RSSSimple yet effective, they come in a dizzying array of forms and materials. Vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!
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In this installment of the MAKE presents series I explain - how to build a leyden jar, how the capacitor was invented, and how to use one to light an LED. I incorporated some viewer requests from MAKE presents: The Resistor and I'll be adding more in the next installment. Please a comment if there's anything else you'd like to see covered in this series.
I think you should do one covering ohm's law. I'm still a little sketchy understanding it.
also i think transistors and diodes are in order i can see this stuff being played in high school science classes!
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Hi Collin - cheers for that, I am a total newb and it's really useful to have the basics explained. I've kindof dived in at Arduino level with only very vague ideas about what the basic associated components do. I think there are probably quite a lot of people like me - programmers, who are starting in the middle etc, and who are struggling a bit because we've missed the beginning.
Anyway... did you know you look a bit like Graham from the Goodies?
http://www.genomicon.com/2009/02/geeks-from-the-future/
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Thanks for the video, extremely helpful!
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Surely there was an earlier episode featuring the LED and the resistor?
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Oh that's marvellous! Leyden jars are neat things and fun as heck to play with and I'll second the Ohm's law suggestion - a solid understanding of Ohm's law is essential.
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Nice one Collin. You make the perfect hip mad scientist.
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Thanks for that!
More please :)
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excellent video! very well done! I'm looking forward to more of these "make explains" videos. If someone had explained electronics to me like this when I was a kid, I probably would have taken a very different career path.
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This series is great! A fantastic resource for noobs and even old hands who might not know about the history of their favourite components. Keep it up!
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An inductor vid would be fantastic - to complete the holy "Inductor, Resistor, Capacitor" triad ;)
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