How Stuff Works Repair Guide

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Introduction

In the Restart Wiki we have a collection of articles covering everything from volts and amps to the theory of radios and power supplies.

Step 1

              Cover the basics in under an hour!               

• If you want to get up to speed quickly or revise the basics, this 50 minute tutorial based on a Restart training session is just the thing!

If you want to get up to speed quickly or revise the basics, this 50 minute tutorial based on a Restart training session is just the thing!

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Step 2

              Electrical Theory 101               

• If your volts, amps and ohms are a bit rusty (or even non-existent) then we have a simple introduction that anyone should be able to follow.
• Start off with Volts, Amps, Watts and Ohms - what every Restarter should know.
• So what’s all this AC and DC nonsense all about, and why should I care?

If your volts, amps and ohms are a bit rusty (or even non-existent) then we have a simple introduction that anyone should be able to follow.

Start off with Volts, Amps, Watts and Ohms - what every Restarter should know.

So what’s all this AC and DC nonsense all about, and why should I care?

Step 3

              Electronic Components               

• We have several pages covering electronic components - how to recognise them, what they do and how they sometimes fail:
• First of all, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors and Transformers.
• Next comes Diodes, Rectifiers, Transistors and Integrated Circuits.
• Moving on, we look at Switches, Push-buttons and Connectors.
• And finally, protection components. Fuses, the common-or-garden variety, are only the beginning!

We have several pages covering electronic components - how to recognise them, what they do and how they sometimes fail:

First of all, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors and Transformers.

Next comes Diodes, Rectifiers, Transistors and Integrated Circuits.

Moving on, we look at Switches, Push-buttons and Connectors.

And finally, protection components. Fuses, the common-or-garden variety, are only the beginning!

Step 4

              Batteries - power to you!               

• Batteries come in all shapes and sizes, and different types, some rechargeable and some throw-away. Here’s pretty much all you need to know.

Batteries come in all shapes and sizes, and different types, some rechargeable and some throw-away. Here’s pretty much all you need to know.

Step 5

              Build on all you've learned               

• Finally for this section of the wiki we cover:
• Electric motors - different types and how they work.
• Power supplies - they quite often fail, and to fix them you need to understand how they work.
• How Radios Work. They contain a mass of components but if you at least understand roughly how they work you’ll stand a much better chance of fixing them.

Finally for this section of the wiki we cover:

Electric motors - different types and how they work.

Power supplies - they quite often fail, and to fix them you need to understand how they work.

How Radios Work. They contain a mass of components but if you at least understand roughly how they work you’ll stand a much better chance of fixing them.

Now, you’re an expert!

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