Techniques and Strategies for Building Electronic Circuits

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  • @robindebreuil
    @robindebreuil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    I wish I could like this video as many times as I've watched it. Not just the tips, but to get you in the right mental state for prototyping. I need to become more like this.

    • @rocketpig1914
      @rocketpig1914 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you succeed?

    • @badbradcannon
      @badbradcannon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, what happen? You better be careful what you wish for. I'm afraid he become more like his prototype, whatever the hell that was. His brain done spun out into some sort of Hoover Vacuum Cleaner or something. Or maybe got banned for spamming the like button.

  • @oasntet
    @oasntet ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is tragically under-viewed. Not only did it open my eyes to a bunch of soldering strategies I hadn't considered and made them look possible even for my hacky soldering skills, you introduced me to QRPme, and that tipped me over the edge into finally getting my Technician's license...

  • @dt9327
    @dt9327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is this channel only get 14K subs ? , this should be more popular . This would save me a lot of time if I watched it during Uni. Amazing content.

  • @elliotwilliams2376
    @elliotwilliams2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Everything in this video is gold! I do about 2/3 of this myself, and I'm going to try to work the rest in now.
    Bare wire + teflon tube is genius. I can't tell you how much time I waste just stripping wires in these point-to-point projects. (So much that I usually just make a PCB.)
    I also really like your cutter. I have an acrylic-scoring blade that I bought for mat knives that's essentially the same thing, but if I didn't, I'd be making one of yours.

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have that same blade, but I think I'll make one like his anyway - the acrylic scoring blade makes too narrow a cut, while the chisel tip makes a nice wide gap that won't attract so many copper hairs.

    • @paulwomack5866
      @paulwomack5866 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BrightBlueJim Yeah - it's not a "cut" it's a groove with an actual width.

    • @leosbagoftricks3732
      @leosbagoftricks3732  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@paulwomack5866 exactly, you need a clearance gap

    • @clockworkvanhellsing372
      @clockworkvanhellsing372 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just use enameled copper wire and use the soldernto burn of the insulation. Works perfect with a hot iron.

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@clockworkvanhellsing372 Word of warning: the insulation on magnet wire is very thin, and you can get significant crosstalk between wires running in parallel, even over a few inches. I like kynar-insulated wire-wrapping wire better.

  • @amithreddy6741
    @amithreddy6741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I've learn so much from your video. I spent 16 months at an internship and didn't learn even 1/10th of what you taught me in this video. Thank you Leo.

  • @justin.campbell
    @justin.campbell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I have never seen better tips in any other video. This was absolutely perfect and I love how it included a wide variety of methods that are all easily done. Thank you so much!

  • @emgab
    @emgab ปีที่แล้ว +19

    most precious collection of tricks and tips i‘ve ever seen - back in my days as HW designer i used quite a few tricks myself and found similarities to some of your tricks, but never used to work with smd‘s in that time, we could stick with THT parts and used wire wrap and solder sockets the most, but the tricks with solder boards scratched connections are absolutely golden - never thought this works so well - Leo. your collection is one of the biggest gem‘s one can find in YT - thanks for sharing them with us - stay safe and healthy - you got a new fan, kind regards from Mannheim, Germany

  • @DEtchells
    @DEtchells 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow, *SUPER* useful, thanks! The scratch-n-sniff SMT adapters were a revelation, as well as the recommendation for fine, bare wire + tiny Teflon tubing. I also liked the suggestion to use adhesive copper tape for laying down power and ground planes. Pure gold, thanks again!

  • @maxdelaserna9540
    @maxdelaserna9540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is video is pure gold. Probably purer than a Rolex.

  • @hullinstruments
    @hullinstruments 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your channel is incredible. Your knowledge and teaching methods are top notch.
    As a professional who runs my own repair lab… It’s wonderful to come across channels like yours. I stream TH-cam in my lab all day because it gets lonely… and all the metrology/ recalibration crap makes me want to jump out of a window. Too bad I’m on the bottom floor.😁🔫
    But channels like yours are a breath of fresh air! Truly in the top 1%

  • @evilspawn311
    @evilspawn311 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Never have I been more impressed by a random video that played after something I was watching on TH-cam. Subscribed

  • @mukundamodell
    @mukundamodell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the best electronics prototyping video I've ever seen. So much great information, really! Thank you.

  • @matthiasfreiburghaus4202
    @matthiasfreiburghaus4202 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was looking for precisely this video for (literal) years. Awesome.

  • @chrisegonsearlemusic
    @chrisegonsearlemusic 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man I watched this video several times.
    Great stuff.

  • @edgarmrueda
    @edgarmrueda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is gold, thanks for sharing your experience, hope more people are like you in this world, it would be a better place!

  • @CobaltArcher
    @CobaltArcher ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy buckets. All I can say is "thank you." What an amazing treasure trove of sage wisdom!

  • @paulwomack5866
    @paulwomack5866 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm pretty sure that most $$ chasing youtubers would have made a separate video (complete with click baity "save hours and dollars with this one cool trick" headlines) from each of the dozens of tips in this video.
    Absolute gold. Thank you.

  • @zulusenclobos2442
    @zulusenclobos2442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Leo, this video completely changed my workflow!! I've totally converted over to this technique, and crossed with Manhattan style islands glued to the board too. Thank for posting this video, it's a great one!!

  • @vk2zay
    @vk2zay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love your xacto knife modification for expedient PCBs! I've been doing the two parallel cut and scrape method by gluing two blades together, the ground blade tool removes the scrape step. I've never used teflon tube, must try that. I use magnet wire with the insulation that tins easily from the ends (but less so in the middle) for interconnects and kapton tape for insulation where required. Definitely into copper tape for bus and ground, drill track breaking on veroboard and isolation on clad matrix board.
    CA glue can be handy for larger components that need mechanical support beyond their leads, but sometimes I just tie them down with tinned wire soldered to the plane. Cosmetic nail glue is cheap and comes in disposable project-sized tubes so you never have the open tube solidified by the next project. It can be annoying when it fumes as you solder, but soldering heat also cures it rapidly when you glue a fragment of board to another and then tin it. I don't like the wicking solder under double-sided island method, but it can work too.

  • @queens.dee.223
    @queens.dee.223 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are SO MANY good tips here. As a hobbyist, I think it's great that you're includes process tips as well as tips on materials and techniques. Thank you!

  • @IvanStepaniuk
    @IvanStepaniuk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great channel! If these videos keep coming it's going to get big. Thanks!

  • @benjaminscherrey1124
    @benjaminscherrey1124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lots of great advice! Gonna have to go back and take notes.

  • @HMPirates
    @HMPirates 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE this video. The Teflon tube trick is gold!! While cutting the PC board, I either use a silicone mat or just some fine sandpaper so that it does not slip..

  • @simoncroft9792
    @simoncroft9792 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some great techniques there Leo!
    Like the copper tape idea.. I have been trying the nickel plated steel strip ( for battery packs) soldered to the cheap breadboards with 0.1” isolated PTH grid pads for high current prototypes. With tinning they worked great. Can even work them double sided if the PTH via is drilled out at the crossovers

  • @GingerNingerGames
    @GingerNingerGames ปีที่แล้ว

    That method for fast prototyping surface mount gear is the best thing I've ever seen, and I will be trying it on for my current project when I rebuild it. Glad I found this video

  • @MixMeMcGee
    @MixMeMcGee ปีที่แล้ว

    This is maybe the best video about prototyping on the internet

  • @greg77389
    @greg77389 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always good to get advice from an older guy in the field

  • @electron7373
    @electron7373 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent prototyping tips and tricks. Thanks Leo!

  • @JimMedcraft
    @JimMedcraft ปีที่แล้ว

    In middle of designing my first prototype board, TH-cam just suggested this video (probably because of all the googling I have been doing) but there were a lot of helpful tips on this video. The biggest thing is making adaptor boards, that was super helpful, thank you for posting this video.

  • @FredMiller
    @FredMiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video should be mandatory for EVERY want to be Engineer! Thanks for sharing...

  • @copper4842
    @copper4842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been looking through YT videos all day for just a good general 'how to prototype circuits' explanation. This video has been by far the best.

  • @Paul_VK3HN
    @Paul_VK3HN ปีที่แล้ว

    Extremely good advice , I learned most of this myself over 20 years of experimenting and building, (even though I dont always do it!), thanks for packing all this into a single video.

  • @m3chanist
    @m3chanist ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great video. Loved every bit of it and I've been doing proto for 40 years.

  • @CyberSpace100011
    @CyberSpace100011 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great stuff... common sense items that every developer should consider and reconsider. If you are prototyping, this is your go-to video! Thanks for your hard work Leo

  • @ezequiel9055
    @ezequiel9055 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know this video is superb when you have Elliot Williams commenting it :) and as he says is pure gold.
    Its sad TH-cam doesnt have a "bigger thumb up".
    Im an instant subscriber. Great channel.

  • @VioletGiraffe
    @VioletGiraffe ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandpa was doing simple boards this exact way 40 years ago, mostly with through-hole components. But I never learned to do this, seemed super tedious, I couldn't bear the process - I always wanted to get the result immediately. Your video is very informative, is full of tricks, and makes the process look more feasible for a normal person. Thank you!

  • @cranegantry868
    @cranegantry868 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've done lots of this stuff, but learned more here too, thanks Leo.

  • @paulcohen1555
    @paulcohen1555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Xacto cutting tool is the grandson of the Formica cutter I made ~55 years ago from a 1" wide broken power hacksaw blade.
    (Zero cost from the factory my father worked at).
    Very nice video and ideas.

  • @cyndi5hunt
    @cyndi5hunt ปีที่แล้ว

    The title is what brought me, and then I was hooked by the amazing practical and contemporary electronics tips! Liked and subbed!

  • @jj74qformerlyjailbreak3
    @jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After browsing prototype tips and trick videos for years. YT finally recommends a diamond mine. This ones going into my modular cookbook.
    Thanks for your hard work
    God Bless.

  • @CarlMarvin
    @CarlMarvin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! This is great!! This channel is amazing...can't wait to see what else you come up with!

  • @dd884e5d8a
    @dd884e5d8a 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing these techniques

  • @bensolomon1872
    @bensolomon1872 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid. This 50+years experienced tech picked up some very common-sense and valuable ideas that I'll be using to improve my next R&D project. Thanks a ton!

  • @u2bist
    @u2bist ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video. I learned a ton this first time through and am sure I will rewatch. The straight-cut prototyping technique is dynamite.

  • @Greebstreebling
    @Greebstreebling ปีที่แล้ว

    Very rarely you can strike gold on TH-cam and this is it. Thanks so much for sharing in such a comprehensive and thoughtful way, much appreciated. I'm a hobbyist and an amateur astronomer. I built my own dome observatory and designed and built all the electronics and programming of AVRs and computers. All my AVR circuits are on breadboards. The wiring is tough and it really needs professionalising, so now I can get started - thanks again. :) :)

  • @ewanyork
    @ewanyork ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely brilliant. There are SO many golden tips in here. I’m going to re-watch many times, I think…

  • @anandawijesinghe6298
    @anandawijesinghe6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fabulous! All the time saving survival tips in one place!

  • @Mainbusfail
    @Mainbusfail ปีที่แล้ว

    There are channels you subscribe to for the heck of it. Then there are the few that if you didn't your really not using all of the available grey matter. This is one of those gems. I really really wish this guy was my instructor when I was in the Avionics Electronics Program back in 1989. I would have been further ahead with my skill sets by a remarkable degree and I would have enjoyed my work so much more. This guy and those few like him just weren't around for guys like me back in the day.

  • @stefankachaunov396
    @stefankachaunov396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks Leo! Oh my god, this is honey for my soul!
    I could really have used your advice when I was doing exhibition tech one-offs for a living 5 years ago and was reinventing the wheel daily as all autodidactic learners do.
    You are now officially my Jean-Luc of electronics, I will be coming back!

  • @chrisalexthomas
    @chrisalexthomas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm new to this kind of stuff and I find watching these things helps with building up my mental model of how I can approach my own projects. It's really cool to see how experts think about their problems, so I can try to copy that line of thinking. Thanks for the video!

  • @amirb715
    @amirb715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    one of the best videos on circuit prototyping. excellent job

  • @christophborowski725
    @christophborowski725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really good video! Finally a good explanation of how to work with SMD parts at home.

  • @jenkatan7113
    @jenkatan7113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    your close up shots are super useful

  • @hydroautomation183
    @hydroautomation183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Leo
    For giving the best tricks and tips

  • @derekbrn
    @derekbrn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great - thanks Leo!

  • @blaketurner9389
    @blaketurner9389 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very very much. Damn - such simple but amazingly helpful tips and suggestions. Been doing this on and off the last 30 years and still so many new tricks and ideas.

  • @JoshuaNorton
    @JoshuaNorton ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, these tips are really neat! Never heard of any of these since I did my apprenticeship 10 years ago. Due to the antiquated methods I was taught, I still stick to THT components on perfboard. Can't wait to try out your xacto blade idea and design technique. Thank you so much!

  • @UpLateGeek
    @UpLateGeek ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this technique, would've saved me a lot of headache fiddling with a breadboard then a non-equivalent through-hole op amp on my current project. And that's a great tip using thinner copper clad, I'll have to pick up some for my next project.

  • @TomParish
    @TomParish ปีที่แล้ว

    Now and again you just find a GOLDEN video. This is one. Thank you. Very helpful to me at this point in my project building.

  • @gozharry7404
    @gozharry7404 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video !
    First time on this channel but this guy speaks so much common sense.
    Years of experience condensed into watchable, educational, practical video format.
    I am a fan.
    Goz

  • @na5b
    @na5b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this great work.

  • @8180634
    @8180634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really creative way to make home made proto boards!

  • @tiger12506
    @tiger12506 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    100% spot on -- I'm someone who has been there and done that. One thing that especially resonates with me is the tip to reduce your mental workload. That really can't be stressed enough. Nothing makes you want to quit like having to resolder wires every time you want to make a test and having it not work. Print-out the datasheet pinouts, have them all there in front of you.

  • @hopelessnerd6677
    @hopelessnerd6677 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your ideas. I have developed a reliable method of making my own PCB's at home very fast, and I've pretty much given up breadboarding, but this is a great method which I want to try.

  • @FerniFF
    @FerniFF ปีที่แล้ว

    Half way through and I'm hooked. These are very cool ideas!

  • @robertamerson3141
    @robertamerson3141 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im a retired repair technician. I hated having to dive off into SMT but as it was a professional necessity, I did. But I always hated them. Now that I am several years into my retirement and I spend many an hour riding motorcycles I have found myself with a fresh need of new more efficient methodologies of dealing with SMT. Ive recently decided to take ab personal safety device I have been running on my bike as a POC on towards a DIY product consisting of a few individual modular-mounted boxes designed to enable a typical DIY rider an option of a quick plug and play style installation on his or her motorcycle . Space available makes SMT components an absolute must. Leo's practical approach to some problem areas I'm dealing with is quite insightful and a blessing for an old dog like me. Thanks for sharing Leo.
    Reply to Jan Verschueren: I guess we types are a very niche section of the atypical audience here on TH-cam. Like David Luther stated below SMT hasn't lent itself to me easily either but with some of these new methods to master, maybe soon!

  • @stevenyamada70
    @stevenyamada70 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff!
    Thanks!

  • @videolabguy
    @videolabguy ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been building prototype circuits for decades. There was not one tip in this video that I did not like! Thanks Leo!

  • @mathematicalmachinery7934
    @mathematicalmachinery7934 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is exactly what I was hoping for when I clicked this video. Thank you for your advice!

  • @Paul-rs4gd
    @Paul-rs4gd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this video. I have realised that I spend hours of stress doing the manual part of projects - like soldering. I now try to use connectors, ribbon cable and dupont connectors wherever possible. I make a 3d printed mount for all the breakout boards that need to be held together. It's far easier to change the CAD, and let the printer do the work whenever there is a change.

  • @BackMacSci
    @BackMacSci ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video! Thank you for the tips!

  • @perwestermark8920
    @perwestermark8920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this might be the best hobby/semi-pro tips video I have ever come across. It has the solution to a large number of very relevant problems people will have.
    It's nasty to try and cut and strip many of the really thin wires - especially the ones mostly sold on Amazon. Wire-wrap cables and teflon tube over just copper wires is way better/easier for the smaller stuff. And at an affordable price too.
    That home-made cutting knife is also great. A normal exacto knife really is not optimal for the task - and if pressing too hard (as happens when it's the wrong tool) may break the blade and having a very sharp blade flying around. And cheaper for a hobbyist than buying a small CNC and try to learn how to use.

  • @chuckthebull
    @chuckthebull 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have an x carve machine but you still give me invaluable tips ..and the squirrel eating a nut cracked me up...cheers

  • @robindebreuil
    @robindebreuil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was all very amazing, so much good advice, thank you!

  • @emil8367
    @emil8367 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ! Thank you for great hints !

  • @mariodistefano2973
    @mariodistefano2973 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic ideas! Thanks for sharing *VERY VERY* useful hints!

  • @RobertLenior
    @RobertLenior ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a lot years of experience concentrated in less than a quarter of an hour, thank you!

  • @Little_Benis
    @Little_Benis ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

  • @In3xorable
    @In3xorable ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, we need more videos if you didn't know it. I am rewatching them now. I know your busy, but we need you to almost start over from electronics basics and the point if engineering the finished project. Your very concise and Informative. You have no lack of video ideas working with electronics.

  • @RedlabsTV
    @RedlabsTV ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your advice! If I had seen this earlier, I would have saved myself quite a lot of time!

  • @DavidMullins1
    @DavidMullins1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for reminding me what I did when I was a kid and forgetting it all. Back to basics again and so recycled SMDs are not a problem anymore.

  • @hhkk6155
    @hhkk6155 ปีที่แล้ว

    Epic guide!!! So much info in a small video! Definitely will be rewatching!

  • @robertcharzewski4654
    @robertcharzewski4654 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @keckus
    @keckus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You dear Sir are a genius. I never thought of doing it like this myself. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @carlosgarcialalicata
    @carlosgarcialalicata ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope youtube recommends me this video at least every second month!

  • @MoxxMix
    @MoxxMix ปีที่แล้ว

    Good advices. I have to say that I made some electronics for remote two doors opening, and it has been working on a breadboard for 3 years now. I've used thicker wires for breadboard connections.

  • @niallmartin4098
    @niallmartin4098 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I could have watched this video 10 years ago when I started a job requiring just this sort of fast cheap prototyping. Instead I had to teach myself through trial and error, and although I did some of these things, I didn't' come to half these excellent solutions.
    I haven't done that job for 5 years now, but I still really appreciate the brilliance.

  • @thomastthai
    @thomastthai 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your wisdom!

  • @sohailb108
    @sohailb108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! It is so easy to build circuits using your method even by 0603 parts. The connections are solid and stable. Wonderful! Thank you so much.

  • @Scyth3934
    @Scyth3934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this channel is so underrated

  • @ollie-d
    @ollie-d ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this should be mandatory watching, great stuff

  • @ConsultingjoeOnline
    @ConsultingjoeOnline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vide. Lots of good tips and trick. Thanks

  • @syntaxerorr
    @syntaxerorr ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks!

  • @gizmibob
    @gizmibob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is just amazing !!! Thank you so much !!!!! I learned so much so quick...

  • @edgeeffect
    @edgeeffect ปีที่แล้ว

    This is solid gold! Thanks.

  • @Asyss_Complex
    @Asyss_Complex 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the tips!

  • @mufeedco
    @mufeedco ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the great techniques.

  • @Decco6306
    @Decco6306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This had been so value to me. Thank you

  • @chrishulbert4091
    @chrishulbert4091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very encouraging as a new Ham homebrewer.
    A "simple" question.
    What is the best dremel tool attachment for shaping the blade?
    Chris

  • @joetkeshub
    @joetkeshub ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much Leo! as instructive as pretty helpful!