A simple guide to electronic components.

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

[@SimplyElectronicsOfficial]

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]

Trying to teach myself electronics too. Very big help!

[@younglight6201]

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

[@pyotrleflegin7255]

Well done and good luck in your new career!

[@kathleenkelly4912]

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

[@chriswatts9625]

Simply A

[@LesignerGirl]

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]

wow good for you 👍

[@LesignerGirl]

@@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]

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

[@LesignerGirl]

@@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]

@@e-bikeautonomyreal

[@ray_c_yuen]

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]

Same here. Clive is a really good teacher.

[@A6Legit]

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

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

@@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]

Great endeavor.

[@_blocktograph]

I have been traumatized with a capacitor

[@kianbrennan6420]

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

[@brainsplosion3000]

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

[@tomcooney183]

@@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]

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

[@brandondapro]

@@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]

@@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. 🥰

[@Bawbster1]

*_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]

HOORAY for timestamp guy!

[@natansh1115]

You sir are a good man 😂😅

[@daylenhigman8680]

Your hired

[@natansh1115]

@@daylenhigman8680 you're*

[@gavinrauh1474]

thanks man

[@ceruleansky6670]

This is probably the most useful 40 minutes I have ever spent on KZbin

[@cheemscheemson1782]

You clearly haven't seen my porn debut

[@Jinnuksuk]

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]

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]

Perks of a good dad

[@masfathafolhi5918]

@@jaredsayrc4947 please

[@shalahli]

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]

@@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

[@KiatHuang]

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 👍

[@vtharpe44]

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]

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[@zombiebo9954]

I agree ☝️

[@KyleCPM]

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]

Kyle Micallef comment should be pinned!

[@mail4asim]

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

[@fillemontuyenisakaria7135]

Kyle Micallef

[@whatsright154]

Kyle Micallef wow thanks

[@Dislob]

Brown

[@wb5rue]

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]

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

[@brianmilner5406]

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.

[@mustangandfrankenstein]

Agreed 100 percent.big Clive is the man.

[@srivatsajoshi4028]

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]

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

[@chaoselites3636]

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

[@HolmbergarnSH]

@@chaoselites3636 more than maths?

[@chaoselites3636]

@@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]

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

[@MsSamgo]

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

[@joannamonroe6208]

Samantha Goldstein nice!!!

[@pgo301]

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.

[@deepinshight]

62 years of ignorance wiped away in 38 minutes. Thank you so much.

[@rebanelson607]

Ain't the internet WONDERFUL!

[@tuxcup]

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]

Those are all perfect descriptions.

[@BrianDortch]

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

[@grrr1351]

Those are actually good terms.

[@sparticus214]

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]

Great terms! Thanks

[@turuus5215]

I wish all my teachers were as good as him, simple, precise and giving friendly feeling. Edit: I can’t simply believe my eyes. My comment received 175likes. Yaay!

[@nixkuchen]

You are not the only

[@pr0xZen]

There are a lot of great "teachers" out there, that are really good at explaining _some_ things but not others, and for some of those, those things are not within their own field of study and work. Then there are people more generally good at explaining things, but they do not like doing it very often, repetively, or outside of context(s) of their own choosing. Some are good at explaining things, but not very patient, or generally good, with people. Many people are good at explaining things, but don't want to be, or don't think themselves suited for, the job of an actual teacher.

[@leesherrod3579]

Poi lyool>iylpp]

[@destinyovbiebo8988]

They were suck?

[@TheLuminousOne]

Yes all these qualities make an excellent teacher. Many teachers do not have this level of teaching ability.

[@timsvideos5771]

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!

[@googleuser2571]

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.

[@Gallahaut]

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]

same

[@spotremovers]

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

[@pacovasda5955]

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

[@wendellswendell2001]

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

[@LuukvdHoogen]

Couldn't have put in better myself

[@alexjaxon9928]

"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]

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

[@alexjaxon9928]

@@MrStoffzor do you feel better about yourself ?

[@minddrift7152]

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

[@sandrakim9]

Albert einstein, nice!

[@utes5532]

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

[@awraith4569]

Typical Jewish education system

[@JohnAlanWoods]

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

[@johnphilippatos]

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]

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

[@rafaeloda]

given your last name, I believe you.

[@georgeevangel9428]

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

[@XFiremaniac0]

nobody cares man

[@Dave_Tries]

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

[@EmeraldClaws]

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!

[@jeffreysmart4594]

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

[@thebill3652]

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

[@alexsagi3937]

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

[@michaeljames.michaeljames8905]

Alex Sagi

[@19greasemonkey65]

I'll add comedy to that list.

[@AlwafiCharki]

and artist

[@shashwatpandey8766]

Don't forget drawing

[@Nimmo1492]

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

[@ajent1337]

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

[@Nimmo1492]

^That.

[@mukesh12396]

Kalim C hi

[@user-po6hn9id1t]

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

[@zaidhilal228]

+Mick Kennedy asalamu alikum

[@DavidBedrock]

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!!!

[@ThatTransistorGuy]

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.

[@pepe6666]

the most useful video in the history of youtube

[@wupme]

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

[@utubehound69]

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]

I'm shocked! I had to watch three videos on KZbin -- 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]

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

[@utubehound69]

thescreamngshitter No I'm near Atlanta in Ga.

[@nuggetwv5302]

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]

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]

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

[@frogz]

i want to like nugget's comment but i cant ruin it's number of 69, also i like the firing order 8675309

[@edwatts9890]

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

[@edwatts9890]

@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?

[@connertheferal]

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

[@stavros1774]

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

[@kammiikaze6887]

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

[@PetterVodka]

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!

[@freddiespencer927]

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.

[@ShotheadWins]

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

[@magicstix0r]

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

[@shurdi3]

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

[@konrad759]

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

[@shurdi3]

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

[@tomaspuodziukynas5361]

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

[@richardrichard9567]

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

[@garygranato9164]

just found this channel - this guy gives some of the best, most detailed explanations on you tube. thank you for great vid's

[@alantremonti1381]

Watching this reminds me that modern teaching revolves more around appealing to the people who fund rather than the people wanting to learn.

[@garygranato9164]

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

[@willowtree-qd2de]

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!

[@cowboycurtis2099]

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

[@RobertSeviour1]

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

[@Demertech]

Thank you I will ask him

[@yawhut]

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

[@ppcgnamda]

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

[@fillthedao]

yes please!

[@wakefieldyorkshire]

Splendid idea.

[@Tedminat0r]

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]

I’m pretty sure it’s automatic

[@phantomkate6]

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

[@koiyaboi1535]

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

[@koiyaboi1535]

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

[@itailevi7747]

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]

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

[@V85Rex]

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]

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

[@michaelaltun]

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

[@gunathungadewa4273]

michaelaltun v

[@ashertolbert2409]

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

[@Mr.M1STER]

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

[@lee-mcastjohn5655]

Mr.Mister

[@jmac2050]

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

[@2dancewithlife2]

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. 🙂📹🙂

[@janisl9678]

0:15 Rezistor 4:31 Capacitor 15:30 diodes 20:29 tranzistor 25:00 ohm law

[@ATIHpss64HM]

*Resistor *Transistor There are no Zs

[@frankpitochelli6786]

@@ATIHpss64HM ...thank you, drives me crazy when ppl don't spell properly. 👍

[@Itzzmeagain28]

@@frankpitochelli6786 *people

[@crix_h3eadshotgg992]

@@Itzzmeagain28 based

[@fluxxhunter1742]

@@Itzzmeagain28 fucking chad

[@bill-2018]

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

[@bilboswaggins3488]

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

[@FizzaMC]

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 🇦🇺

[@Diggelenburg]

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]

Thank you for the like Clive😄

[@gerardlabrecque6175]

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

[@666louis]

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

[@Kmangod]

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!!!!

[@wolzecraft628]

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!

[@josephrd1]

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

[@EnriquePage]

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

[@RobertBrownieJr]

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

[@FranFroo]

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

[@welshwizard822]

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

[@Ryuk-apples]

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

[@robertmiller4545]

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.

[@txhessvids3353]

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

[@brucewilliams6292]

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.!

[@AmmarLegato]

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

[@raymitchell9736]

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!

[@timsexton]

Clive, I find your definitions & examples of electronic components quite useful. Thanks for posting. *_TRUST !!_*

[@41degreesN12degreesE]

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.

[@Manabender]

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

[@EvulDali]

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

[@LCPLRobin]

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

[@mzzzzz2179]

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.

[@endrioinfiniti]

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

[@Dennissiple]

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

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

Thanks for this video,man.Nice to hear how passionate you are about your craft.

[@My6stringer]

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 !!!

[@GOP1994GOP]

36:30 The way I helped my classmates remember the color codes was by telling them to write all the colors in order of hottest to coldest, then write 0 to 9 beside each color moving down. It worked surprisingly well.

[@bernardonokohwemu1428]

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. 👍👍

[@krishnakamal49]

I had the strange urge of liking this video every 2 mins, the information is good, I wanted to like so many times. Thanks.

[@tristanlougher9085]

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

[@jeffTcorbin81]

Great video!! When I was about 7 I had a free guitar lesson from some hippie who taught me an easy way to remember the notes for each open string. (from highest pitch to low).... Easter...Bunny...Gets...Drunk...At...Easter. ... It’s not exactly “rude.” But as a 7 year old it was mildly inappropriate and for that reason it is forever locked in my brain. I can imagine being a senile old man on my deathbed, riddled with dementia and unable to recognize even my closest family members.. I will probably be mumbling those 6 words over and over. Between that and the few old Nintendo codes that I will also likely be blurting out, I should be confusing the hell out of anyone unlucky enough to be there...

[@jeswer9]

"Would you like to see that again? Yes you would." xD!!!!!

[@alanh.4851]

New sub. Very informative and helpful video. I especially appreciated your explanation of the resistor band colors. You’re an amazing instructor.

[@theeverleinhour9616]

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!

[@ab_ab_c]

Very good, Clive. You do make it a bit over complicated, however, you also provide some other useful insights that are often not included in such simple tutorials. Good work & thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@LacyMorrow]

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]

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.

[@lbartman2065]

That was amazing. Very well organized and thorough. Thank you!

[@MrAsBBB]

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!

[@TheFlacker99]

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

[@tinytonymaloney7832]

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]

I always that it was “British Boys…” 😂

[@OguzDemirelli]

I'm just getting into circuits and I been looking all over for a simple explanation like this. Thx sooo much,!

[@haidera1778]

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

[@ppcgnamda]

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

[@alantremonti1381]

I'm into it.

[@peterschiller2451]

Thanks for the good video. But I've got one thing....:) If you take a waterpipe with 2 cm diameter and then you restrict the pipe to 1 cm at the end, then the water pressure will increase. (That is used to run Pelton turbines efficiently, for example). But with an electrical resistor the pressure (voltage) will not be higher at the end. As I understand an electrical resistor will slow down the voltage(pressure) andalso the current(flow), while a restricted waterpipe will slowdown the flow but increase the pressure. So it is not exactly comparable 1:1, I mean waterflow and currentflow.

[@famketheron7475]

Exactly!

[@ghettodexter]

But you forget the water pressure goes up at until the restricted area is passed then the pressure is only the remainder of what the total pressure of the pipe is, for example a pipe at 60 psi restricted may increase pressure to 90 the remainder would be 30 psi on the next section of pipe unless in your case it being a nozzle so atmospheric pressure lol and that's not alot...think of pressure as heat (resistance) pipes burst and resistors burn up so in essence its more of a regulator - the resistor I mean; The force of a nozzle can be great yes but if you put another section of pipe after the restricted nozzle you now have a pressure regulator or resistor of flow. You are wrong sorry but I see the genius in your query.

[@ghettodexter]

what you have mixed up is flow and pressure the fact that the water is exiting to the atmosphere it have an unlimited area of flow compared to the restricted pipe so flow increases but if you measure the overall pressure of the water it would be lower than before the restricted nozzle and pipe.

[@igamse]

Sorry I know that it's been a year but I will replay anyway I think it's the same, if you have 2 resistors in serial one of them is 2 ohms and the secend is 1 ohm there will be a higher voltage in the 2ohms resistors (it has a thinner way) The voltage in serial get devided (if it the right word to say it) Sorry for my bad english

[@jamesf9610]

Ghetto Dexter you get higher pressure after the restriction take you water hose no nozzle and how far does the water shoot out then add nozzle and spray how much farther does the water shoot out. A lot. You get less volume but more pressure and speed.

[@siyuhe8345]

Such an informative and helpful video makes my study life easier! Hope this video series can keep going on.

[@MissChaoticMisery]

Thank you so very much for all these videos. They are so helpful and informative. I absolutely love you & what you have taught me.