Learning ELEC episode 2

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Falstad

This is an electronic circuit simulator. When the applet starts up you will see an animated schematic of a simple LRC circuit. The green color indicates positive voltage. The gray color indicates ground. A red color indicates negative voltage. The moving yellow dots indicate current.

Why it worked

The video taps into the relatable struggle of learning a new, complex skill, making the creator's vulnerability and enthusiasm engaging. The use of a free, accessible tool like Falstad also lowers the barrier to entry for viewers interested in the topic.

Summary

The creator continues their journey of learning electronics, focusing on basic circuit principles like complete loops and Ohm's Law. They use the Falstad circuit simulator website to experiment and learn, embracing the challenge of not knowing everything.

Structure

1Introduction to learning electronics
2Exploring basic circuit concepts (complete loop, Ohm's Law)
3Using the Falstad circuit simulator
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Original caption

Learning electronics from scratch episode 2 👾⚡️ Stuff I learnt this week A circuit only works as a complete loop. Break it anywhere and nothing happens at all. The electricity doesn’t really travel through the wire. It travels around it, in the field. The wire mostly just points it in the right direction. Current, voltage and resistance are tied together by one equation. Know any two, you get the third. Ohm’s law, from 1827. Follow along for part 3

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Raspberry Pi (appears, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Arduino (appears, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video) Falstad (acts, it is a website used to simulate circuits, removing it would change what happens in the video)

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Follow along for part 3

On-screen text

Learning ELEC episode 2 ELECTRONICS episode 2 NOW I'VE BEEN WRITING SOFTWARE AND THIS IS IN AGES that I feel no fckin idea what I'm HOW MUCH I forgotten how much I actually THAT FEELING I LEARNED THE REALLY BASIC CIRCUITS WORKS IF COMPLETE LOOP ANYWHERE IS SCREWED ELECTRICITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY THE WIRE IS MOSTLY THERE TO POINT IT RIGHT DIRECTION CURRENT IT'S FLOWING VOLTAGE IT'S PUSHING RESISTANCE IS WHATEVER IS SLOWING IT DOWN ARE ONE EQUATION CALLED OHM'S LAW A FREE WEBSITE CALLED FALSTAD IT CATASTROPHICALLY NOT DIE MISSING THE FUN IN TECH I'M LEARNING ELECTRONICS IN PUBLIC LET'S BE BAD AT IT TOGETHER :) Youve been watching @andrewcodesmith

Transcript

If you want to learn electronics, this is part two of me learning it from scratch. Now I've been writing software for years and this is the first time in ages that I feel like I have no fucking idea what I'm doing. I've forgotten how much I actually like that feeling. And this week I learned the really basic stuff of circuits. A circuit only works if it's a complete loop. Break it anywhere and the whole thing is screwed. Did you know that electricity doesn't actually travel through the wire? It travels around it, in the field. The wire is mostly there to point it in the right direction. Current, voltage and resistance are tied together by one equation. Know any two, you get the third. Ohm's law, from 1827. I've been using a free website called Falstad where I can get it catastrophically wrong and not die. If you're missing the fun in tech and coding, I'm learning electronics in public. Let's be bad at it together :) You've been watching @andrewcodesmith