A simple guide to electronic components.

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  • 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 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5198

    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 6 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Trying to teach myself electronics too. Very big help!

    • @younglight6201
      @younglight6201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +84

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

    • @pyotrleflegin7255
      @pyotrleflegin7255 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Well done and good luck in your new career!

    • @kathleenkelly4912
      @kathleenkelly4912 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @chriswatts9625
      @chriswatts9625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Simply A

  • @LesignerGirl
    @LesignerGirl ปีที่แล้ว +217

    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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      wow
      good for you 👍

    • @LesignerGirl
      @LesignerGirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +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 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

    • @LesignerGirl
      @LesignerGirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@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 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@e-bikeautonomyreal

  • @ray_c_yuen
    @ray_c_yuen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here. Clive is a really good teacher.

    • @A6Legit
      @A6Legit ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Jamal_Tyrone
      @Jamal_Tyrone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@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 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great endeavor.

    • @_blocktograph
      @_blocktograph 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have been traumatized with a capacitor

  • @KiatHuang
    @KiatHuang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 👍

  • @Bawbster1
    @Bawbster1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1486

    *_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

    • @bland9876
      @bland9876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      HOORAY for timestamp guy!

    • @natansh1115
      @natansh1115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You sir are a good man
      😂😅

    • @daylenhigman8680
      @daylenhigman8680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Your hired

    • @natansh1115
      @natansh1115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@daylenhigman8680 you're*

    • @gavinrauh1474
      @gavinrauh1474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      thanks man

  • @ceruleansky6670
    @ceruleansky6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    This is probably the most useful 40 minutes I have ever spent on TH-cam

  • @wb5rue
    @wb5rue ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @brianmilner5406
    @brianmilner5406 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @srivatsajoshi4028
    @srivatsajoshi4028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @chaoselites3636
      @chaoselites3636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @HolmbergarnSH
      @HolmbergarnSH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chaoselites3636 more than maths?

    • @chaoselites3636
      @chaoselites3636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @MsSamgo
    @MsSamgo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    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

  • @pgo301
    @pgo301 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @timsvideos5771
    @timsvideos5771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @vtharpe44
    @vtharpe44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    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.

    • @paryako8175
      @paryako8175 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/RAA42bzYnGk/w-d-xo.html

    • @zombiebo9954
      @zombiebo9954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree ☝️

  • @johnphilippatos
    @johnphilippatos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

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

    • @rafaeloda
      @rafaeloda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      given your last name, I believe you.

    • @georgeevangel9428
      @georgeevangel9428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @XFiremaniac0
      @XFiremaniac0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nobody cares man

    • @Dave_Tries
      @Dave_Tries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @Jinnuksuk
    @Jinnuksuk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perks of a good dad

    • @masfathafolhi5918
      @masfathafolhi5918 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jaredsayrc4947 please

    • @shalahli
      @shalahli ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

  • @googleuser2571
    @googleuser2571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @EmeraldClaws
    @EmeraldClaws 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @Gallahaut
    @Gallahaut 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same

    • @spotremovers
      @spotremovers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @pacovasda5955
      @pacovasda5955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @wendellswendell2001
      @wendellswendell2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @LuukvdHoogen
      @LuukvdHoogen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't have put in better myself

  • @jeffreysmart4594
    @jeffreysmart4594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @thebill3652
    @thebill3652 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @garygranato9164
    @garygranato9164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @kammiikaze6887
    @kammiikaze6887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @JohnAlanWoods
    @JohnAlanWoods 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @connertheferal
    @connertheferal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

  • @tuxcup
    @tuxcup 7 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    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  7 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      Those are all perfect descriptions.

    • @BrianDortch
      @BrianDortch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @grrr1351
      @grrr1351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Those are actually good terms.

    • @sparticus214
      @sparticus214 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great terms! Thanks

  • @AmmarLegato
    @AmmarLegato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @2dancewithlife2
    @2dancewithlife2 ปีที่แล้ว +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. 🙂📹🙂

  • @utes5532
    @utes5532 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @awraith4569
      @awraith4569 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Typical Jewish education system

  • @itailevi7747
    @itailevi7747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @raymitchell9736
    @raymitchell9736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @Diggelenburg
    @Diggelenburg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +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!

    • @Diggelenburg
      @Diggelenburg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the like Clive😄

  • @kianbrennan6420
    @kianbrennan6420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +249

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

    • @brainsplosion3000
      @brainsplosion3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @tomcooney183
      @tomcooney183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @brandondapro
      @brandondapro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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. 🥰

  • @pepe6666
    @pepe6666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1236

    the most useful video in the history of youtube

    • @wupme
      @wupme 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

    • @utubehound69
      @utubehound69 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm shocked! I had to watch three videos on TH-cam -- 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 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @utubehound69
      @utubehound69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thescreamngshitter No I'm near Atlanta in Ga.

  • @alexjaxon9928
    @alexjaxon9928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    "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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @alexjaxon9928
      @alexjaxon9928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrStoffzor do you feel better about yourself ?

    • @minddrift7152
      @minddrift7152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @sandrakim9
      @sandrakim9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Albert einstein, nice!

  • @wolzecraft628
    @wolzecraft628 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @V85Rex
    @V85Rex ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @EeekiE
    @EeekiE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @KyleCPM
    @KyleCPM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +840

    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

    • @MyBigThing2010
      @MyBigThing2010 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Kyle Micallef comment should be pinned!

    • @mail4asim
      @mail4asim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This should be added to the video description. Very helpful !!!

    • @fillemontuyenisakaria7135
      @fillemontuyenisakaria7135 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kyle Micallef

    • @whatsright154
      @whatsright154 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kyle Micallef wow thanks

    • @Dislob
      @Dislob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brown

  • @41degreesN12degreesE
    @41degreesN12degreesE 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +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.

  • @stavros1774
    @stavros1774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @RobertSeviour1
    @RobertSeviour1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +283

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

    • @demertechofficial4044
      @demertechofficial4044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you I will ask him

    • @yawhut
      @yawhut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @ppcgnamda
      @ppcgnamda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @fillthedao
      @fillthedao 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes please!

    • @wakefieldyorkshire
      @wakefieldyorkshire 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Splendid idea.

  • @666louis
    @666louis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @cowboycurtis2099
    @cowboycurtis2099 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @FranFroo
    @FranFroo ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Dennissiple
    @Dennissiple 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

  • @josephrd1
    @josephrd1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @freddiespencer927
    @freddiespencer927 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Spisoffer
    @Spisoffer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW! Finally I understand, have searched for a basic video like yours for a long time. My father and I did some small and easy electrical experiments when I was 5-9 years old and i liked it a lot. My father learned to build his own stereo system in school and I wasn't learning anything. When I was 13 I got into computers and how to build and repair them, I'm self learned and have worked with it for many years but I have always wanted to learn more about the basics in electronics.
    You are a great teacher and explained it very well. Many thanks 😃👍

  • @Nimmo1492
    @Nimmo1492 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

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

    • @ajent1337
      @ajent1337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ^Which is the Greek word for "descent" or "the path".

    • @Nimmo1492
      @Nimmo1492 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ^That.

    • @mukesh12396
      @mukesh12396 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kalim C hi

    • @user-po6hn9id1t
      @user-po6hn9id1t 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the same thing applies to A "Άνοδος" (Hanode) "ascend"

    • @zaidhilal228
      @zaidhilal228 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mick Kennedy asalamu alikum

  • @alexsagi3937
    @alexsagi3937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

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

  • @DavidBedrock
    @DavidBedrock ปีที่แล้ว +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!!!

  • @FizzaMC
    @FizzaMC ปีที่แล้ว +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 🇦🇺

  • @PetterVodka
    @PetterVodka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @bernardonokohwemu1428
    @bernardonokohwemu1428 ปีที่แล้ว +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. 👍👍

  • @tristanlougher9085
    @tristanlougher9085 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @mzzzzz2179
    @mzzzzz2179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @Manabender
    @Manabender 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

  • @ShotheadWins
    @ShotheadWins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @justinlloyd2446
    @justinlloyd2446 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @willowtree-qd2de
    @willowtree-qd2de 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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!

  • @Tedminat0r
    @Tedminat0r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m pretty sure it’s automatic

    • @phantomkate6
      @phantomkate6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @koiyaboi1535
      @koiyaboi1535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @koiyaboi1535
      @koiyaboi1535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @welshwizard822
    @welshwizard822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @Ryuk-apples
      @Ryuk-apples 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @txhessvids3353
    @txhessvids3353 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @LCPLRobin
    @LCPLRobin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @bilboswaggins3488
    @bilboswaggins3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @endrioinfiniti
    @endrioinfiniti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @MrAsBBB
    @MrAsBBB ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @RobertBrownieJr
    @RobertBrownieJr ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @bill-2018
    @bill-2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @robertmiller4545
    @robertmiller4545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @ThatTransistorGuy
    @ThatTransistorGuy ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @neko-dp9ni
    @neko-dp9ni 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7 yrs and still super helpful. Thank you sir!

  • @nuggetwv5302
    @nuggetwv5302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @frogz
      @frogz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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?

  • @michaelaltun
    @michaelaltun 7 ปีที่แล้ว +377

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

    • @gunathungadewa4273
      @gunathungadewa4273 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      michaelaltun
      v

    • @ashertolbert2409
      @ashertolbert2409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @Mr.M1STER
      @Mr.M1STER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @lee-mcastjohn5655
      @lee-mcastjohn5655 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr.Mister

    • @jmac2050
      @jmac2050 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @b9galleri
    @b9galleri ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @PrinceKumar-hh6yn
    @PrinceKumar-hh6yn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Kmangod
    @Kmangod ปีที่แล้ว +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!!!!

  • @magicstix0r
    @magicstix0r 8 ปีที่แล้ว +242

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

    • @shurdi3
      @shurdi3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @konrad759
      @konrad759 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @shurdi3
      @shurdi3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @tomaspuodziukynas5361
      @tomaspuodziukynas5361 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @richardrichard9567
      @richardrichard9567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @AragamiR327
    @AragamiR327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not gonna lie this man is much more interesting to watch than 10 hours of lecture at university.

  • @My6stringer
    @My6stringer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank -you for this great tutorial ! I've just started to build small projects ( stomp box fx for guitarists )
    Your detailed explanations have helped me increase my knowledge immensely . Thanks again !!!

  • @EnriquePage
    @EnriquePage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @EvulDali
    @EvulDali 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @brad6317
    @brad6317 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @shivakarthik7373
    @shivakarthik7373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Constructing capacitor analogue with everyday materials and explaining how resistors is made of carbon coils. This teaching is class!!

  • @tinytonymaloney7832
    @tinytonymaloney7832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That was your best video yet I think. I learned basic electronics myself when I was young in the 70s, but I always wanted to know about design and why certain components and values were selected. You started me off now because I want more.
    I think you could and should do a electronic design information course for old gits like me where we are put on the right trail and given the chance to work some of it out ourselves and of course with you at the end giving the correct answer and explain why.
    I think it would be a hit on Y-Tube, anybody else agree??
    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
    PS, I learned the blackboy version. Never did us any harm.

    • @MogoTube91
      @MogoTube91 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always that it was “British Boys…” 😂

  • @TheFlacker99
    @TheFlacker99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please teach us more! I knew how to read electronic schematics but forgot how, and this kinda refreshed my mind.

  • @Crusty_Camper
    @Crusty_Camper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is an excellent introduction. You made me smile when you described the difficulty in reading the colour bands on blue resistors. Welcome to my colour-blind world. In fact, someone introduced me to an app that automatically reads the resistance bands for you - something that could be useful to people with normal colour vision too.

  • @MRIPETCTSupportEngineer
    @MRIPETCTSupportEngineer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! I work with these components everyday and it’s nice to see a simplified breakdown of everything.

  • @ppcgnamda
    @ppcgnamda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

  • @gerardlabrecque6175
    @gerardlabrecque6175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @haidera1778
    @haidera1778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your piping analogies it makes it extremely easy to comprehend

  • @thrownaway6020
    @thrownaway6020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never thought I'd vibe to science videos and learn bits of stuff from them. You made that possible.

  • @soso-zz9qf
    @soso-zz9qf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel like I somehow know less now because you've explained all the very basic easy to understand stuff

    • @madmac66
      @madmac66 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @LacyMorrow
    @LacyMorrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't believe I've just found these videos, amazing. Could you explain combinations of different components to create basic functions (like the timing function you describe with a resistor/cap)?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you watch my other videos, you'll effectively see that. It might not make sense immediately, but gradually all the jigsaw pieces will fall into place.

  • @jeremyfontenot496
    @jeremyfontenot496 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’ve been in electronics for a long time and you make it so easy! Nice!

  • @bradleemcderment8174
    @bradleemcderment8174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    video help me alot always messing around with eltronics most time not knowing what im doing ,,you really opened a lot of new doors for me ,THANK YOU!!!!!

  • @patrickwall144
    @patrickwall144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I used to picture a capacitor more like a balloon, or a water tower. Because of the way it holds energy when current is flowing, yet releases it should the flow or pressure suddenly dropthereby keeping it steady.. Although as I understood more I I found the balloon analogy is a better way to imagine the buildup and subsequent collapse of coils. Admittedly I still use the same imagery at ties to help me get an Idea of whats going on in some cases. Is that a bad thing? Something that may bite me in the arse at a later time?

  • @Mr.M1STER
    @Mr.M1STER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am only 13 minutes in and this video is already fantastic.

  • @brucewilliams6292
    @brucewilliams6292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.!

  • @theeverleinhour9616
    @theeverleinhour9616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm grateful for this video! I'm a student and I really appreciate that you actually went down to the basic details and showed us a model. I was also wondering what pen you were using? I actually find it relaxing when you write. Thank you!