r/diyelectronics

393k members
r/diyelectronics is a subreddit with 393k members. The community frequently discusses diy, looking for a, help, electronics, and circuit, and they frequently recommend/review soldering station, oscilloscope, and microcontroller, and the most common flair used is question, project, repair, parts, and discussion.
This subreddit is dedicated to both amateur and professional engineers that want to build cool stuff at home, challenge themselves to learn new technologies, learn from each others' designs, and showcase their side projects.

Popular Topics in r/diyelectronics

#1

Diy

67 posts
#2

Looking For A

50 posts
#3

Help

43 posts
#4

Electronics

34 posts
#5

Circuit

31 posts
#6

Power

30 posts
#7

Looking For

24 posts
#8

Battery

23 posts
#9

Led

21 posts
#10

Sensor

17 posts

Products Discussed in r/diyelectronics

#1
Hakko
4.8 from 4 reviews
#2
Yihua
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
X-Tronic
4.0 from 2 reviews

Oscilloscope

7 reviews
#1
Hantek
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Rigol
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Arduino
3.0 from 1 review
#1
Raspberry Pi
4.3 from 3 reviews
#2
ESP
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Teensy
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/diyelectronics

#1
Question
: "So i recently bought a €10 robot vaccuum from amazon and im trying to make it an even moderately functioning roomba, So my question is if i can put some more powah into it?"
90 posts
#2
Project
: "Another Lab Bench Power Supply from a Computer PSU"
63 posts
#3
Repair
: ""Honey, can you fix my ebike battery?""
12 posts
#4
Parts
: "Where can I buy silicon steel sheets for making motor stators?"
7 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Is there anything more satisfying?"
7 posts
#6
Need Ideas
: "How to power my Death Star bar?"
5 posts
#7
Misc.
: "Welp…"
4 posts
#8
Tools
: "Desoldering Options"
3 posts
#9
Progress
: "Finally got my QFN milling from operational to optimal"
2 posts
#10
Design Review
: "USB3.1 Cable Review Request (Recognized as USB2.0)"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/diyelectronics

Yearly
+48k members(13.8%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026