Basic car audio electronics.

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Overview: This site will help you to understand basic electronics and some electronic devices. It will, of course, also touch on car audio acoustics and car audio equipment. To make the lessons as painless as possible, you'll find hundreds of diagrams and pictures, .wav files and more than 50 javascript calculators on the 125+ individual web pages. If you make even a modest effort, you'll learn more about car audio electronics than you ever thought possible.

NEWBIES: If you're new to this site, please read everything on this page before venturing into the rest of the site.

Flash Demos and Javascript Calculators for YOUR Site:: If you want original calculators or Flash animations/demos for your site, Email me. The price will depend on complexity. It doesn't have to be related to electronics. All Flash material will be submitted for your approval before you pay anything. The only exception would be for very complex projects where I would require some sort of deposit.

Email: If you email me for more specific information, Please do the following:

Do a search to see if the question is answered on the site.
Use proper grammar and punctuation (question marks). If you expect me to take time to answer your questions, the least you can do is make an effort to make the questions clear. Of course, if you're not from the 'states' and are not from a native english speaking country, just do your best. It's a shame that the email I get from outside the US has better grammar and sentence structure than the email I get from inside the US. :- (
Leave a blank line between the end of one question and the beginning of the next question. It makes it easier to read. It also makes sure that I see all of the questions.
If you email me multiple times and have a question about your system, list the equipment every time. I get a lot of email and can't always remember what you have.

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Printing Pages of the Site: To print pages of this site with Internet Explorer go to the toolbar (at the top of the page) and select... TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, ADVANCED TAB, PRINTING and deselect the print backgrounds option. Then click inside the window with the content that you want to print to make the browser focus on the proper frame. The page should print with dark gray text and no background color. If you're using Netscape... Good luck. I use Netscape for browsing, but for some reason, I can't make it print right so I use IE for printing.

Flash Graphics: Flash graphics have a few additional options when compared to static graphics. If you right click on any part of the graphic (not the transparent background), you will see a special menu. If you uncheck the 'play' command, the motion will stop. If you select 'zoom', you can zoom in on the image. When zoomed in, the standard cursor will change to a hand cursor when over the graphic. The hand allows you move the graphic around in the window.

Don't Cheat Yourself: If you don't fully understand something, reread it. I don't believe that anyone (especially those who are new to car audio) will be able to fully understand everything here without having to reread more than a few pages. This information is based on my experience and should NOT be your only source of information. As a matter of fact, you should read everything that you can find on as many different sites as you can find. We all have slightly different perspectives and will explain things in different ways.

DISCLAIMER: After reading this, it does NOT qualify you to install any audio or electronic equipment. This is only a VERY basic introduction into car audio electronics. I make every effort to insure that the information contained herein is accurate but I cannot be held responsible for any errors in text, calculators or graphics. Use the information provided at your own risk.

If you want a topic added or have a question, E-mail me.

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	CD ROM version contains additional material. A few simply contain added text but the majority of the pages with the PLUS sign contain new, interactive Flash demos. Many of the new Flash files that are on pages that deal with capacitors, inductors and passive crossovers are graphing applets. They will graph a curve based on the input values.
	Page contains electronics schematics
	Page contains .wav files
	Page contains a Flash demo
•	Importance: 1 dot... Important 5 dots... Extreeeeemely Important Notice that the FUSES page has 6 dots.

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