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In the middle of making the transition from a very old W-XP to W-10. I got to un-learn just about everything I knew about the Internet. Been off-line for over a week, so far. Sorry 'bout that.
Now to answer your query: You got things headed in the right direction, just a little shy of the point.
There was a time that telephones were "land line" only. If you wanted to communicate across the air waves, you used a radio. The phone was electrical, the radio was electronic. A motor is electrical, specifically as a "magnetic" way to convert electrical energy into mechanical (rotation) energy. A generator is electrical, rotating magnetism. That old truck is electrical, the spark plug firing by the (collapsing) field of the coil, powered by a battery. Late model trucks (Ford V-10) use electronics to select which of 10 different coils to fire.
A radio, television, many (most) modern appliances, whatever, have active components, amplifiers, transistors, vacuum tubes, things of that nature. There are still vacuum tubes in use, though rare. Talk to any serious HAM, the ones that do code transmission. (I don't, BTW).
Look at www.hudsontelcom.com, for the article on "Home Shop Electrics". That's pure electrical. I cover magnetic theory to a mild extent, it's not too heavy. As in no math. There's no electronics there, strictly magnetic theory. There is a vast difference between electronics and electricity. The two are related only at the level of basic theory. While electricity is fairly easy (?) to grasp, electronics is much more difficult. But to understand one doesn't mean automatic comprehension of the other. In my day, grasping electricity, there were very few to grasp electronics. Today, it's the other way around. Most everybody grasps electronics, to grasp electricity is rare.
In its' simplist form, try to understand grounding against EMP. Or, perhaps arc welding. Old style, with a rod. Those are both pure electrical. As stated, I am (was) an EE, from way(!) back. I learned my craft on an old ship, WW-2 vintage. We had radar and radios, yes. But, to make the ship move took electricity, not electronics. The electronics people were "operations" division, electricians were snipes. (engineering division) Because we each saw the world from vastly different perspectives.
I know the above was about as clear as mud. Look up the web site, it'll help. Just enough to get started, true. But, a start.
Now to answer your query: You got things headed in the right direction, just a little shy of the point.
There was a time that telephones were "land line" only. If you wanted to communicate across the air waves, you used a radio. The phone was electrical, the radio was electronic. A motor is electrical, specifically as a "magnetic" way to convert electrical energy into mechanical (rotation) energy. A generator is electrical, rotating magnetism. That old truck is electrical, the spark plug firing by the (collapsing) field of the coil, powered by a battery. Late model trucks (Ford V-10) use electronics to select which of 10 different coils to fire.
A radio, television, many (most) modern appliances, whatever, have active components, amplifiers, transistors, vacuum tubes, things of that nature. There are still vacuum tubes in use, though rare. Talk to any serious HAM, the ones that do code transmission. (I don't, BTW).
Look at www.hudsontelcom.com, for the article on "Home Shop Electrics". That's pure electrical. I cover magnetic theory to a mild extent, it's not too heavy. As in no math. There's no electronics there, strictly magnetic theory. There is a vast difference between electronics and electricity. The two are related only at the level of basic theory. While electricity is fairly easy (?) to grasp, electronics is much more difficult. But to understand one doesn't mean automatic comprehension of the other. In my day, grasping electricity, there were very few to grasp electronics. Today, it's the other way around. Most everybody grasps electronics, to grasp electricity is rare.
In its' simplist form, try to understand grounding against EMP. Or, perhaps arc welding. Old style, with a rod. Those are both pure electrical. As stated, I am (was) an EE, from way(!) back. I learned my craft on an old ship, WW-2 vintage. We had radar and radios, yes. But, to make the ship move took electricity, not electronics. The electronics people were "operations" division, electricians were snipes. (engineering division) Because we each saw the world from vastly different perspectives.
I know the above was about as clear as mud. Look up the web site, it'll help. Just enough to get started, true. But, a start.
Bill Hudson