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Hey, thanks for the reply. I didn't have the image posted until a few minutes after I made the post. It should be visible now. Your response makes sense. The two other symbols that don't look like capacitor symbols kind of look like coils, so those would probably be the coils in the relays. So, are ...

I am working on a linear actuator (which is basically a electric screw press). I am having to wire up my own motor control circuit. I have attached the factory schematic, but I am having trouble identifying a few components. There are several components that look like capacitor symbols (K1 (2 each) ...

Lin, thanks for the reply. I was hoping for something a little more introductory so that I could read about the various options before jumping right in. I will check out the site you suggested though. Thanks.

PS. Is there any microcontroller option where I can use Visual Basic as the programming langauge?

Hello, I am interested in learning about microcontrollers but need help finding a place to start. I have some minimal prior electronics experience, and some programming experience (various). At any rate, I see books etc... on PIC, Basic Stamp, CMOS, TTL, etc... etc... but I am unsure which direction...