PickVidsBest Electronics & circuit design Videos
The 107 Electronics & circuit design videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 23 introductory, 43 intermediate, 36 for a general viewer, and 5 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Technology Connections, EEVblog, Ben Eater.
Awesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)
BigClive tears down and tests a germicidal UVC lamp from eBay that floods a room with narrow-band ultraviolet and ozone.
So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?
Ben Eater explains how the PS/2 keyboard interface works, covering its clocked serial protocol and scancodes.
The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines
Technology Connections takes apart the step-by-step electromechanical logic of a 1970s pinball machine.
The most deadly project on the Internet
BigClive explains why microwave oven transformer projects are extremely dangerous, since the high voltage and high current can kill.
Inside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.
Big Clive tears down a smart meter with a wireless modem found among fly-tipped materials.
Laser diode self-mixing: Range-finding and sub-micron vibration measurement
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science shows that a plain laser diode can measure sub-micron vibrations from centimeters away using self-mixing interferometry, and can also be used for range-finding.
Mechanical circuits: electronics without electricity
Steve Mould shows Spintronics, a set of mechanical components such as resistors, capacitors and transistors linked by chains, that give an intuitive feel for how electrical circuits work.
Series circuit - 3 LEDs
A three-minute demo of a series circuit with three LEDs that behaves in a surprising way, posed as a question of how it works.
Oscilloscope Music - Planets
Planets is a track from the audiovisual album Oscilloscope Music, in which the audio signal drives an analog oscilloscope directly.
Inside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)
BigClive tears down a heated electric shower head of the type common in some countries, often called a suicide shower.
How far can I broadcast LoRa packets WITHOUT a radio? - LoLRa
CNLohr explains how he made an ESP32 produce valid LoRa packets without a LoRa radio, using aliasing and clever signal tricks.
Inside a cheap set of eBay digital calipers
Big Clive tears down a cheap eBay digital caliper, explaining its capacitive linear encoder and measuring its quiescent current.
TSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis
The Signal Path takes apart a Starlink dish layer by layer, analyzing the phased array RF design, system architecture and integrated circuits, with an X-ray of the RF stack.
How a Character LCD works Part 1
The 8-Bit Guy explains how character LCD screens work and how to control them directly, first part of a series.
Ladyada interview with Paul Horowitz - The Art of Electronics @adafruit @electronicsbook
Adafruit's Ladyada interviews Paul Horowitz, co-author of The Art of Electronics.
Is Starlink A Secret Radar Constellation?
A 105-minute technical deep dive from Noise In Space evaluating whether Starlink satellites could work as synthetic aperture radar.
Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works
Technology Connections explains how analog television produced moving images without computers, covering scanning, CRTs and standards like NTSC and PAL.
EEVblog #632 - Solar Roadways Are RUBBISH!
Dave Jones of EEVblog debunks the Solar Roadways project, which raised millions through Indiegogo and government funding.
How many PCIe Extensions is TOO MANY??
Linus Tech Tips tests whether chaining many PCIe riser extensions causes loss of GPU performance.
This ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi
The creator of ESPARGOS, an ESP32-based antenna array from the University of Stuttgart, explains how it senses phase and amplitude of WiFi signals to localize devices and build a WiFi camera.
Measure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science builds a DIY microbalance from an analog panel meter with an optical servo loop.
How to Make/Build a Lifter or Ionocraft
A step-by-step guide to building a lifter, a small triangular ionocraft made from balsa wood, aluminum foil and thin wire, powered by a high-voltage supply.
EEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown
Dave Jones of EEVblog tears down a fake Apple A1265 USB charger and shows the shortcuts that make it unsafe, such as poor isolation.
EEVblog #1001 - uBeam Ultrasonic Wireless Charging DEBUNKED!
Dave Jones of EEVblog debunks the uBeam ultrasonic wireless phone charging technology and explains why it is not practical.