Thread: Is there a course in 12v electronics?

Hi Mick and there is actually lots of different trades and fields you have covered.

Is there a specific field you are interested in?

if you only want to do 12V electrics for solar then you want auto electrical.

over that and you're into sparkies world (I think the cut voltage is anything over 32V)

Thanks guys, yep just interested in vehicle / camping electronic stuff. THe more i move into this area the more i find it interesting and the more projects i find myself thinking about. I love problem solving as well. I also dabble with 12v electronics for astronomy (scope control etc.). I am not into it enough to pursue any sort of sparkie trade quals but i do want to get some education in the 12v field to help with trouble shooting, planning etc. No one seems to offer a course like this that i can find with google.

hang about....

did you want to develop modules or learn how to plug modules in?

can you give a specific example of what you want to be able to do?

I think you're no longer treading in spark throwing world but electronics engineer.

Electronic Engineer (at uni at least) is all about chip design and function plus circuit design. Not the electrical engineering and subject matter it was decribed to me as. Really not my cup of tea.

I'd also rather be doing electrical type stuff (more practical application) and kind of proved I was capable when I was rebuilding their mechatronic projects as they fell apart (high torque elec motors in MDF "chassis" nailed together!), real uni quality stuff.

First get some books, a suggestion is to start here:

Jaycar Electronics - Search results

Just simple stuff like re-wire a car. Wire multiple battery systems. Set up decent car audio gear and lighting, wire camper trailers for power and charging, connecting solar panels to charging/power systems. Mainly hobby level stuff. A sort of course like those 'get more out of your photography' things that tafe used to run at night.

Hi again Mick and I don’t think TAFE would actually be in a position to run courses like those you are needing.

I was a part time lecturer at TAFE in NSW a good few years back and it wasn’t because I was any form of expert, it was a case that they were so desperate to get someone with any experience, they took anybody. Hence why I was there.

You have actually hit on a good idea because there is a real need for non biased training in the fields you have mentioned especially those directly relating to the RV industry.

While things have slowed down a bit in the RV industry of late, it will continue to be a major industry but there is little to no training in many of the fields relating to the RV industry, particularly with regards to the electrical areas, both dc and ac.

While I can’t be of any assistance to you, it will be interesting to see how you go.