r/diyelectronics
404k members
r/diyelectronics is a subreddit with 404k 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 project, question, 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
Soldering Station
11 reviews
#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
Microcontroller
6 reviews
#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
Project
: "I made this printer spit out a continuous feed of news headlines, and you can adjust how depressing it is"
78 posts
#2
Question
: "Are these clocks that inefficient?"
77 posts
#3
Repair
: "Help with wiring an old AEPI 2121 SP tomato squeezer – need wiring diagram/photos"
9 posts
#4
Parts
: "What battery connector is this?"
8 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Bro what is up with early radio detectors"
6 posts
#6
Need Ideas
: "How do you store and organize your WIPs?"
4 posts
#7
Design Review
: "Designing a small teachable IR contrast sensor for machine registration marks — what failure modes should I test for?"
4 posts
#8
Tools
: "Modded hairdrier gone bad"
3 posts
#9
Tutorial/Guide
: "Big Box Halloween Decoration Upgrade"
3 posts
#10
Reference
: "Could not find a good PINOUT diagram for Micro SD socket, so I made one"
1 post
Member Growth in r/diyelectronics
Yearly
+51k members(14.5%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026