r/electronics is a subreddit with 1.4M members. The community frequently discusses looking for a, looking for, electronics, circuit, and pcb, and they frequently recommend/review circuit simulator, soldering station, and pcb design software, and the most common flair used is project, gallery, general, workbench wednesday, and tip.
Discussion and news about component-level electronic circuits.
Popular Topics in r/electronics
#1
Looking For A
49 posts
#2
Looking For
48 posts
#3
Electronics
35 posts
#4
Circuit
23 posts
#5
Pcb
14 posts
#6
Led
12 posts
#7
Struggling
12 posts
#8
Power
10 posts
#9
Soldering
9 posts
#10
Hate It When
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/electronics
Circuit Simulator
20 reviews
#1
LTspice
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
Micro-Cap
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Multisim
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Soldering Station
10 reviews
#1
Hakko
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
X-Tronic
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Weller
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Pcb Design Software
2 reviews
#1
EAGLE
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/electronics
#1
Project
: "I made a 1kW lab bench power supply from scratch"
65 posts
#2
Gallery
: "heart shaped LED"
60 posts
#3
General
: "2000€ power supply doa. Nice quality control they got going on"
42 posts
#4
Workbench Wednesday
: "[Workbench Wednesday] My favorite place to be out of anywhere"
9 posts
#5
Tip
: "A microscopic, hair-like metal filament can take down a billion-dollar satellite"
4 posts
#6
Off topic
: "DigiKey kinda messed up"
3 posts
#7
News
: "From GAA to 3D Stacked FET: Expanding the Transistor into the Third Dimension"
1 post
#8
Discussion
: "Searches alternatives to aliexpress ( fawk UE tariff )"
1 post
Member Growth in r/electronics
Yearly
+48k members(3.5%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026