Intro to Breadboard Electronics

[droid7627]

if you hook up a regulator bakcwards it creates alot of heat and it can give you a 2nd degree burn

[liquidus2172]

We miss you Bre !

[ultimatenerd22]

oh, my god, the intro, a casio vltone!

[liquidus2172]

@ultimatenerd22 i still have my Casio PT-1 :D

[sharpjaws]

love these videos, keep em up!!

[nazaninkarchi24]

great bre i love electronics

[PYates77]

I sortaaaa get it, but he really talks a bit too fast and doesn't go into quite enough detail for someone thats new to this field.

[Films4You]

Was that megaphone printed on the CupCake 3D Printer LOL

[350ANDRE]

i want to learn this stuff

[vincentstockdaletv]

instead of regulalators couldnt u just use some resistors

[myguitardidyermom12]

@vincentstockdaletv a regulator is more efficient and takes up way less space.

[theycallhimdan]

@myguitardidyermom12 actually, a regulator is no more efficient than using a resistor divider to lower the supply voltage. it works in essentially the same way, only the resistance in the regulator is a transistor which can vary its resistance to insure that the output voltage stays steady for any load current.

[lovefeenmami]

You can just buy the book Electronics: A Complete Course by Nigel P. Cook.. on ebay Item number: 300566059092.

[Dracoflamz]

2:55 Dinosaur?

[tyronewatson]

you know what youre talking about...but only people with an electronic background will understand what you just did....the 555 timer is a great general purpose IC...but you probably lost 128000 of your views cause you gave them a project and introduction to electronics in one swoop....

[GeoDelGonzo]

Everything about this vid is awesome; BTW I want that shirt :P and throw that megaphone here while you're at it too! :P just joking ;) again awesome vid!

[plazmafeld]

Wow you are a genious, more input, jonny5 needs more input

[Augray37]

Thank you! this is just what i've been looking for, no deep philosophical lectures on electronics at the atomic level, just a rundown of what the frick the components actually DO. finally! lol.

[WalksThroughLife]

Very interesting, thanks for the video!

[rogenpar17]

very informative nice one God bless

[MegaRAMHarddisk]

its not make volume 11 its volume 10

[MultiJohn12321]

@MegaRAMHarddisk he said that in the underbar

[MegaRAMHarddisk]

@MultiJohn12321 oops... now i feel like a idiot...

[UncleSam493]

i love you man. im going to buy your magazine as soon as i shovel out the three houses on my street from this massive fucking snow storm

[bigfranksblunts]

how can you tell the difference between a voltage regulator and a transistor and how to find out if a transistor is npn or pnp

[itspeaks037]

127 is stalkers & celebrities

[lubanks]

I doubt the 12v power supply puts out 18 volts when hooked up to a load. It will probably drop to somewhere in the range of 12v.

[scorpion8588]

If I use a 9V battery as a voltage source what can I use as ground since a battery has positive and negative terminals?

Or what would be a decent source for home circuits?

[lubanks]

@scorpion8588 Ground is relative. A voltage isn't an absolute value it's relative to something else. Like if your in a car and you are going 50mph and someone else is going 50 mph in the same direction your moving 0 mph relative to them, but if they where sitting still you would be moving 50 mph relative them. Voltage is relative between two points in a circuit. So if you connected everything you wanted connected to ground to the negative of your battery then it would act as a ground.

[roidroid]

4:44 >"take a picture and put it up on the make flikr pool, i wanna see the circuits you create"

Is he serious?  Surely no man has the time or motivation to look through EVERY circuit posted. That would send me crazy, but hey whatever good luck Bre.

[MJLaukala]

For all you guys having trouble remembering the table or are still looking of a "cheat sheet", I wrote a free program to help you out. Here is the link to the quick tutorial on how to use the program. The download link is in the description. youtube.com/watch?v=nolRA9ZmK-­U

[CaptainBumsgewitter]

Entertaining but not Informative at all.

[higoten1993]

that's not an regulator it's a Traic or a SCR but from the looks it's a Traic and thier are two different capacitors symbols

[higoten1993]

that's not an regulator it's a Traic or a SCR but from the looks it's a Traic

[djmorgan27]

i cant find the pdf lol but not to worry great vid

[JaredJMyers]

Now its myyyy tuurnn

[gbowne1]

makezine is cool

[curlyhair2177]

@gbowne1 i know rite



[TheBetterPeter]

Great stuff, im going to buy breadboard!

[TheGuyMath]

haha "i go"

[w3mq]

great video you could have taught my college instructors a thing or two about how to make things simple.

[imthebest8573]

electronicdiscussionXcom - replace X with .

[amdivoff]

no pdf?

[ascotky]

Can't find the pdf file..where is it posted??

[turf7227]

Can anyone please give me a schematic to a SIMPLE(as in having relatively few parts) 555 Timer Monostable Timer?(i.e. I press a button, it waits 5 seconds, then the LED lights up, and shuts off)

[glowingdarkmatter25]

I love Make...!

[Legendofeddy]

Really nice video, but what is this video about?

[TRONhack3r]

That guy knows nothing about electronics

[TRONhack3r]

Retard

[cutenicz]

PLEASE HELP!!!! how to construct a circuit diagram with four inputs A,B,C,D and two outputs GREEN AND RED(LED)?

[AxelTiger]

Is the 'regulator' just another name for a transistor? or is a transistor different?

[BaumDerProllige]

@AxelTiger a transistor works like a switch or relay . a regulator cuts off high voltages. there are different regulators for different voltages.

[AxelTiger]

@BaumDerProllige

Thans for the info! im still getting my head around the differance lol!

[thrasher729]

resistors don't change volts like he says at around 2:00 does it?

[andesam]

@thrasher729 if you wire it correctly it will. basic ohm's law.

[devinmccloud]

Dude, your videos all rock! Thank you!

[VistaUltimate2010]

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[neighbor98]

or you could remember input ground output

[ElectronicsIsFun]

Great energy in your video. I really like the enthusiasm and passion you have for electronics.

[chrisbx1975x]

those megaphones are much fun to play with, we used to preach from our driveway.

[bandmaster00]

What are crystals for?????

[ujayet]

How can you tell it the regulator is 5v?

[TheThievingBeggars]

What's the kit that your using at 0:27? I can't quite catch what it's called!

[xiaoyangkao2]

@TheThievingBeggars its the Elenco 200 in one kit

[igotanimac1]

Does anyone want free electronics with no offers, than leave a comment in my youtube channel with your email! thank you

[RandomWad]

I'm new to electronics so I know this might be a dumb question but say I have a power supply like they one in this video but 12v and it has a current of 1Amp. After I get a voltage regulator to bring my voltage down to 5 volts, would I also have to bring down my 1Amp current?

[ujayet]

@RandomWad Hey im just as new as you? you ask a good question about the bringing down the amp as well, after using a regulator, where you able to the answer to that question?

[ujayet]

Hi how can you tell if the regulator is for 5v?

[BenOmarbaOmar]

this guy is relay funny i swear

hahahah :D

its fun to watch him realy

[InfinityDz]

great idea man keep your videos coming *_*

[zombiehellmonkey]

HOW DO I MAKE A TIME BOMB?

[azayles]

Good attempt at the Starwars theme, Bre :P

[iorixs]

is there any breadboard software so you can mess with the parts without ruining them?

[Armoredlamb]

@iorixs Pspice for PC or Solve Elec for Mac. Both are free

[Louisdagod3]

@iorixs :P

[ajk321]

crocodile physics

[iorixs]

@ajk321 , i have only blown one cap and an led so far, i hope i have learned my lesson to never just try out this component here to just see what it does. calculate first, then try it on software if need be and then use the breadboard after that solder the final circuit

[bushmen123]

@iorixs there's electronics software that you can build circuits with called Multisim, look it up, it works like a charm once you know how, and should come with little examples to troubleshoot a circuit like from simple dc series circuits and so on..

[sorstudios]

Great video

[ultimateninja111]

can some one tell me a rly good vid for electronic for beginners i rly want to learn

[Armoredlamb]

@ultimateninja111 go to TheNewBoston 's channel to his Robotics and Electronics tutorials. He is REALLY good at explaining stuff. But he stops his electrical stuff after like 20 or so.

[ultimateninja111]

@Armoredlamb thnx a lot for sharing

[njmnoodles2]

can you show a schematic for the power part

[mrLMD88]

@makemagazine

do u know how to use this for the seven_seg_display LED? it`s pretty amazin

[ProcureEminence]

Not sure if you noticed but you said in the video that capacitors even out the current. Correct me if I'm wrong but capacitors oppose change in voltage and inductors oppose change in current.

[MrStimpy77]

ROFL .. he made an electronic fart machine!! 3:34 .. that's awesome ..

[Total90Football4]

kk itz cool lets just 4get this whole argument

[Total90Football4]

@EllisPerkins93

look again kid, i wasnt bragging i was just sayin about my middle school tech class and the part where it says "i suck @ it but i still love them" so yea. and look at ur comment, UR the 1 bragging so dont say ur not. btw, THAT WAS A MONTH AGO

[dimsanda]

that is not Make vol 11 its Make vol 10

[evilkarma2122]

pause at 3:40...

[XANDERXXZ]

you immature little child, but that is pretty funny.

[goompapa]

I don't get it...but I don't get much...

[jasonguyperson]

@goompapa that made my day

[craaazyish]

@evilkarma2122 nice

[robloxdude306]

@evilkarma2122 lol

[scrapkilla321]

@evilkarma2122 lol he looks high

[Total90Football4]

im in a tech class @ school 4 kids planning on doing electronics in the future and we r using breadbaords right now. we r making series circuits, parallel circuits and series-parallel circuits. i suck @ that- sad :( but i still love em'!

[keeblerelf117]

1 question:

if i have a resistor and leds in succesion, do i need to have a resistor in between each led or just at the front of the first led???

[mathimatikakias]

No you don't need to. Of course it still works. But you can even place this one resistor everywere you want in between (I mean in succesion to the LEDs, of course). You don't need many resistors.

***BUT*** If you want to to power LEDs in parallel, YOU NEED A PESISTOR IN SERIERS WITH EACH AND EVERY LED SEPERATLY and NOT just one resistor in front of the whole bunch of parallel LEDs. This applies ONLY TO LEDs, because of their semiconductor behaviour.

(continued)

[LordNodge]

A resistor. Pesistors just get you delicious Pez, one for every LED you fry.

[mathimatikakias]

(the rest of it) It is because they have an "on voltage" (you can see it at its current-voltage curve). One or two may have a slightly different "on voltage", less than all the other in parallel with it. This will burn this LED, as it will draw a lot of current. You wil end up with a fried LED !... :)

[GetThemLyrics]

It should be just in front of the first led. I did something like that in class and I just put it in front of the first one.

[flurng]

Well done, except your diode symbol ( or your hand movement ) is backward.

[mattrialas]

hey are you saying that on the diagram this guy is showing that the current flows from right to left, because he is saying left to right as the derection the diode is pointing to is that way, i am just asking as you have said that the guys hand movement was wrong, but, to my knowledge he is correct, flows left to right, same way as the point on the arrow of his diode diagram, surely this is common sense, or am i wrong

[flurng]

Sorry for not responding sooner, but I just now found my inbox on youtube. Anyway, to answer your question, the diagram is in fact backward. Common sense would indicate that current flows in the direction of the arrow but notice the vertical line at the point of the arrow. If you think of this as a"brick wall", then what the diagram says is any current going with the arrow will hit the brick wall and be stopped. It seemed a bit odd to me too at first, but that's how it's read.

[flurng]

To answer your question, the diagram is in fact backward. Common sense would indicate that current flows in the direction of the arrow but notice the vertical line at the point of the arrow. If you think of this as a "brick wall" then what the diagram says is that any current going with the arrow will hit the brick wall and be stopped. It seemed sort of odd to me too, at first, but if you think of it that way, it makes a bit more sense.

[The80sKickAss]

4:38 "alright now you can see how easy it is to make a circuit on a breadboard as i hold up this overly complicated noise maker" lol

[robviolin1]

i enjoyed watching your video, thanks

[jaeshim1]

s1ck v1d

[InvalidUsername5]

this may be a really stupid question, but what exactly is ground?

[snowman4839]

that's not a stupid question. I don't quite understand it either. Anyone have an answer?

[gerjaison]

Technically, the GROUND is the lowest potential for a system return path.

Practically, E.g. a 9V battery, the ground would be your negative terminal as it has the lowest potential point.

For your wall Socket, its alittle more complicated, becoz the ground could be either Active or neutral pin since it is an AC circuit (sine wave).

Some may say the earth pin have the lowest potential but it is mainly for safety purpose (leakage current) and it doesn't affect the sys operation.

Confused?

[InvalidUsername5]

thx for the info, butyea just a tad confuzzled

[XwawawaX344]

Ground is the minus.

[3mustardMoNkEyS]

in technical terms, Ground is the lowest possible voltage that leads back to the source 0V (this is for one way current Direct Current(DC)) but for AC(Alternating current) the ground voltage is usually negative due to the two-way nature of AC.

[cepeda1jc]

were do i get a bread board

[flashydee123]

You can get them at radio shack

[vladpuha]

Hi where do I get your magazine and pdfs. Thank you for video, it is really nice and relevant - all of them.

[sabri1rk]

awesome , ,great ,

[supersanchez1991]

where can i get those magazine man? especially that one the one you show in the video because i want to know about 555 timer i am new at this i i would like to know where the wires go and all that. please respond. i want that magazine so bad.

[jegoll]

its 3rd time today i stumble a vid from makemagazine

[cycoslayer69]

Ive got an assignment in physics where i have to make a house alarm that sounds after 10 seconds , this vid might come in handy : )

[gerjaison]

Finished you ass?

Easy mate! Your project could just use a 555 timer!

[EasternCalifornia]

or a 386 audio amplifier

[gerjaison]

Maybe both, you need something to drive the speaker!!

[sciencenerd1616]

i want a breadboard

[TheRCIII]

dude i would like to know a simply ir emitter and decoder circuit. got any ideas

[harrycarry250]

what is the exact link for the simple power supply, i looked at sparkfun and couldnt find it.

[johnlongen]

that was a great vid. easy to watch that guy and well explained for slow people like me. thanks!

[fox20012]

fricken sick video

sick = good

[iama6uitar]

reminds me of tim & eric

[thebigheadclub123]

was that one bread board or three

[tatter0035]

Where is the PDF give us a Direct link too it

[samwhit191]

editing at the end needed

[predator020304]

wow thats not an intro

hes going to in depth for a beginner

[pandaman0529]

haha yeah

i take digital electronics now, but a year ago i had no idea what he was doing

[myvirusbroke]

ya but he did a good job.

[Isncee]

my cat's meow is kind of weak can i use this to give her a bionic groan meow instead

[blah22322]

lol that would be amazing

[heldan898]

Bionic cats walking on streats and scaring shit out of people!

[skierplaterandy]

i have that exact kit :) thats how i got started to :D thats so awesome.

lol i got a little intro from a smaller 10 component kit but that was when i was REALLY young

[DxlilxD]

LOL same!

[gonepishing]

very useful!

[CassetteMaster]

AWESOME!

[RaleTheBlade]

Thats awesome, Im playing around with my old retired NES (its been defunct for years :( ) and its got alot of cool stuff on it, a good starting point for learning electronics =D

[fergawdsache]

That looks like masses of electronics, just to turn an led on, i guess the device i want to make will require even more, ive called it the earth reversal-a-tromator.

My first problem is what colour to make the housing box, i will work out the electronics later.

I will make a broadcast on every channel on every tv on earth when i am ready.

Now i just need to learn about those transistor thingies and diodes.

[sada934]

so what does this device do? lol

[Aaronbot]

amazing things we can assume

[ZsSuperCumulo]

hahaha it's so east, even a 4 year old kid could make it! NOT !

[elijahlucian]

dude. thanks for teaching me some of this. its excellent. where can i learn more?

[soerena88]

Nice video. It's a lot of information in only 5 min, but I guess I'll just have to watch a couple of times before it sticks.

I was wondering: how much wire-stuff, soldering-stuff, resistors, capacitors etc etc do I need to buy along with a bredboard in order to be able to make some of these awesome simple circuits?

Regards

Søren

[sada934]

Well ill let you know what i did. These capacitors and resistors are preety cheap so get like 3 of each, if theres a big selection just pick out the small resistors because they are most common, then buy about 1 of each for regulators transistors and depending on what you want your device to do IC chips. Hope that helped

[skram1000]

could you make a vid on how to make a tracking device on a bread bord and then switch it to a Sergent Bord plz nice vid

[antler11]

Sorry, i've got no clue what your talking about. I'm trying to make an rc helicopter. But I don't no what an oscilator, coherer,etc are. Can you explain

[westkan]

When I was attending a tech school in Kansas, they used, used equipment from Devry. Including a bread board. Much larger than the one shown here, but the concept was the same. Need to be much larger a we use it to build circuits as a 5 tube AM broadcast receiver.

[Zanark9]

how young did you begin to study this? im 17 right now and i want to understand more about electronics. right now ive only studied graphic arts and design(photoshop/illustrator) and im currently in Cisco Networking, IT Essentials, and Web Page Design(notepad/frontpage/dream­weaver). My main interest is into computers(hardware mostly) but i also want to study computer science and electronics. ive tried to get a breadboard kit but they can be very expensive. wat should i use as a resource to study?

[sycmuzak]

Radio Shack is your friend, $8 breadboads and unlimited components to get you started, you could probably get started for under $20

[arg13415]

They are starting to remove the component sections of radioshack and now just sell a bunch of cheap junk that nobody wants.

[wondledonkey]

Holy shit... I had this guy as a teacher in Middle School!

[joeythegeek1942]

Whathappened to bre pettis, he hasnt been in any podcasts for a long time now?

[dcwilson303]

He's doing a Show for the History Channel called History Hackers. I think it comes out in a couple weeks.

[joeythegeek1942]

cool, thanks for the info.

[paulreta]

A led is a diode, so it's wrong saying it works with little voltage, it's functioning is over the current not the voltage, that´s way it always has a resistor in series to limit the current flow.

[09185513717]

the diode itself has a reverse characteristic called peak inverse voltage.

[firealarmfreak]

i love electronics, i got started with simple circuits and now i use something called "basic stamp" which is made by parallax. I have the "board of education". It uses a 16 pin microcontroller and you connect the board to your computer through a usb cable and use a program to program it and you download the program to the microcontroller. You build simple circuits, write a program code, download it to the micocontroller. Alot of fun, kit costs alot though (over 100 dollars)

[09185513717]

the function of that diode is to control the flow of electrons so as not reverse the current from its origin.

[rightcoastbias]

Assuming the diode has a high reverse Voltage max, it could be a reverse polarity connection.

[creatingbliss]

great vid

[anonymousburn]

Also you dont need a diode on his type of circuit. He said his adapter is DC so he didnt really need that diode. putting a diode in a sinple circuit such as he made would only stop the current going back to the adapter in case if he shorted out the circuit.

[anonymousburn]

by the look on his finished project he used electrolythic capasitor. the proper diagram for that type of capasitor looks like this

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[anonymousburn]

He didnt even say what type of capsitor, but by his diagram of the capasitor is a monolythic capasitor. You dont really need a voltage regulator, you can quater watt resistors and a electrolythic capasitor in series with the resistor so the power then reduces to the proper voltage you need. If you parell the capasistor positive and negitive then the capasitor will charge and handle the full current and release the current at a slower rate.

[rroge5]

how do you figure out what resistor you need? i cant seem to make a lower voltage with a resistor, is it a voltage divider? or how is it setup