Thanks so much for this video, I struggle so much with logic and schematics but love the building aspect. This has started to help me bridge that gap, excusing the pun. Cheers again
Great beginner video,. A possible addition (especially for people with adhd...but should apply otherwise) is showing how to mark up a schematic as you populate the board so you can track what you have done and what you havent. I have done it with highlighters...I am sure there are myriad ways, but keeping track of what you have and haven't done is very important once complexity increases.
Good suggestion Michael, Im early stages in the hobby and have to use pencil to keep track I'm only dreaming of using a highlighter when I dont make mistakes and need to rub out the pencil to start again lol!
I’ve been building circuits from schematics since I was 16 building guitar effects pedals from sites like DMZ at during the advent of the internet.(22 years ago) This is not a quick or easy topic to explain. I commend you! Great job and keep rolling out the great videos.
Woah! Great discover! I'm a beginner myself, and it's encouraging to see someone who's struggling like me to succeed in small yet satisfying projects. You just earned a new subscriber, Karen!
Karen, you are awesome! Today I build my first project and it works! Thank you so much for the information about the connections (tc: 2:26). I messed it up every time, but now it's much more clear. Btw, my first working project is a blinking led with an 555timer. I'm so happy! Thank you!!!!
thanks for the video now retired l am finding this new pastime a nice pleasant way to keep my brain working, l have been a radio ham for many years so looking forward to making a few project regards allan stoke on Trent UK
My gosh I wish someone like you Karen would've explained this to me when I was a child, my environment was that of a 3rd world country and after any written "explanations"(electronics by mail) every mind was left to figure out this vital interpretation part, the learning curve was immense depending on student learning style, so that being said my 11 year old got a link to your video, he is like me interested on all kinds of technical stuff, science and loves to experiment ever curious about mechanisms etc. The way you organize your videos seems easy but I know it is a lot of work despite you having a mind that flows like a river, thank you for sharing you are absolutely lovely...even with the creepy laugh😁😁
At 3:28, what is that board called? Is that a type of breadboard? Also, I want to learn how to wire circuits w/o a breadboard. What is that called? Is there a name for that?
Great video. All your videos are very informative. I'd love to see a similar video on stripboard. Same concepts but definitely needs a slightly different approach. A little more planning I suppose. Thanks.
I had my electronics students build this, and the 3V DC hobby motors we use for other projects just wouldn't work. They need about 600 mA at 3V to spin. I increased the voltage supply to 5V, but the motor just barely moved, and that was with some help from Mr. Hand, and eventually the PNP transistor overheated and that was that. I replaced it and swapped out the motor for an LED/resistor and it worked just fine. No heat issues and the light popped on and off with voice input. My question is, what motor were you using that didn't require more current at 3V than the PNP transistor could supply? Thanks for all your videos. They are very well done.
Cool software!!!! I had to use graph paper, and time, to design a PC board in the 80's! :) It's extremely gratifying to design your own copper clad PC board layout, and when it actually works the first time, PARTY!!! LOL ;)
Thank you! I don't know if I can do it like this at school, exactly like this, with the wire bending I mean, they want us to make channels with soldering and connecting them together, guess to enhance our soldering, but I´m using this at home for my own projects... soldering boards can be a head twister when you're always turning the board over, whilst following a schematic: evenings after a work day, with homework of 6 courses a week, woking from 5 and schoold from 6-10:20... I feel like I think a new parent would be feeling :Þ Always tired, and can't think straight.
Thank you for this video. I'm wondering if you might also have any video that explains why components of a given rating might be used instead of the same component of a different rating. For example, why a resistor of a given rating would be used instead of a resistor of another rating, or a diode of one rating used instead of a diode of another rating. This is what I also have trouble grasping.
I like to start with semiconductors and then place resistors and finally put other components around. This helps when you are working with things that get hot,for example mosfets or amplifiers.
On a "lighter note", while bread-boarding (solder-less) a simple circuit (beginner level) from a schematic , it seemed natural to place the physical layout exactly like the schematic diagram. A person (shall I say of authority) told me I was wrong and wanted me to replace the components all adjacent to each other because a beginner needs to learn a "schematic diagram represents concepts and ideas" . So after that, while placing the components adjacent to each other , another person (shall I again say of authority) told me on a beginners level "a picture is worth a thousand words" and wanted me to replace my components to resemble the schematic diagram. Both people were very intelligent and both presented valid views , but shows in a humorous way how subjectivity can exist (even among the pundits) in a field we perceive with "objective truths".
When I started out, I did like the diagram and placed the components on the pcb board. I got a little creative with a new design on the breadboard because some components are limited on the positions that it can be placed on the board.
Nice video and very well explained. Minor critique: You showed how Fritzing could be used to make a nice layout (a bit too briefly, as this feels like an essential part of translating a schematic into a circuit) but then it seems you never really used that layout and instead just followed the schematic.
Can you do this video with free wires instead of the board with holes in it? I can’t see what’s going on. Also, I can’t tell where you are on the schematic and how it applies to the physical items that you’re connecting. Do you have a video that explains that? The commenters are liking what they see but I can’t say since I don’t know what you’re doing.
My goal is to identify the functions of the devices in a given circuit diagram? Or spoken more general. How can I lean this general skill? When do I see a random circuit diagram that I can recognize the devices and their functions? What is the best strategy to acquire this skill? Do you know good information recourses specially designated to acquire this skill? I do not want to handcraft things on my own and I do not want to study at a university to acquire a bachelor's degree in electrotechnology. I just want to be able to read more or less the circuit diagram. Thank you in advance
Its ironic that today I was unable to design a perfboard layout for this same project idea(just a different schematic).... learned my mistakes from this video :P
Can you do a video of how to design PCB board schematics enough to buy PCB Board you design? Because honestly, this is great content to understand fundamental and applicable understanding of using electronics and ICs. It would be great to have a video using software like Fritzing or Eagle for PCB Board design for beginners.
Thanks so much for this video, I struggle so much with logic and schematics but love the building aspect. This has started to help me bridge that gap, excusing the pun. Cheers again
Great beginner video,. A possible addition (especially for people with adhd...but should apply otherwise) is showing how to mark up a schematic as you populate the board so you can track what you have done and what you havent. I have done it with highlighters...I am sure there are myriad ways, but keeping track of what you have and haven't done is very important once complexity increases.
Good suggestion Michael, Im early stages in the hobby and have to use pencil to keep track I'm only dreaming of using a highlighter when I dont make mistakes and need to rub out the pencil to start again lol!
I’ve been building circuits from schematics since I was 16 building guitar effects pedals from sites like DMZ at during the advent of the internet.(22 years ago) This is not a quick or easy topic to explain. I commend you! Great job and keep rolling out the great videos.
Woah! Great discover! I'm a beginner myself, and it's encouraging to see someone who's struggling like me to succeed in small yet satisfying projects. You just earned a new subscriber, Karen!
I know these are supposed to be educational videos, but I watch them to see how Karen is progressing into the land of electronics.
Thanks, Karen puts in a lot of work for these videos and listens to everyone's feedback and encouraging words :)
Good job on stepping up to the plate Karen! These videos are great.
Karen, you are awesome! Today I build my first project and it works! Thank you so much for the information about the connections (tc: 2:26). I messed it up every time, but now it's much more clear.
Btw, my first working project is a blinking led with an 555timer.
I'm so happy! Thank you!!!!
Happy to hear it!
thanks for the video now retired l am finding this new pastime a nice pleasant way to keep my brain working, l have been a radio ham for many years so looking forward to making a few project
regards
allan
stoke on Trent UK
My gosh I wish someone like you Karen would've explained this to me when I was a child, my environment was that of a 3rd world country and after any written "explanations"(electronics by mail) every mind was left to figure out this vital interpretation part, the learning curve was immense depending on student learning style, so that being said my 11 year old got a link to your video, he is like me interested on all kinds of technical stuff, science and loves to experiment ever curious about mechanisms etc. The way you organize your videos seems easy but I know it is a lot of work despite you having a mind that flows like a river, thank you for sharing you are absolutely lovely...even with the creepy laugh😁😁
At 3:28, what is that board called? Is that a type of breadboard?
Also, I want to learn how to wire circuits w/o a breadboard. What is that called? Is there a name for that?
Great video. All your videos are very informative. I'd love to see a similar video on stripboard. Same concepts but definitely needs a slightly different approach. A little more planning I suppose. Thanks.
thanks I like to hear the logic of how you planned it and completed it. very helpful
I had my electronics students build this, and the 3V DC hobby motors we use for other projects just wouldn't work. They need about 600 mA at 3V to spin. I increased the voltage supply to 5V, but the motor just barely moved, and that was with some help from Mr. Hand, and eventually the PNP transistor overheated and that was that. I replaced it and swapped out the motor for an LED/resistor and it worked just fine. No heat issues and the light popped on and off with voice input. My question is, what motor were you using that didn't require more current at 3V than the PNP transistor could supply? Thanks for all your videos. They are very well done.
Great video, however, I would have liked to have seen an explanation of how the circuit itself works. Many thanks.
Cool software!!!! I had to use graph paper, and time, to design a PC board in the 80's! :)
It's extremely gratifying to design your own copper clad PC board layout, and when it actually works the first time, PARTY!!! LOL ;)
Awesome! Great job. I learn so much watching.
Thank you! I don't know if I can do it like this at school, exactly like this, with the wire bending I mean, they want us to make channels with soldering and connecting them together, guess to enhance our soldering, but I´m using this at home for my own projects... soldering boards can be a head twister when you're always turning the board over, whilst following a schematic:
evenings after a work day, with homework of 6 courses a week, woking from 5 and schoold from 6-10:20... I feel like I think a new parent would be feeling :Þ Always tired, and can't think straight.
@ 3:45 , shouldn’t Q1’s emitter be connected not only to the on/off switch, but also to R1 as well ?
I love electronic, and I am looking forward to wachting karin's vedio all the time and any time , just because I love her channel, she is so sweet
Thank you for this video. I'm wondering if you might also have any video that explains why components of a given rating might be used instead of the same component of a different rating. For example, why a resistor of a given rating would be used instead of a resistor of another rating, or a diode of one rating used instead of a diode of another rating.
This is what I also have trouble grasping.
I like to start with semiconductors and then place resistors and finally put other components around.
This helps when you are working with things that get hot,for example mosfets or amplifiers.
Thank you very much, help me to know how the circuit work stepwise
Explain why that particular element is used at that particular place..and how to choose the value of the element.
Nice soldering joints!
On a "lighter note", while bread-boarding (solder-less) a simple circuit (beginner level) from a schematic , it seemed natural to place the physical layout exactly like the schematic diagram. A person (shall I say of authority) told me I was wrong and wanted me to replace the components all adjacent to each other because a beginner needs to learn a "schematic diagram represents concepts and ideas" . So after that, while placing the components adjacent to each other , another person (shall I again say of authority) told me on a beginners level "a picture is worth a thousand words" and wanted me to replace my components to resemble the schematic diagram. Both people were very intelligent and both presented valid views , but shows in a humorous way how subjectivity can exist (even among the pundits) in a field we perceive with "objective truths".
When I started out, I did like the diagram and placed the components on the pcb board. I got a little creative with a new design on the breadboard because some components are limited on the positions that it can be placed on the board.
Nice video and very well explained. Minor critique: You showed how Fritzing could be used to make a nice layout (a bit too briefly, as this feels like an essential part of translating a schematic into a circuit) but then it seems you never really used that layout and instead just followed the schematic.
Buen día , excelente vídeo Argentina precente , muchas gracias .
Great vid, stupid question time - i was always taught to switch negative side on circuits, is this bad advice?
It's really a good circuit and easy to do , i did it kind of the same some weeks ago 😁
Another great vid - your lab is growing........
Lovely project. And lovely lady.. 🇧🇭✌️
Great video for newbies!
Thanks, Karen!
This is really cool thank you for sharing!
Your very good at this
Can you do this video with free wires instead of the board with holes in it? I can’t see what’s going on. Also, I can’t tell where you are on the schematic and how it applies to the physical items that you’re connecting. Do you have a video that explains that? The commenters are liking what they see but I can’t say since I don’t know what you’re doing.
U explained suberb madam.
Pls can you make mosquito killing bat circuit board without battery for window size mesh🙏🙏
My goal is to identify the functions of the devices in a given circuit diagram?
Or spoken more general.
How can I lean this general skill?
When do I see a random circuit diagram that I can recognize the devices and their functions?
What is the best strategy to acquire this skill?
Do you know good information recourses specially designated to acquire this skill?
I do not want to handcraft things on my own and I do not want to study at a university to acquire a bachelor's degree in electrotechnology.
I just want to be able to read more or less the circuit diagram.
Thank you in advance
It will be difficult to learn all of this without handcrafting stuff on your own. There’s a lot of details in the background for each component.
Okay, straight of the bat. How did you know it was DC?
Great video!
Very cool! 👍🏻
Its ironic that today I was unable to design a perfboard layout for this same project idea(just a different schematic).... learned my mistakes from this video :P
Can you do a video of how to design PCB board schematics enough to buy PCB Board you design? Because honestly, this is great content to understand fundamental and applicable understanding of using electronics and ICs. It would be great to have a video using software like Fritzing or Eagle for PCB Board design for beginners.
You are amazing. Thanks!
Thank you nice classes
Nice video.
Pls teach us how to read schematic diagram
great video , thanks
Thanks a lot.
Thank you!
When you said r2 and r3 I instantly thought of Star Wars.
Screw me for having a name that is pronounced almost exactly like "R2". Makes both Star Wars and electronics get my attention whenever it's said.
@@mirmbloatbust4783 your name is Mirm, right?
Wonderful and funny circuit.
Refreshing to see through-hole circuit, all the rest of youtube is trying way to hard with SMB, old-school gets the job done.
Ты как всегда молодец!
Very pretty
very great
haha add a little silliness and the light parts gets lighter while the serious parts gets even more serious and your mental batteries last longer.
idk how schematic works :/
Hi , its awesome,...Can you make a room lighting control with arduino ?
that was real funny =Karen
I love you
;__; fritzing is asking for money ...
Am I the only one that thinks shes hot !?