Great Beginners Video Tutorials

[Cynosure]

I wish I found this youtube channel a year ago. I thought I would share for the other newbs.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Afrotechmods

Really good info for beginners explained in simple to understand terms.

[Dougster]

Nice! Also, check out the videos at:

http://store.curiousinventor.com/guides/

and I recommend this book:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L9KN80/

If you don't own a Kindle, you can download a free Kindle app for PC, Mac, phone, etc...

Regards,
Doug

[v-un-v]

I made this a sticky. Some great stuff in there!

[Dougster]

Is there a dedicated place here for tutorials? Things like, how to get started in DIY, how to pick a schematic capture and board layout package, what is SPICE and how to use it, whether to etch boards or have them made, etc...

Regards,
Doug

[v-un-v]

I don't think there is. This section just got kind of thrown together, and then some sense was made of it later, but I think that's a good idea. Why don't you PM Howard? Unfortunately, I don't have the ability to set that up, because I'm not an admin.

[Dougster]

[-minus-]

Just thought I'd add these:

http://blip.tv/abovenyquist

Well maybe they are not really beginners level....

[elmegil]

I actually know a guy who knows Aaron, and he directed me to his class notes as well as the videos: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems10/ I haven't gotten very far, but definitely looks like a good resource.

[bklossner]

Coming into this a little late but, if you want some in-depth tutorials... actually an MIT course, check out https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/ or their "Circuits and Electronics" lecture series via iTunes U.

It's the entire introductory semester of EE.

I've started watching these over the past few months during my commute to work and am really enjoying them.

There are also some great lectures on allaboutcircuits.com

[bubzy]

*PCB ETCHING VIDEO*
i wouldn't say this was a *great* video but its had a few views a=now and was the best way i could explain it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GdcSpE9m-o

[elmegil]

Arg, the book Doug linked to is not (any longer?) available in the US. :/

And I'll second recommendation for Bubzy's video.

[-minus-]

Yes, great video Bubzy. I learnt a lot! It's a fine art balancing the pcb manufacturing process in a kitchen AND having a wife. I CAN see how it makes perfect sense using your acetone as nail varnish remover. I'd imagine you'd get a different response if you used her nail varnish remover on your pcb's!

[robynm]

Thanks for the great links guys!

Martin Lorton has some pretty sleek videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HXEI_Lk3Qo

This links to the start of his beginner tutorial but he's also got hardware review, Arduino, news, etc.

Awesome tut on Kirchoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlyUtYRqMLs

[new voodoo]

Here's the book that got me started, its GREAT for beginners as it sorta works like a 'workbook' with projects of ever-increasing difficulty that buid on each other. The best part is EVERY project ends with you having some sort of neat electronic instrument---most for LESS than yr daily coffee fix.
VERY COOL:
http://www.amazon.com/Handmade-Electronic-Music-Hardware-Hacking/dp/0415998735

also Collins personal page:
http://www.nicolascollins.com/handmade.htm

[adnauseam]

I found this searching for euro rack modules but I suspect it has implications for all new synth builders:

http://www.doepfer.de/DIY/a100_diy.htm

Has anyone considered contributing to the EM Wiki?

[Sethkaine]

hi,

Nicolas Collins the essential and the nice ref for doepfer!

I learn a lot from this man's videos at my beginings, a goldmine :
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow

and another goldmine now I'm going every week since the start of the year 2015 on the pages from sonelec - Remy Mallard :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCVLokj2YPtyG9Tfgh1mDzQ
and his very complete website - direct to goal - his awesome realisations:
http://www.sonelec-musique.com/electronique_realisations.html

and for the bases not as video but from flux monkey:
http://www.fluxmonkey.com/electronoize/opampFilter.htm
and sea moss:
http://milkcrate.com.au/_other/sea-moss/

[end_or_fin]

This guy gives detailed, step-by-step instructions to breadboard and build a pretty decent v/oct VCO similar to Rene Schmitt's 4093 VCO, with a lot of especially helpful explanations of theory as well. I reckon this is suitable for even absolute beginners! like me (｡-∀-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBatvo8bCa4&list=PLHeL0JWdJLvTuGCyC3qvx0RM39YvopVQN

[abovenyquist]

I made this as a bit of a circuit review for our new junior-level "Fundamentals of ECE Design" course at Georgia Tech. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A720hgdE45M

[elmegil]

Probably a reasonably good time to update the links to your previous videos as well, Aaron, since the one I gave up above years ago is long dead....

https://www.youtube.com/user/xyzkennedy/playlists

[abovenyquist]

https://www.youtube.com/user/xyzkennedy/playlists[/quote]

Wow... my hair is... substantially less grey there!

[abovenyquist]

Here, I go through the inverting amp, non-inverting amp, and voltage buffer (which, really, is just a special case of the non-inverting amp structure):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqtFsU97qw8

Also, you can take a tour of my parts collection here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVFukSjWQjk