let me share my weirdness (according to my mom and friends) . I started diy when i was in the 10 th std . Before that i used to pull apart whatever i could lay my hands on . I would be pulling apart kitchen equipement like mixers ,motors ,radios ,etc .
When i was in the 10 i thought of making my own stereo and there was this book called EFY .I used to spend in the library copying the schematics from efy and elktor .
And after that i used to go to richie street and hunt for parts . most of the parts for elktor wouldnt be avaliable ,so i used to come back disappointed . but ,after that i made an amp with stk and that was my first real creation .
My dad used to own a bajaj scooter and the gears used to slip and lock up ,so each time they got locked up ,i used to remove the engine and reset the gears and thats when i started with mechanical stuff as well . There was this M80 which a freind of mine owned ,the engine used to crank up in the reverse ,and that was fun .
now ,I dont really solder or tinker much ,as I find it a waste of time . largely due to the fact that most of the parts are unavaliable immediately ,secondly concentrating on my career would really help me to buy a really good amplifier or a car which i can start using as soon as i buy . I just dont have to lock myslef in my room ,filler with the smoke of lead and flux and try figuring out whats causing the oscillations in my amp .
Ps. I for most of the times used to check the power line of my mains with a friend of mine ..hehe |