THE VIDEO SHELF · electronic components
A simple guide to electronic components.
Big Clive gives a 38-minute beginner's guide to identifying common electronic components and what they do. He keeps the maths minimal and aims to fill gaps for people just starting out.
Why HN readers recommended it
Suggested as a gentle starting point for beginners in electronics.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- bigclivedotcom
- Topic
- electronic components
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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EEVblog or mikeselectricstuff might have videos like that as far as I remember. I know bigclivedotcom does for sure. [VIDEO]
therein on Hacker News · 2018-11
In The Potentiometer Handbook (1975) [pdf]This is very good but before throwing people off the deep end I'd suggest this overview (origin of the dx7 & fm synthesis): [LINK] And then some bigclivedotcom to get going: [VIDEO] EEVblog for intermediate beginner stuff / home gamer lab gear: [LINK] And finally …
recuter on Hacker News · 2022-04
In Electronics Explained: Fundamentals for engineers, technicians and makers (2018)
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