r/diyelectronics
396k members
r/diyelectronics is a subreddit with 396k 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, discussion, repair, and need ideas.
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
: "Another Lab Bench Power Supply from a Computer PSU"
79 posts
#2
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?"
75 posts
#3
Discussion
: "New EU law ruined my hobby"
9 posts
#4
Repair
: "Vintage Apple part 616-0114 is no longer available anywhere. Only used stock. I want new."
9 posts
#5
Need Ideas
: "How can I reuse some old ddr3 rams?"
7 posts
#6
Parts
: "A great source of a cheep switches"
6 posts
#7
Misc.
: "Welp…"
4 posts
#8
Tools
: "We spent 18 months tuning a schematic reviewer. It wasn't enough for a company. It's Open-Source now."
3 posts
#9
Design Review
: "First Project"
3 posts
#10
Tutorial/Guide
: "complete beginner"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/diyelectronics
Yearly
+49k members(14.0%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026