplelyf4072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, would this technique and the probe circuit work with a digital oscilloscope?

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes.. it will work on any scope that has the XY mode feature. th-cam.com/video/7jLArLdnh6A/w-d-xo.html

    • @simplelyf4072
      @simplelyf4072 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweet, thanks for the link!!

  • @chuckcrizer
    @chuckcrizer ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I get these cool prototyping boxes? I've seen aluminum types but the plastic would allow wifi / bt to pass thru.

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are made by Hammond. Check online for dealers.
      www.hammfg.com/electronics/small-case/plastic/1591t

    • @chuckcrizer
      @chuckcrizer ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0033mer Excellent! Thanks a bunch. This is exactly what I'm looking for.

  • @TOMTOM-nh3nl
    @TOMTOM-nh3nl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome

  • @harryjohnson615
    @harryjohnson615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The repair game died a slow agonising death starting from the mid 80s. Which is pretty much why you no longer see the old radio, TV and consumer electronic workshops because they all went out of business. All that remains are niche markets.

    • @jerryjohnson3801
      @jerryjohnson3801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally disagree with you, I buy home high end power amplifier before they get on websites. I have two repair shops I go to, had my equipment in their shops for two months and they still haven't got to them.

    • @harryjohnson615
      @harryjohnson615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jerryjohnson3801 You kind of made the point I highlighted. The repair shops you go to are extremely busy not because the repair busy is a booming industry but rather because it's a niche market and there are far fewer repair work shops on the high streets today than there was in the 80s.
      I've been in the repair industry since the late 70s and I used to repair video games, pintables, monitors, fruit machines, PSUs etc and I watched that repair industry die the same death as high street repair shops for all the same reasons.

    • @4DRC_
      @4DRC_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The ironic thing is that a lot of repairs would be even easier today than in the past. Once you get past the daunting idea of working with parts so small, SMD air work is a lot easier than THT. And digital circuits don't require the precise tuning many analog circuits do. It's just that unfortunately electronics have been relegated to the "disposable" category in much of society because they've become so cheap. A victim of its own success in many ways.

  • @jebidiahkerman4600
    @jebidiahkerman4600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a kid who has a electronics hobby but I have basically nothing to work with 😢

  • @i80Avery
    @i80Avery ปีที่แล้ว

    5 year old video but I need a prototype built

  • @RESISTAGE
    @RESISTAGE 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    nowadays to make money as a hobist is not by repairing empty toys but by simply printing them.

  • @xierxu
    @xierxu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't have a scope. :(::

  • @intheshell35ify
    @intheshell35ify ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are we testing unknown components/circuits by running current through them? You keep your 1960 oscope and sharpened sticks away from my 5 in the world lead screw servo controller.

  • @enkisonofanu2301
    @enkisonofanu2301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Download the book for free
    neuron.eng.wayne.edu/ECE330/Practical_Electronics_for_Inventors.pdf

  • @user-tv1lv6kc6b
    @user-tv1lv6kc6b 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok u are from this video

  • @kwisatzhaderach1458
    @kwisatzhaderach1458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Its not misleading...you want him to hold your hand? He said the money is in industrial, radio theory is hot now, compile your own code to get better and learn the hard way which is the best way. Get good at fixing a few things really well. Advertise your fixing business and expand.

  • @thapthoptheep2076
    @thapthoptheep2076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't mean to be rude or anything, you obviously know your stuff, but I honestly can't imagine this being a viable option for the average hobbyist, at least not here in the UK.
    I worked in factories and then in hotels, 10+ years in hotels as a maintenance tech then maintenance manager - and there was absolutely no way on earth we were outsourcing any kind of work to hobbyists, it would never happen.
    I had a mate years ago who did fix things like televisions (old CRT ones), radios, videos, stuff like that back in the '90's, but it was casual stuff, local people knew who he was and he made a lot of money back then.
    Maybe back in the '80's he might've gotten some industrial work but even then it would have been scarce I'd say. I reckon even if you were to demonstrate beyond any doubt that you were capable of doing the work it'd still be a no-no, they wouldn't even let me change a socket until I'd sat and passed the 17th edition and that was about 10 years ago.

    • @Kevin_geekgineering
      @Kevin_geekgineering ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hobbyist can not get any professional job for sure (what are we thinking), even many professionals can not get job in their field. to get job in EE and electronics you have to BECOME a professional, as hobbyist you just don't have that knwoledge and skills beside the certificate and degree required by professional job.

  • @danny117hd
    @danny117hd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why 7808?

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      8.0 volts is feeding Vin on the Nano which outputs 5 volts to feed the HC-06. Using 8 volts keeps the power dissipation down on the onboard regulator on the Nano and the 7808.

    • @danny117hd
      @danny117hd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0033mer I guess my question was why not 7805 and bypass the nano regulator. Then there's one heat source and solid 5v everywhere.

    • @0033mer
      @0033mer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Feeding 5 volts into the 5 volt pin on the Nano back-feeds the regulator. Many people do it but I prefer not to. Shorting out Vin could destroy the regulator. I also use 4000 series CMOS logic in my prototyping area that I run on 8 volts, and other modules that have regulators that need the voltage headroom.

    • @danny117hd
      @danny117hd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0033mer thanks great vids one can tell you have years of experience.

  • @TheFrencoShow
    @TheFrencoShow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Terrible title. Good video.

  • @Kevin_geekgineering
    @Kevin_geekgineering ปีที่แล้ว

    arduino can not be used in professional/industrial product and services, it's too expensive in number scale, also you have at least 100 other mcu you can chose from ardiuno is only one of them. try to learn the concept in depth and don't stick to this toy board, for each project you may need to design a board specifically and arduino do not scale. MCU is a huge topic but arduino reduced it to a toy

    • @user-cq8hw3ni7g
      @user-cq8hw3ni7g ปีที่แล้ว

      What should be used instead of an arduino ? If I want to design several electronic products , should I design my own circuit ?

  • @nyambeglen3395
    @nyambeglen3395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shit got no idea on what I've just watched..

  • @mikelemon5109
    @mikelemon5109 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nice vid but misleading title.

  • @slightlygruff
    @slightlygruff 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    why are you nails so groovy?

  • @TonyGirling
    @TonyGirling 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Wrong title. Down-voted.

    • @Green__Man
      @Green__Man 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Get over yourself mate what part of the title was wrong huh?

    • @Green__Man
      @Green__Man 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @The UnBearables -Bible study- w/ Beausoliel If that product was given to him by someone else to repair then he would have made money by fixing it? You literally do it for a job bro and so do I except I have qualifications so the fuck you askin stupid ass questions for dickhead

  • @Kevin_geekgineering
    @Kevin_geekgineering ปีที่แล้ว

    hobbyist can not get any professional job for sure (what are we thinking), even many professionals can not get job in their field. to get job in EE and electronics you have to BECOME a professional, as hobbyist you just don't have that knowledge and skills beside the certificate and degree required by professional job.

  • @nsfeliz7825
    @nsfeliz7825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where is the part where you make money. ? liar.!

    • @K9-33
      @K9-33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lack of intelligence is no excuse.

  • @y_x2
    @y_x2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Using assembler is ridiculous... bad advice.