"Troubleshooting Analog Circuits" by Bob Pease

 

I used to say that at a hamfest, you should get three things:  1) some parts 2) a tool, and 3)  a book.  I thought I had maxed out on books.  Until Bob KD4EBM sent me this one.  I made room for it. 

Just consider some of the chapter headings and sub-headings:

 

-- The Philosphy of Troubleshooting. 

-- Quashing Spurious Oscillations

-- Oscillations Crop up

-- Roundup of "Floobydust:" Loose ends that don't fit elsewhere

-- Real circuits and real problems

-- Experts have no monopoly on good advice

-- Learn to recognize clues 

-- When computers replace troubleshooters, Look Out

-- Understanding diodes and their problems

-- Identifying and avoiding transistor problems

Sadly Bob died in 2011. But his good advice and wisdom lives on: 

https://www.qsl.net/n9zia/pease/index.html

Get this book:  https://www.amazon.com/Troubleshooting-Analog-Circuits-Design-Engineers/dp/0750694998