Electronics & Circuit Design Videos Hacker News Recommends
Electronics & circuit design videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering analog and digital circuits, PCB design, grounding and EMI, signal integrity, power supplies, oscilloscopes, EEVblog, Ben Eater, op-amps, RF and radio, test equipment.
94 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 1–48
Most recommended electronics & circuit design videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
lecture#8AT&T Archives: Similiarities of Wave Behavior (Bonus Edition)
AT&T Tech Channel
“By far the best introduction to the subject of waves of any sort.”
12 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
other#358-bit computer update
Ben Eater
“I think I learned more from Ben Eater’s “Building an 8-bit breadboard computer” series [0] than my intro to computer architecture course at university.”
14 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
tutorial#52“Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1
Ben Eater
“It is highly recommended if you want to dive down into computers and digital logic on first principles.”
11 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
talk#99Finding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley Williams
The Qualcomm Institute
“I encourage folks to watch this tech talk by HP Research Labs on the discovery of the memristor and implementation details.”
12 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
lecture#104[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)
Altium
“the best video I've ever seen on electrical engineering”
9 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
demo#240I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate
AlphaPhoenix
“Yeah I really liked the AlphaPheonix video[0] where he actually built the thing in a field and explained the entire effect properly.”
8 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
talk#349What your Differential Pairs Wish You Knew with Rick Hartley - AltiumLive Keynote
Altium
“this is absolutely worth your time if you design PCBs.”
5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
tutorial#370The world's worst video card?
Ben Eater
“Anyone with a basic understanding of logic circuits has enough background to understand it. Worth a watch.”
8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
documentary#432The Art of Making a Nixie Tube
Dalibor Farný
“The video in the article is just amazing. You don't normally get to see the exact details of how things get made.”
6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
tutorial#511How does a USB keyboard work?
Ben Eater
“Fantastic breakdown if you have 30 minutes”
7 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
explainer#523Watch electricity hit a fork in the road at half a billion frames per second
AlphaPhoenix
“by far the best explanations of electricity that I've encountered in any format”
5 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
talk#570BlueHat IL 2019 - Andrew "bunnie" Huang - Supply Chain Security: "If I were a Nation State...”
Microsoft Israel R&D Center
“This is an eye opening talk in the subject”
6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
explainer#607Old pinball machines are amazingly complex
Technology Connections
“I shared it with everyone I know, and now I'm sharing it with you”
6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
explainer#871A Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable
Adam Savage’s Tested
“if you're interested in why the Thunderbolt cable costs more than charging cables, some folks put one through a CT scanner recently”
6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
explainer#942How an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium Clock
CuriousMarc
“I've yet to see a description better than in CuriousMarc's HP 5061A series”
4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
explainer#955The lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps
bigclivedotcom
“Check out the dubai lamp to see a lamp designed to be efficient and last”
5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
explainer#1087Electric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained
Technology Connections
“A quick intro into EVSE and why there is no power 'charger' in them”
4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
explainer#1096British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why
Tom Scott
“There's the obligatory Tom Scott video here, which always gets shared, deservedly so”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
explainer#1242How a transistor works
Ben Eater
“I found Ben Eater's videos on how semiconductors work and how transistors work interesting and enlightening.”
4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
documentary#1394Inside a Huge PCB Factory
Strange Parts
“It's a tour of JLCPCB's factory, where they go through all the PCB manufacturing steps.”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
talk#1443Introduction to LibrePCB A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyone
FOSDEM
“Here's a video from FOSDEM where Urban (the main author) explains why he started LibrePCB”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
demo#1575Fun with ultracapacitors!!
Afrotechmods
“This video is a good demonstration”
3 HN recommenders · 2013–2020
demo#1633LED Experiments: Making Holiday Lights Less Garish
Technology Connections
“we can't talk about LED christmas lights without linking to this video by tech connections”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
tutorial#17258-bit CPU control logic: Part 1
Ben Eater
“If you only have a limited amount of time I would highly recommend the control logic video”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
explainer#1759The Superheterodyne Radio: No really, that's its name
Technology Connections
“This video is a great explainer (and I also highly recommend every other video on the channel)”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
explainer#1797How Electricity Actually Works
Veritasium
“And why magnets work due to relativity”
4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
tutorial#1825How To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound
Jellybean Fenderson
“This was amazing to me: How To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With Sound”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
tutorial#1830Making a Full Bridge Rectifier
ElectroBOOM
“The linked video of how bridge rectifier works is enlightening, funny and terrifying.”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
tutorial#1975(Sponsored) KiCad STM32 + USB + Buck Converter PCB Design and JLCPCB Assembly - Phil's Lab #11
Phil’s Lab
“successfully imitated this guy's tutorials”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
documentary#1980WLW's 500,000 Watt Transmitter
K7AGE
“You get to see the high power equipment in detail accompanied by lots of history about the facility.”
4 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
tutorial#2044Design Your Own Keyboard!
Ben Vallack
“It's targeting a split keyboard, but I think it details the general steps involved pretty well.”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
demo#2115The rigs we've created for chipsynth MD's emulation.
plgDavid
“This video shows some insight into the development process”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
explainer#2117EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!
EEVblog
“Dave Jones' EEVBlog recently posted a video on cheap microcontrollers (<0.03USD)”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
tutorial#2158KiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65
Phil’s Lab
“The Youtube channel Phil's Lab has a really good series”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
tutorial#2164EEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface Mount
EEVblog
“Check out Dave Jones' multi-part videos on soldering”
3 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
tutorial#2215Pulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT
The Thought Emporium
“The Thought Emporium makes really high quality content.”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
tutorial#2312An Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey
DigiKey
“Digikey actually makes really nice YouTube tutorials on how to use KiCAD”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
demo#2347Homemade Transistor Demonstration
Jeri Ellsworth
“One of my favorite channels as she's done many projects I've had interest in.”
2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
demo#2369Horrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)
bigclivedotcom
“He earned my respect from a video on a USB charger with an electrocution risk”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
demo#2425TSP #133 - Keysight UXR 110GHz BW, 256GS/s, 10-bit Real-Time Oscilloscope Teardown & Experiments
The Signal Path
“If you even have a passing interest in electronics or radio, I can't recommend his channel enough.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
explainer#2474The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)
Technology Connections
“The computer free automation of a jukebox from the 1970s is an eye opener”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
tutorial#2522EEVblog #555 - 555 Timer Kit
EEVblog
“Please watch this clip as Dave dives deep into how a simple 555 chip works at the transistor level”
2 HN recommenders · 2014–2019
tutorial#2549Build an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKY
Applied Science
“This video of building a custom Apollo electroluminescent glass panel DSKY display is also fantastic!”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
explainer#2576How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings
Technology Connections
“This one on "how analog tv works" I thought was especially good.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
tutorial#2658Making logic gates from transistors
Ben Eater
“All his videos are amazing, and super easy to understand.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
interview#2745Pinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)
EEVdiscover
“Dave Jones of EEVBlog has a nice series of videos talking to Richard Stephenson, Operations Supervisor at the DSN's Canberra site.”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
interview#2788EEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe
EEVblog
“These three videos by EEVblog detail the ground based antennas and how it is contacted”
2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
tutorial#2802Professional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface Mount
John Gammell
“Great demo, showing simplicity”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
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