A simple guide to electronic components.

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  • čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
  • By request:- A basic guide to identifying components and their functions for those who are new to electronics. This is a work in progress, and I welcome feedback from you guys on whether I should break it down into more manageable chunks. I've kept the maths to a minimum, since it can be off-putting to someone just getting started in electronics.
    The idea of this video is to slot in some more of the jigsaw pieces involved in learning electronics, when you start to recognise components, but aren't quite sure what they are or what they do.
    It's tricky to squeeze even the basics into a single video, and I've just realised how long this one is (and why it took all night to upload).
    If you enjoy my videos you can support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and components at / bigclive
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  • @SimplyElectronicsOfficial
    @SimplyElectronicsOfficial Před 7 lety +5229

    Clive, I just want to say thanks. Since I started watching you, I independently studied and taught myself Electronics. I have now been an electronics repair engineer for 3 months. You were a big part of my inspiration.

    • @pak3211
      @pak3211 Před 6 lety +177

      Trying to teach myself electronics too. Very big help!

    • @younglight6201
      @younglight6201 Před 6 lety +85

      I see your comment and it gives me hope, I'm going in I want to do soldering!!

    • @pyotrleflegin7255
      @pyotrleflegin7255 Před 6 lety +34

      Well done and good luck in your new career!

    • @kathleenkelly4912
      @kathleenkelly4912 Před 6 lety +32

      I sincerely appreciate your efforts. I find your tempo and explanations purfect for me to assimilate this information. Many thanks!

    • @chriswatts9625
      @chriswatts9625 Před 6 lety +9

      Simply A

  • @LesignerGirl
    @LesignerGirl Před rokem +234

    I recently applied for a job where an electronics degree is preferred. I don't have an electronics degree, but learned so much from this video, that I was able to pass the test and was offered the job. Thank you!

    • @endurofan9854
      @endurofan9854 Před 11 měsíci +1

      wow
      good for you 👍

    • @LesignerGirl
      @LesignerGirl Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@e-bikeautonomy *Nobel Prize. And no, as helpful as this video is, watching it won't win you a Nobel Prize. Sorry to burst your bubble, mate.

    • @steerpike50
      @steerpike50 Před 11 měsíci +3

      I two went for a job , did the test and burnt the building down lol [joke]

    • @LesignerGirl
      @LesignerGirl Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@steerpike50 lol. 🤣 I know you're joking, but that was funny. 🙂
      Protip: If you don't know what you're doing but what you're thinking about trying can't hurt anything, go for it. Maybe a reboot will work or maybe it won't, but it most likely won't hurt anything to try it. If the thing you try works, great, but if it doesn't work, you probably won't hurt anything. But if you're afraid of blowing a CPU or something, feel free to leave it for someone on the next shift who is more experienced, and try to learn more about that specific thing later.
      Honestly, I suffer from imposter syndrome when it comes to my job and often wonder why I ever applied for it. There are a lot of things I can fix that so many others can't, and other things that I have to leave for someone with more experience and knowledge.
      That said, we all bring our own skills to the table. A newer employee is better than me at troubleshooting a lot of electronics-related stuff, but I have also been able to teach him quite a few things. We teach each other things, which helps us both improve. 🙂

    • @hvhgdfgyffghhgd4663
      @hvhgdfgyffghhgd4663 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@e-bikeautonomyreal

  • @ray_c_yuen
    @ray_c_yuen Před 2 lety +528

    When I did my electronics course at technical college, we soldered these components and calculated voltages in different parts of the circuit, but never taught these basics. You explain things so well. It's amazing how a common $2 electrical item at home, can have such complex designs. Cheers

    • @frank-t6857
      @frank-t6857 Před 2 lety +7

      Same here. Clive is a really good teacher.

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit Před rokem +3

      Thats odd. Seems like usually schools try to teach an understanding of basics/foundations before getting technical.

    • @Jamal_Tyrone
      @Jamal_Tyrone Před rokem +3

      @@A6Legit Depends what set you were put in for Maths in School, I never got the chance to do (technology) electronics back in school because I was in set 9 - 1 being the top set, 9 being the bottom dummies set. However as an adult I feel I could have been taught this stuff as it's fairly practical and I've always been more of a practical person than a brainiac - it might make sense for the school to have avoided trying to teach me programming with my low maths skills but there's no logic in denying me the chance to study electronics because of it, especially with calculators being widely available. It's mostly a case of knowing where to get your start values so you can find your needed values.

    • @mofazzalhossain2944
      @mofazzalhossain2944 Před rokem

      Great endeavor.

    • @_blocktograph
      @_blocktograph Před 5 měsíci +1

      I have been traumatized with a capacitor

  • @kianbrennan6420
    @kianbrennan6420 Před 3 lety +252

    this vid has taught me more than non-covid high school science ever did. thank u

    • @brainsplosion3000
      @brainsplosion3000 Před 3 lety +20

      why would one expect electrical engineering info from a high-school science class?

    • @tomcooney183
      @tomcooney183 Před 3 lety +12

      @@brainsplosion3000 Basic electronics is covered in both physics and in electronics classes for the last 3 years of high school if you chose those subjects in my country

    • @brainsplosion3000
      @brainsplosion3000 Před 3 lety +2

      @@tomcooney183 that's great! Science and electronics are treated as separate subjects in my country.

    • @brandondapro
      @brandondapro Před 2 lety +6

      @@brainsplosion3000 basic electronics should be taught in introductory science and physics courses. Schooling systems really should be implementing teaching through arduino, it’s such a great way to learn physics, programming, and project management all in one.

    • @brainsplosion3000
      @brainsplosion3000 Před 2 lety +4

      @@brandondapro if shoulds and musts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a hulluva Christmas, as they say. But i have not been in school for decades, i had to develop my own independent studies curriculum just to work on basic-ass code writing. I am excited at the idea of introducing teens to arduino in the same class where my peers could not seem to grasp how prisms worked. 🥰

  • @ceruleansky6670
    @ceruleansky6670 Před 4 lety +146

    This is probably the most useful 40 minutes I have ever spent on CZcams

  • @Bawbster1
    @Bawbster1 Před 4 lety +1491

    *_TABLE OF CONTENTS_*
    *_==================_*
    01. 00:00 - Resistors
    02. 04:25 - Capacitors
    03. 16:11 - Diodes
    04. 20:17 - Transistors
    05. 25:04 - Ohm's Law and other formulae
    06. 32:59 - Resistor colour codes

  • @KiatHuang
    @KiatHuang Před 3 lety +19

    Physics graduate here who knew basic theory but did not understand electrical circuits and I've just learnt a lot from this guy and the experience makes me want to learn more. Also very impressed with his continuity - no annoying video cuts. Subscribed 👍

  • @wb5rue
    @wb5rue Před rokem +35

    I've been an amateur radio operator for almost 50 years and I REALLY like your videos! You remind me of my "Elmer" (a person who has become a mentor, I have no idea why they are called Elmers). Your videos are easy for the "uninitiated" to understand. You have excellent visuals and examples. When you use analogies you explain when they break down. My wife has a bit of trouble understanding you due to hearing issues whereas I had to learn to listen with an accent. :) Keep the excellent instruction coming!

    • @kellyw1648
      @kellyw1648 Před rokem +4

      I have started watching his videos as well. Maybe I can work on some of my own radios some day. 73's. KC0LRM

  • @vtharpe44
    @vtharpe44 Před 3 lety +219

    This is what I needed! THIS amount of knowledge. THIS brief. NO more, No less. Thank you. People seem to have trouble "resisting" their flow of knowledge and I get burnt out. See, I learned something.

  • @srivatsajoshi4028
    @srivatsajoshi4028 Před 4 lety +135

    2 years ago, I watched this video and it changed the course of my life. Today I am watching ben eater who I couldn't even imagine understanding then. next year I'm planning to take electronics engineering as my major in college. thank you for changing my life

    • @juicynugget
      @juicynugget Před 3 lety +9

      Be prepared and study Trigonometry, physics and basic calculus! It'll be tough, but worth it!

    • @chaoselites3636
      @chaoselites3636 Před 3 lety +5

      Study up on your physics. Those classes can be killer.

    • @HolmbergarnSH
      @HolmbergarnSH Před 3 lety +1

      @@chaoselites3636 more than maths?

    • @chaoselites3636
      @chaoselites3636 Před 3 lety +6

      @@HolmbergarnSH absolutely. Maths are pretty linear in my experience. You have a best way to go about a problem unless you're at a super high level. Physics gives you a set of tools and you have to find the best way to apply those tools which is sometimes non-intuitive

    • @HolmbergarnSH
      @HolmbergarnSH Před 3 lety +3

      @@chaoselites3636 thanks for your input. I am in a prep course before civil engineering program, so I value this kind of info.

  • @deepinshight
    @deepinshight Před rokem +4

    62 years of ignorance wiped away in 38 minutes. Thank you so much.

  • @artistfrida
    @artistfrida Před 3 lety +16

    "Do you want to see me burn something..."
    "...do you want to see me do it again?"

  • @MsSamgo
    @MsSamgo Před 6 lety +175

    I am 61 years old and can't get enough knowledge fast enough. The best part is I am enjoying every LED one circuit at a time . Thank you for all your hard work on making these videos. I work as an electrician at the Staples Center. Live Events. Installing LED tiles 2x2 maybe as big as 4x4 one row at a time . Until a very large , cutting edge technology, LED WALL
    80 ft x 120 ft. is constructed on the stadium floor. I got the opportunity to map and plug those baby's in. What a wonder. Your videos are helping me stay in step. Thank You

  • @turuus5215
    @turuus5215 Před 3 lety +213

    I wish all my teachers were as good as him, simple, precise and giving friendly feeling.
    Edit: I can’t simply believe my eyes.
    My comment received 175likes. Yaay!

    • @nixkuchen
      @nixkuchen Před 3 lety +8

      You are not the only

    • @pr0xZen
      @pr0xZen Před 3 lety +8

      There are a lot of great "teachers" out there, that are really good at explaining _some_ things but not others, and for some of those, those things are not within their own field of study and work. Then there are people more generally good at explaining things, but they do not like doing it very often, repetively, or outside of context(s) of their own choosing. Some are good at explaining things, but not very patient, or generally good, with people. Many people are good at explaining things, but don't want to be, or don't think themselves suited for, the job of an actual teacher.

    • @leesherrod3579
      @leesherrod3579 Před 3 lety +1

      Poi lyool>iylpp]

    • @destinyovbiebo8988
      @destinyovbiebo8988 Před 3 lety

      They were suck?

    • @TheLuminousOne
      @TheLuminousOne Před 3 lety

      Yes all these qualities make an excellent teacher. Many teachers do not have this level of teaching ability.

  • @Jinnuksuk
    @Jinnuksuk Před 2 lety +72

    One of the best basic crash course on most commonly used components I've seen so far. My father caught me taking apart my little brothers' broken remote control car when I was 13 so he bought me a small simple booklet on resistors and an electronic multi tester. Once we've collected enough components from broken radios etc. we started building basic amplifiers, LED blinkers and several other projects we followed from some of his electronic project books when I was 15. It's too bad that the colleges I tried to apply to for electronics didn't know or care that I was passionate and had more than necessary drive to earn at least some education so that part of me died a little and I never really got much further than the basics (to be fair I'm from a tiny town where we are still thought to be a primitive culture that only began modern civilization just a little over a hundred years ago). My last electronics build is a speaker amplifier (most I've done before that were small headphone amplifiers using one or two transistors) using OP Amps instead of transistors was like 9 years ago from an online course in audio engineering in which I passed and got a certificate from but my interest in electronics is not likely to come back to life again... Not so much that I was discouraged but more that my passion for it died.
    I feel that you might need to make a separate video on transistors because what you showed was practically just an introduction. NPN based/PNP based, switch only when currency goes through, how it amplifies and some more basis. But all in all... Really good 38 minutes video.

    • @jaredsayrc4947
      @jaredsayrc4947 Před 2 lety +3

      From the age of 15 I been into radio control trucks cars boats and I'm still in the hobby and I build rc and have over 100 radio control truck cars boats and it still growing and now I'm learning single because when I started was FM or AM single now single are better with 2.4

    • @zeze3305
      @zeze3305 Před 2 lety +4

      Perks of a good dad

    • @masfathafolhi5918
      @masfathafolhi5918 Před rokem

      @@jaredsayrc4947 please

    • @shalahli
      @shalahli Před rokem +3

      Hi I know I’m late but I am so so sorry and that breaks my heart that something so passionate could be destroyed that quickly, what I wish for you to keep in mind is that colleges in general do not give a flying f about anyone, they are just in it for the money. I watched a video on where this girl was a perfect student with the most perfect grades and she got rejected from college, and many other people shared their stories. It’s not because they weren’t good enough, it was because people didn’t care, they just accept or reject anyone they don’t read or analyze what you’ve accomplished or care about you. College is a false reality of hope, people think if you get in college you’ll be set in life but that is not true. Many people go into college for years coming out working 9-5s, the only reason to go to college is to get a degree because everything requires a degree but degrees are literally useless.

    • @yk6735
      @yk6735 Před rokem

      @@shalahli that is true. I wanted to do ab electronics degree but ended up with a busibess degree bavk to 30 years ago. It was too bad

  • @pgo301
    @pgo301 Před rokem +5

    If a person is not careful they are gonna learn a lot here. Thank You so much for your explanation on what most people can't explain in simplicity.

  • @KyleCPM
    @KyleCPM Před 7 lety +841

    0:07 Resistor
    4:25 Capacitor
    15:25 Diodes
    20:23 Transistors
    25:00 Ohms Law
    33:00 Colour Code for Resistors
    Primary Colours (1Red 2Yellow, 3Blue).
    Secondary Colours(Orange, Green, Purple)
    Tertiary(brown)
    Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple
    Colour Mixing
    Red+Yellow=Orange; Yellow + Blue = Green; Blue+Red-Purple

  • @johnphilippatos
    @johnphilippatos Před 4 lety +689

    16:26 Anode and Cathode are greek words. "Άνοδος" and "Κάθοδος". They literaly mean "ascending" and "descending". In greek there is no such letter as "C"; only the "Kappa" which is the "K" in english. That's where the symbol "K" for the cathode comes from. Same goes for the symbol "μ" which stands for micro (which is also a greek word and it means "small"). In greek the lower case type for the letter "M" is not "m" as in latin, but "μ".
    Good work bro. Keep up.

    • @Daiceto
      @Daiceto Před 4 lety +37

      For Germans its pretty fitting as Cathode is spelled "Kathode" in german.

    • @rafaeloda
      @rafaeloda Před 4 lety +41

      given your last name, I believe you.

    • @georgeevangel9428
      @georgeevangel9428 Před 4 lety +12

      Ευχαριστώ πολύ. Από έναν Έλληνα στον άλλο --------George

    • @XFiremaniac0
      @XFiremaniac0 Před 4 lety +2

      nobody cares man

    • @Dave_Tries
      @Dave_Tries Před 4 lety +14

      Additionally, it avoids confusion since C is used for the capacitor.

  • @timsvideos5771
    @timsvideos5771 Před 3 lety +30

    I learned so much in high school back in the 70’s, and still use much that I learned. Too bad they don’t teach that in high school any more as I think it would give more kids exposure to the fun of electronics. Loved your video!

  • @brianmilner5406
    @brianmilner5406 Před rokem +16

    I wanted to say thank you for making this video. I’m just getting started in electronics as a hobby and this has been the best introduction to the basics I have been able to find. Clear, easy to comprehend, and thorough.

  • @Gallahaut
    @Gallahaut Před 6 lety +403

    I never watch Netflix because videos like these are my Netflix. Now if only I actually applied this knowledge and did something with my life.

    • @David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon
      @David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon Před 5 lety +5

      same

    • @spotremovers
      @spotremovers Před 5 lety +21

      @@David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon Ah, but you ARE doing something. Learning. Knowledge is power.

    • @pacovasda5955
      @pacovasda5955 Před 5 lety +11

      Both of you look into a company called Adafruit.
      You can do a lot more than you think you can already

    • @wendellswendell2001
      @wendellswendell2001 Před 5 lety +11

      Start a project bro. It's now legal to grow 4 weed plants in Canada. I'm starting a grow room .

    • @LuukvdHoogen
      @LuukvdHoogen Před 5 lety

      Couldn't have put in better myself

  • @tuxcup
    @tuxcup Před 7 lety +471

    In Chinese, We refer to Voltage as "Electric Pressure", Current as " Electric Flow", Resistance as "Electric Obstruction", Batteries as " Electric Pool", and a couple more terms that I've definitely forgotten about

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  Před 7 lety +170

      Those are all perfect descriptions.

    • @BrianDortch
      @BrianDortch Před 7 lety +16

      yeah they use that starting out as a analogy to water flow

    • @grrr1351
      @grrr1351 Před 6 lety +20

      Those are actually good terms.

    • @sparticus214
      @sparticus214 Před 6 lety +3

      tuxcup I feel that to be an issue if you mix your electric pressure with your shower 😯 Maybe the repair man is from us and misreads wire color coating

    • @chifdagrif5105
      @chifdagrif5105 Před 5 lety +3

      Great terms! Thanks

  • @googleuser2571
    @googleuser2571 Před 2 lety +7

    This is brilliant. Clear explanations in plain English and useful diagrams. Thank you. I’ve built a few electronics projects from kits and have seen and installed all of these components but without an understanding of how some of them actually worked. Really good stuff, thank you.

  • @lochlan.
    @lochlan. Před 2 lety +29

    Just here to advance my general knowledge

  • @EmeraldClaws
    @EmeraldClaws Před 8 lety +15

    Got to say Clive, watching your videos over the past 5 months, this one in particular, has taught me more about electronics and circuits than I ever learned in school. Thank you! And keep it up!

  • @pepe6666
    @pepe6666 Před 7 lety +1236

    the most useful video in the history of youtube

    • @wupme
      @wupme Před 7 lety +33

      you seem to have missed AvE turning a potato into nut and bolt!

    • @utubehound69
      @utubehound69 Před 7 lety

      I need to learn more I have a Interface that went dark & I can't get any support from Avid / M Audio. It's not the Power supply I bought two new ones thought that would be it. You know anyone that works on electronics like that?

    • @charleschandlertornadoelec6231
      @charleschandlertornadoelec6231 Před 7 lety +2

      I'm shocked! I had to watch three videos on CZcams -- this being the first of the three -- before I could hear someone say that current flowing from the cathode toward the anode across a diode is blocked. I remember reading somewhere that this assumption began way back in the 1800s by physicists incorrectly deducing that the electron was the passive component of an atom (yin) and the proton was the active component (yang). Since they recognized their error fifty years after it began, they decided it was too late to correct it. I just assumed that everyone knows this by now and no longer makes the same mistake? The tell tale sign is: which side of the diode connects to which terminal on a DC power supply? If the diode's cathode has to be connected to the negative terminal on a DC power supply, then that means that electrons are flowing against the diode's arrow. This also implies that voltage builds up across a diode if current is forced to flow in the reverse direction from the diode's anode towards its cathode by connecting the diode's anode to the negative terminal on a DC power supply.
      Or am i misusing the term: 'current'? Should I be using the term: 'amperage', instead? This is so confusing...... Can somebody, please, clear this up? 🤣

    • @thescreamngshitter
      @thescreamngshitter Před 7 lety +1

      Watchman4u I work on sound gear and intelligent lighting fixtures . Are you near chicago ?

    • @utubehound69
      @utubehound69 Před 7 lety +1

      thescreamngshitter No I'm near Atlanta in Ga.

  • @cowboycurtis2099
    @cowboycurtis2099 Před rokem +1

    I'm a fire alarm technician. This was super helpful. Thank you.

  • @thebill3652
    @thebill3652 Před 2 lety +3

    Through 40 minutes of this video I learned more about electronic components than in 2 years of classes. Thank you!

  • @Nimmo1492
    @Nimmo1492 Před 7 lety +130

    They use "K" for Cathode because it comes from the original Greek word κάθοδος (kathodos).

  • @alexjaxon9928
    @alexjaxon9928 Před 4 lety +79

    "If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough"
    I am amazing with the information from this video. You know your stuff
    Well done sir !

    • @MrStoffzor
      @MrStoffzor Před 4 lety +4

      "If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough to explain it simply"

    • @alexjaxon9928
      @alexjaxon9928 Před 4 lety +5

      @@MrStoffzor do you feel better about yourself ?

    • @minddrift7152
      @minddrift7152 Před 4 lety +1

      @@alexjaxon9928 "I am amazing with the information from this video."

    • @sandrakim9
      @sandrakim9 Před 4 lety +1

      Albert einstein, nice!

  • @utes5532
    @utes5532 Před rokem +11

    This taught me more in 40 minutes than the entire course I had for Arduino in University

    • @awraith4569
      @awraith4569 Před 11 měsíci

      Typical Jewish education system

  • @jeffreysmart4594
    @jeffreysmart4594 Před 2 lety +3

    As a career repair technician this was one of the best refresher videos.

  • @alexsagi3937
    @alexsagi3937 Před 4 lety +186

    You have at least 3 talents: Electronics, Physics and Teaching! great vid

  • @Manabender
    @Manabender Před 6 měsíci +9

    Can we talk about how hardcore it is to explain a capacitor by *building one live* ? Fantastic stuff, man. Fantastic.

  • @DavidBedrock
    @DavidBedrock Před rokem +1

    This video was recommended to me in high-school 6 years ago. I watched it and was pretty interested.
    This just got recommended to me again now. I am a Junior undergrad studying Electrical Engineering. How time flies!!!

  • @JohnAlanWoods
    @JohnAlanWoods Před 2 lety +1

    Straight in, no messing about, no bollocks. Love it.

  • @kammiikaze6887
    @kammiikaze6887 Před 5 lety +19

    Honestly an awesome teacher/lecturer 👨‍🏫 I learnt more in that one video then I have in a long time

  • @nuggetwv5302
    @nuggetwv5302 Před 5 lety +98

    I'm a diesel mechanic learning the electronic side of things. 6 cly diesel firing order is 1-5-3-6-2-4. A way to remember that is 15 is too young, 36 is too old, 24 is just right. Thought I'd throw that in there. Thank you for the explanation of these.

    • @curtisss
      @curtisss Před 5 lety +2

      I need to learn more about diesels tbh, I understand the basics but I'd love to learn how they're tuned, what sort of things effect power/torque output and how to build one

    • @aronhighgrove4100
      @aronhighgrove4100 Před 4 lety +2

      Setting up yourself for disappoinment as you become adult, good plan ;)

    • @frogz
      @frogz Před 4 lety

      i want to like nugget's comment but i cant ruin it's number of 69, also i like the firing order 8675309

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 Před 4 lety

      @Dave Micolichek: AND a suitable crankshaft! Gotta change both to alter the firing order!

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 Před 4 lety +1

      @Dave Micolichek: You're new around here, ain'tcha? Why "eff" with the firing order just to introduce a hard-to-control, rocking-couple, secondary vibration?

  • @jeffTcorbin81
    @jeffTcorbin81 Před 3 lety +3

    Great video!! When I was about 7 I had a free guitar lesson from some hippie who taught me an easy way to remember the notes for each open string. (from highest pitch to low).... Easter...Bunny...Gets...Drunk...At...Easter. ... It’s not exactly “rude.” But as a 7 year old it was mildly inappropriate and for that reason it is forever locked in my brain. I can imagine being a senile old man on my deathbed, riddled with dementia and unable to recognize even my closest family members.. I will probably be mumbling those 6 words over and over. Between that and the few old Nintendo codes that I will also likely be blurting out, I should be confusing the hell out of anyone unlucky enough to be there...

  • @FizzaMC
    @FizzaMC Před rokem +1

    Jeepers Creepers Clive, I'm in my 40's and in the mechanical trade services. Whilst I was a young fella I was always told correctly to not touch any electronics because of all of the dangers told to us by parents and elders (still very true) But these videos are a fantastic way for a person who's perhaps been stuck in their old ways, probably have unwarranted fears and are not sure how to get involved in electronics, such as hobby/auto electrical enthusiast. The way you helped to explain and then it clicked for me was my trade experience in Diesel mechanics and the heap of hydraulic design, installation and repair I had done and it's all current and flow with resistance for pressure etc. Love these videos mate. Cheers from South Australia 🇦🇺

  • @josephrd1
    @josephrd1 Před 7 lety +5

    Warning! Resisters were harmed in the making of this video. Great video. Thank you bigclive!

  • @RobertSeviour1
    @RobertSeviour1 Před 6 lety +283

    Clive, please make a complete course in basic and intermediate electronics. I'm happy to pay for your tuition.

    • @Demertech
      @Demertech Před 5 lety +5

      Thank you I will ask him

    • @yawhut
      @yawhut Před 5 lety +4

      Oh that would be wonderful. My first ever electronic video.

    • @ppcgnamda
      @ppcgnamda Před 5 lety +6

      I second this. Will throw $20 into your patreon for this idea. Please do it.

    • @fillthedao
      @fillthedao Před 5 lety +3

      yes please!

    • @wakefieldyorkshire
      @wakefieldyorkshire Před 5 lety +2

      Splendid idea.

  • @RobertBrownieJr
    @RobertBrownieJr Před rokem +2

    So Cathode is K because C is reserved for Collector! I had to have a search when you mentioned it! Great video.

  • @txhessvids3353
    @txhessvids3353 Před rokem +1

    The way I was taught to remember the color code was Bad Boys Rape Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly...I've watched most of all your videos and you make it simple to refresh my memory. Thanks for taking the time to put this together

  • @Tedminat0r
    @Tedminat0r Před 4 lety +30

    Thank you, to you or whoever else wrote captions for 38 minutes of talking!!! I realize I’m a bit late to the party, but being a person with impaired hearing, closed captions are invaluable. Even if I hear the words, there’s still some guesswork with some words. Captions removes that problem entirely.

    • @koiyaboi1535
      @koiyaboi1535 Před 2 lety

      I’m pretty sure it’s automatic

    • @phantomkate6
      @phantomkate6 Před 2 lety +1

      @@koiyaboi1535 If you'd have checked, you'd have saved yourself being wrong. 😜
      Several languages available on this one. Neat!

    • @koiyaboi1535
      @koiyaboi1535 Před 2 lety

      @@phantomkate6 Oh well I can't see any of the languages besides the English auto generated

    • @koiyaboi1535
      @koiyaboi1535 Před 2 lety

      @@phantomkate6 Wait never mind I turned a setting on and ow I can see them

  • @jeswer9
    @jeswer9 Před 4 lety +32

    "Would you like to see that again? Yes you would."
    xD!!!!!

  • @freddiespencer927
    @freddiespencer927 Před 2 lety +1

    I just wanted to tell you thank you for all of the priceless information videos you post. I also wanted to tell you to keep up the great work because the info you give is sound and it's reaching out to so many people that love what you do and learn from it. I love electronics so very much and it saddens me to see that we live in a disposable world. It's, " cheaper to throw it away than it is to repair it ". What I learn from you will help me to fix things. I love repairing and I'm happy that I found your channel.

  • @666louis
    @666louis Před 3 lety +3

    That video taught me more about electronics than the whole topic over several month in school.

  • @michaelaltun
    @michaelaltun Před 7 lety +377

    you know whats sad? i've learn't more from you than I ever did at tech lesson in school!

    • @gunathungadewa4273
      @gunathungadewa4273 Před 7 lety

      michaelaltun
      v

    • @ashertolbert2409
      @ashertolbert2409 Před 6 lety +8

      michaelaltun i know i had a electronic class in 6th grade it didn't teach me a thing

    • @Mr.M1STER
      @Mr.M1STER Před 6 lety +25

      Asher Tolbert
      Maybe you were just too young to care about what you were being taught.

    • @lee-mcastjohn5655
      @lee-mcastjohn5655 Před 6 lety

      Mr.Mister

    • @jmac2050
      @jmac2050 Před 6 lety +27

      what's sad? School is for indoctrination, not practical learning.

  • @magicstix0r
    @magicstix0r Před 8 lety +242

    Voltage in Japanese is "denatsu," which literally means "electric pressure."

    • @shurdi3
      @shurdi3 Před 8 lety +17

      +magicstix0r In Bulgarian it's Напрежение which translates to Tension (as in tension between two things, not something being pulled)

    • @konrad759
      @konrad759 Před 8 lety +13

      +shurdi3 In german its "Spannung", which literally means the same ^^

    • @shurdi3
      @shurdi3 Před 8 lety +5

      Rcmodellbau_DE Yeah so...
      It's only English that's fucked it up it seems

    • @tomaspuodziukynas5361
      @tomaspuodziukynas5361 Před 8 lety +8

      +magicstix0r In Lithuanian language Voltage is "Įtampa", which literally means "tension". Different approach, more like pulled slingshot - high tension = bigger punch.

    • @richardrichard9567
      @richardrichard9567 Před 8 lety +7

      Another vote for Tension. In Czech language "napětí".

  • @connertheferal
    @connertheferal Před 2 lety +31

    I am new to building electronics, and this really helped me understand it all. Well explained, and honestly very entertaining. Well done.

  • @2dancewithlife2
    @2dancewithlife2 Před rokem +16

    I really appreciate this! It's so difficult to find actual spoken part names and explanations. This is a gem!!! I am so glad you're doing this, Clive. 🙂📹🙂

  • @garygranato9164
    @garygranato9164 Před 5 lety +38

    just found this channel - this guy gives some of the best, most detailed explanations on you tube. thank you for great vid's

    • @alantremonti1381
      @alantremonti1381 Před 4 lety +2

      Watching this reminds me that modern teaching revolves more around appealing to the people who fund rather than the people wanting to learn.

    • @garygranato9164
      @garygranato9164 Před 4 lety +2

      @@alantremonti1381
      too true :(
      if only "they" taught flat earth in school :)

  • @PetterVodka
    @PetterVodka Před 4 lety +3

    Lovely video! Hoping for some more beginners friendly videos as this was greatly informative and also very enjoyable to watch. Been working as a truck mechanic for 4 years now and my back is telling me to go do some smaller repairs. Keep it up, mate!

  • @ShotheadWins
    @ShotheadWins Před 2 lety +3

    This was the most in depth, helpful and easiest to follow guide. Great work!

  • @itailevi7747
    @itailevi7747 Před 3 lety +17

    You are a very good teacher, and what I mean is that you have the balance between going forward and simplicity good for you I'm hooked

    • @aidsmaster69420
      @aidsmaster69420 Před 3 lety +3

      Video's 4 years old and he still hearts your comment what a great man

  • @raymitchell9736
    @raymitchell9736 Před 4 lety +8

    Amazing video, you summarized the content of 1 or 2 electronic courses in less than 40 minutes and managed to blow up two 10 ohm resistors in the process - Well done! Having been a young tinkerer as a child and later in life gone through the electronics courses in college I can say that I wish I had *this* introduction as a child, you explain things so clearly. If I were watching as a child today, I'd want more of this content, a lot more. So I encourage you, as time permits, to make more content like this for those starting their adventures in electronics. BTW: I like that you show things blowing up, it provides interest to the video and it's educational to see what happens when things go wrong (hopefully they won't just blow up resistors). Who knows, maybe one day you'll hear people say that they got their inspiration from Big Clive on You Tube!

  • @EeekiE
    @EeekiE Před 8 lety +5

    I'd love a visual intro to electronics series like this. This has made clear some things I've only ever half grasped.

  • @GOP1994GOP
    @GOP1994GOP Před 3 lety +16

    36:30 The way I helped my classmates remember the color codes was by telling them to write all the colors in order of hottest to coldest, then write 0 to 9 beside each color moving down. It worked surprisingly well.

  • @bilboswaggins3488
    @bilboswaggins3488 Před 3 lety +4

    You did an awesome job at making a concise video that actually holds the viewers attention. Great job! You deserve more subs!

  • @AmmarLegato
    @AmmarLegato Před 4 lety +8

    Its been 4 years i keep watching this video whenver i feel i missed something, one of the best explanations ever made.

  • @wolzecraft628
    @wolzecraft628 Před rokem +12

    This is the best video that explained the basics and essentials of electronic components I've seen, even it doesn't even seems like it was made 6 years ago. Thank you so much for making this masterpiece for people that are new in this area of knowledge!

  • @FranFroo
    @FranFroo Před rokem +1

    This video was really great for me. I started 3D printing last May 2021, and I was considering learning electronics and how to design my own PCB boards, even though I have zero knowledge on it, but it felt very daunting and I was scared away. Especially since the 3D printing community has so many already knowledgeable people, they talk very quickly about the electronic and technical aspects of printing and I get lost so quickly due to the lack of colloquial terminology. This video was so refreshing because you didn't use professional terms without giving colloquial ones to pair with. Lots of really good metaphorical examples to explain how the pieces work. Thank you so much, wish me luck on 3D printing and making electronic prints :D

  • @Diggelenburg
    @Diggelenburg Před 7 měsíci +2

    Clive, thank you for explaining it so well. Even after so many years you can easily explain how components work.
    I myself am a Electrical engineer and seeing you make it easier for beginners makes me happy!
    We all need some sort of understanding in electronics nowadays because it is integrated in everything!

  • @V85Rex
    @V85Rex Před rokem +4

    Stumbled on this while looking up some soldering guides, and what a find. Very well explained and love the depictions, I didnt even know I was interested in this! Great work

  • @welshwizard822
    @welshwizard822 Před 4 lety +18

    Brilliant Clive, learn more from you in half hour than all my "wasted" years in school. Thanks ;-)

    • @Ryuk-apples
      @Ryuk-apples Před 4 lety +4

      Its because you want to learn now, as opposed to when you were in school and wanted to have fun instead...

  • @stavros1774
    @stavros1774 Před 2 lety +3

    I am now studying for my electricians and electronic engineers degree and I was curious to find out how everything that I have been learning looked like and how circuits were assembled , I am now exited because I really like what I am about to learn ! Thank you

  • @neko-dp9ni
    @neko-dp9ni Před 9 měsíci

    7 yrs and still super helpful. Thank you sir!

  • @bill-2018
    @bill-2018 Před 4 lety +4

    Some good explanations here. I can't imagine teachers in schools having time to explain in this way.

  • @robertlozyniak3661
    @robertlozyniak3661 Před 8 lety +12

    One brown bottle of beer
    Two red lips
    Three orange balls on a pawnbroker's sign
    Four yellow wheels on a British Telecom van
    Five green fingers
    Six legs on a blue-arsed fly
    Seven viole(n)t men
    Eight gray hairs on an eighty-year-old man's head
    Nine lives of a white cat
    Nothing (zero) can escape from a black hole

  • @ThatTransistorGuy
    @ThatTransistorGuy Před rokem

    Thanks for teaching me! I love electronic components and now i love them even more since i now know how they function. Greatly appreciate you taking the time to do this. This is much better than the other tutorials on how components work.

  • @willowtree-qd2de
    @willowtree-qd2de Před 10 měsíci

    This is very helpful. I’m homeschooled and I am learning electronics but now that I’m learning more advanced electronics and not the basics I found the parts quite confusing but you have explained them very well. Thank you!

  • @zanzic3636
    @zanzic3636 Před 3 lety +65

    I’m just a lil kid getting ready to become a engineer

  • @mynamenowhastobeasecret.2079

    Someone like this so I can find it again. Thank you!

    • @mynamenowhastobeasecret.2079
      @mynamenowhastobeasecret.2079 Před 3 lety +2

      To those who liked this, Thank you!

    • @rickybeats1919
      @rickybeats1919 Před 3 lety +4

      create playlist with CZcams clicking the “save” button. I have tons. Electronics, motivation, meditation, etc.

    • @bespinguard7854
      @bespinguard7854 Před 3 lety +3

      Also pressing the thumbs up button on the video allows you to view it in your liked videos in “library”

    • @mynamenowhastobeasecret.2079
      @mynamenowhastobeasecret.2079 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bespinguard7854 I know, I got a lot of liked videos, so it will be difficult to find again. Thank you for the tip though.

  • @mzzzzz2179
    @mzzzzz2179 Před 3 lety

    Dont know squat about electricity but loving this video - well explained and well informed. Straight to the point in explaining, no background music or loud voices.

  • @41degreesN12degreesE
    @41degreesN12degreesE Před 7 měsíci +1

    Started working at a manufacturing facility that creates printed circuit boards. As an entry-level employee, my job consists of placing part A into the appropriate holes of part B. I really enjoy the company and want to move past entry level. These videos are so informative and are helping me to understand exactly what I'm working with and it's role in the unit.

  • @EnriquePage
    @EnriquePage Před 4 lety +3

    I rewatch this video every few weeks, I love the way you explain everything!

  • @robertmiller4545
    @robertmiller4545 Před 5 lety +7

    Clive, Thank you for a very helpful video. The Mnemonic I use to remember the colours is-- Bill Brown Ran Over Yon Green But Violet Grey Walked.

  • @b9galleri
    @b9galleri Před rokem

    this is one of the BEST teachers I have ever seen a video from! More like this on youtube PLEASE!

  • @LCPLRobin
    @LCPLRobin Před 3 lety +1

    OHHH MYYYY.
    THAT DEFENITION OF WHAT IS VOLT WAS .
    ........ EXTRA FABULOUSS. THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH.

  • @endrioinfiniti
    @endrioinfiniti Před 4 lety +4

    So I'm 60% ready for making my own circuit after watching this video. Thanks for this! 👍

  • @Dennissiple
    @Dennissiple Před 8 lety +29

    Enlightening, and very well presented. This coming from someone who considers everything electrical, "Magic". Thanks.

  • @PrinceKumar-hh6yn
    @PrinceKumar-hh6yn Před 8 měsíci

    When u have clarity, u can illustrate the concepts just amazingly

  • @brad6317
    @brad6317 Před 2 lety

    I've learnt so much from this video, that I managed to repair a 40kva generator, replace diodos and a capacitor, works fine now. Thanks to Clive

  • @gerardlabrecque6175
    @gerardlabrecque6175 Před 4 lety +5

    I always wondered about these things. Thank you for explaining so clearly

  • @ppcgnamda
    @ppcgnamda Před 5 lety +34

    Someone mentioned it below but wanted to bug you again: please make a complete intermediate and advanced electronics video series. Will gladly donate.

  • @timconnors
    @timconnors Před rokem

    I didn't think I was going to learn anything in a Big Clive video on introductory electronics... but I did.

  • @MrAsBBB
    @MrAsBBB Před 2 lety +2

    I did electronics and electrical engineering when I left school at Richmond Upon Thames technical college. It was such a fantastic time. I learnt everything from transmission theory to motors and welding 😃etc. I spent some time in electrical design in the oil and gas industry but ended up as an IT guy and that’s been my work till 54. I totally agree with the other comments that your explanation is truly brilliant. I had a lecturer who was as inspirational as you, and just made learning brilliant. I was talking to him at my last exam and I said I was worried how well I will do. He said, “ You only have to sign your name, you already have a 98% pass”. That is how learning should be!

  • @trustjesusoursavior4179
    @trustjesusoursavior4179 Před 3 lety +4

    I analyze all electronic components like the human body organs.
    Inductors-Lungs
    capacitor-heart
    Resistors-veins
    Transistor-nerves
    diode-heart's left valve
    battery-stomach
    Ground wire-intestine
    Speaker-mouth
    Mic-ears

  • @bernardonokohwemu1428
    @bernardonokohwemu1428 Před rokem +4

    Wow! Thanks for this exciting video. Really easy to follow. I am not an electronic scholar but only just an enthusiast with keen interest in this subject. Some teachers complicate the subject with jargons and vague expressions but here you made it an exciting roller coaster trip into the electronic realm. Thanks with huge respect. 👍👍

  • @justinlloyd2446
    @justinlloyd2446 Před rokem +1

    Big Clive! I have done my first kit and it is all your fault! Because of your encouragement in this video I was able to take the chance to try something new. My father turned 72 a few weeks ago so I built him a tiny FM radio for his birthday. Thank you for these videos sir! I now have the hunger to do more kits and learn more about electronis as a whole. Thank you again sir. Have a wonderful day.

  • @krishnakamal49
    @krishnakamal49 Před měsícem

    I had the strange urge of liking this video every 2 mins, the information is good, I wanted to like so many times. Thanks.

  • @Kmangod
    @Kmangod Před rokem +3

    Great video! I used to know some of this years ago and have had to work on some circuit boards but since I don't do it a lot I just forget about it. Thanks for the information!!!!

  • @ismaelabufon1696
    @ismaelabufon1696 Před 3 lety +10

    "I'm not going to go into detail here otherwise it would become boring very quickly"...
    Mate, we've watched a 40minute video on electronic components... we're all nerds... nothing can be boring here!🤙🏻

  • @tristanlougher9085
    @tristanlougher9085 Před rokem +1

    I am just starting to try and learn electronics so been watching a lot of different videos but find yours the easiest to understand thanks

  • @brucewilliams6292
    @brucewilliams6292 Před 3 lety +2

    I really appreciate the video. I look forward to more in the future. Your reverse engineering of circuits is so very helpful. Thank you as always.!

  • @EvulDali
    @EvulDali Před 8 lety +12

    Awesome video! Would love to see more beginner stuff like this. Maybe some more really simple practical examples?

  • @chinmaybhole
    @chinmaybhole Před 3 lety +35

    'B B ROY of GREAT BRITAIN has VERY GORGEOUS WIFE ' this is what I learned ...hahaha

  • @timsexton
    @timsexton Před rokem

    Clive, I find your definitions & examples of electronic components quite useful. Thanks for posting.
    *_TRUST !!_*

  • @kyzor-sosay6087
    @kyzor-sosay6087 Před rokem

    Thanks for this video,man.Nice to hear how passionate you are about your craft.