This was an awesome 15 min introduction. You managed to pack a lot of information while still remaining at an introductory level. Most tutorials on diodes would not have touched reverse recovery or thermal coefficient for fear of it becoming too technical, but you managed to navigate that very difficult balance perfectly!
I hope you get time to continue your video series on electronic components. You have a very effective way of communicating the subject of electronics. Thank you for making these videos
Leo, many thanks for these videos at such an introductory level! I'm an amateur radio hobbyists with hopes of learning to service cb/ham radio equipment.
"Hello professor, thank you. I've learned a lot from you. I used to be amazed by everything I saw on the internet. These things really interest me. For the first time, I feel like I have a clear path ahead. What I want is to be able to combine this with programming; that's where I want to go. Like you said, math used to scare me, but with discipline, I'm sure I can overcome it. I would really appreciate it if you could provide me with information from someone who really knows about this, like you, a PDF with a clear roadmap. Thank you so much..."
@@leosbagoftricks3732 I plan to get an ee degree before I turn 50. I've been retired for 9 years and just turned 45. I have half the credits already from my previous degree so I'm situated nicely. It's a bucket list thing. I did software engineering and broke the line of mefhanical/electronics engineers in my family haha. It goes back like 4 generations that all worked at the same company doing the same thing haha. Keep up the work and post a PayPal account and I'll donate atleast 20usd a month until you grow the channel to where it should be. You have that quality and just need to keep leaning into it. Charge companies for reviews too because soon the emails will start. I know alot of creators personally. It's a great way to make money and make them agree to a boiler plate statement which keeps your integrity. Then sell the item if you don't need it haha. Sorry, I ramble.
If you take another long break I'm gonna fly from cape breton Nova Scotia to Thailand and smack you with the stickies of the prior day's local catch hahaha. You combine art with technology and that's one of my passions. There are not enough people who have lived a magical life such as your's who are proficient in both things. If you put in the work or start a patreon I'll be your first member. I joke about Thailand but I'm planning a month long trip through South East Asia this or next year. I'm going to either mountainbike or rent a scooter and camp or find cheap places to lay my head as I am leaving the wife home and spending a month to see the temples and such that are not in tourist traps. I was going to start on the southern tip of Myanmar and make my way around every place that isn't China or China controlled. I'd like to pack up and move to south east Asia at some point and live a simpler life where I can play with circuits, write music and sell hotdogs or something haha. Maybe build a small house too. One with rooms that don't go unused like my current house. You're filling a hole with your content that is sorely needed. You are inspiring to people who are just started and even I don't know as much as I'd like and always learn something from you. I'd like to add that I wish that tek scope you use would go down in value a bit haha if I had my time over I'd have bought it second hand like my other tektronix tds2002c instead of the overpriced new one I never use and always go back to the simpler one that isn't as fancy but just works without any fuss. I usually donate my older gear when I get new stuff but I can't part with the old tektronix tds2002c haha. Keep up the good work.
Yet we do see LEDs (each with a resistor) quite frequently in parallel configurations so I don't think that's a problem, right? In fact this is true of any common cathode LED (e.g. RGB LED, 7 segment, etc.).
Hi Leo, awesome video! Love your approach. Do you have any tips on how to figure out what diode to replace the one that burned right off the board . Its for a mother board that goes in a musical keyboard that is no longer in production and it’s right next to the cpu Had to put in a new trace , doesn’t look very pretty But I have a good feeling it will work . I know I need a 0201 size diode but what rating do I use? pretty I’m new to electronics. But I know it will Er
