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A simple guide to electronic components.

bigclivedotcom · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Electronics & circuit designEmbedded systems & DIY electronics

What it is

Big Clive gives a 38-minute beginner's guide to identifying common electronic components and what they do. He keeps the maths minimal and aims to fill gaps for people just starting out.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Suggested as a gentle starting point for beginners in electronics.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I know bigclivedotcom does for sure.”

    Electronics component explainer from a channel that does such videos

    therein, 2018-11 · Recommendation · in “The Potentiometer Handbook (1975) [pdf]”

  2. “And then some bigclivedotcom to get going”

    Suggested as beginner starting point in electronics

    recuter, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “Electronics Explained: Fundamentals for engineers, technicians and makers (2018)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: electronics, beginners, components, identification, hobby

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