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(More customer reviews)I originally bought this book about 5 years ago and subsequently lost it. I recently found a discounted copy, and snatched it up right quick. This book is probably one of the most helpful pieces of text for the electronics hobbyist ever written. It will lower your lead time on almost any project, and will save your multimeter from too much adapter abuse. The projects are diverse, and each one has a multitude of uses. I bought this book primarily for the "Frequency Counter" project. And here's where this book gets four stars instead of five: Mr. Bergquist must have been sponsored by Harris/Intersil when he wrote this book, as you'll see by the unnaturally high percentage of their chips/semi's in every single project. In particular, the aforementioned Frequency Counter utilized a ICM7216DIPI, which is no longer made by Harris/Intersil or anyone else for that matter. The same problem was encountered with other specific H/I chips throughout the book. (The ICM7217IJI in particular)
If it wasn't for the relative scarcity of the project IC's, this would be a hands down "everyone buy this" type of electronics book. Perhaps it could be rewritten with modern chips or some NTE replacement part number lists?
UPDATE (9/2008): I have found an inexpensive (and no minimum order) source for both the ICL7106 and the ICL7107!!! Contact me if you are interested.

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Contains information on how to build several pragmatic testing devices.Designed to be highly practical and space conscious, this book uses only commonly available components.Numerous construction tips are included, as pesky anomalies crop up in every project.

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