@@EvilBrit89 I would say "predated the modern use of electricity", humans have always been aware of the existance of "energy" and "force", just interpretated in different ways, otherwise thee would not be digital technology today, the oldest example probably of complex use of "electricity" and "magnetism", just a water mill, older than life, is exactly the same as the game of this video
While building the circuits I realised it would be possible to build an entire computer. A simple one. It would take a lot of time to design and build. But, I'm tempted
This is probably one of the most intuitive ways someone has ever explained circuits and the black magic that is electricity to me, to us all. As someone who works on cars a lot and is very mechanically inclined, this makes a lot more sense to me than the "water pipes" explanation a lot of people use
If I had this as a kid, I would constantly be wanting more components and trying to build giant circuits. It would be kind of like model trainsets where I always needed more track to complete my vision.
@@aaronsj80 There's always your second childhood...assuming you still have your mental faculties and enough physical strength to do so at that point. That mythical time known as retirement.
Brilliant educational toy! Awesome creative engineering in the translation to mechanical representations. Giving all the basic electronics concepts physicality makes them so much easier to conceptualize -- seeing your demo clarified and solidified a lot my understanding.. Thanks for giving the product some exposure. Definitely a gift for the grandkids when they get a few years older.
Cant say that I saw a gizmo like this or even the concept 30yrs ago when I earned my BS in EET. ⚡First time I've ever seen electricity represented in a mechanical form and I'm very impressed. Great video just as the others I viewed... New sub! 👍
Wow! Amazing translation! I haven't seen this in my life before. I will get to know more of this. Thanks a lot! You really make things easier for me and makes me more interested in electrical engineering. I do enjoy your videos. I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks, Paul, this video was fantastic👍 I'm a mechanical fitter by trade, so I have a good grasp of most mechanical concepts. I have been into electronics since about age 10, so I also really enjoy the electronics and electrical diagnostics and/or repair work that comes along with some of my jobs, probably more than the mechanical work. But, even though I am very familiar with relating mechanical concepts to electrical understanding, volume, pressure, current flow, restriction etc.... Seeing this video and having to combine both of these concepts at once...JUST BLEW MY TINY LITTLE MIND😁🤣🇦🇺
Glad to hear. I think it's great to find an educational product that purposely teaches these concepts. We can all make associations in our minds but to follow along and see it is different.
I found it funny how this video got recommended to me right after my electronics exam. Really cool to hear such a good explanation for stuff you crammed into your head for the whole week
Definitely buying this for my kids. They're a few years too young to fully appreciate it just yet, so I guess I'll just have to play with it until they're old enough.
If you have Inductor, Diode, Switch, and Capacitor that mean you can make a boost converter. Let see if voltage on the output capacitor will increase with this Spintronics model.
I've been thinking about getting this for my niece and nephew to play with whenever they come over. I bought a set that had the actual components attached to plastic and you'd connect them like Legos. The fact they have a little spice program is pretty cool man.
A fantastic designer to expand the limits of your imagination in both the mechanical world and the electrical world! Thank you for such an interesting introduction to the interesting analogies of mechanical and electrical
1:52 What if you took several of those gramophone ammeters and connected them with different gear ratios. If you spin another at a rate of 1.5x the first ammeter then it will make a perfect fifth. Doing 1.25x makes a major third. Play a root, major third, and perfect fifth and voila! You get a major chord. Consonant: 2x - Octave 1.2x - Minor Third 1.25x - Major Third 1.33x - Perfect Fourth 1.5x - Fifth Dissonant: 1.066x - Minor Second 1.125x - Major Second 1.414x - Tritone
There is a mechanical transistor that makes mechanical PWM possible and was invented over 23 years ago. It is a clutch that can go from a state of "engagement to one of disengagement" in a millisecond without loss due to slippage and thus no heat loss. Full engagement and full disengagement occurs with the application and removal of a Control Torque, respectively. And as can be implied, it has an Input, an Output and a Control. The Torque throughput can be many thousand times the Control Torque. This can happen because there is no translation of components to establish a state of engagement or disengagement ... only the application (or not) of a Control. It's called The Roller Cascade Clutch and was invented by me.
This is wonderful! Soooo cool! Like a physical version of the electronics devices done in Minecraft but one can actually touch these. I wonder if making a computer is possible , well with enough kits naturally, LOL. 🥰
The best circuit to build would be an amplified radiowave transmitter and receiver. It might also be good to get input from a mechanical engineer. Several things were missed that could be talked about. Watts or HP (how much and how fast can work be done) = volts current velocity force. The basic fundamentals of electromagnet and mechanical are the the same and often come together in fluid mechanics.
I think the concept is amazing, but for someone like me, who has little knowledge or talent for either mechanics or electronics, it was not easier to understand, to be honest. However for kids it is safer and the larger scale makes experimenting so much easier
What are the volts in this case? it's a little confusing because the current is like the chain moving at a constant speed then what are the volts, like in an electrical circuit the voltage is determined by how many electrons you have or the potential of electrons (is a difference).
When are they going to add a magnet spinning inside of a coil voltmeter? That would be awesome and a nice intro into real electronics starting literally at the most important thing, electricity generation!
The concept of a mechanical transistor has a long way to go. The base is not simply switched on by a voltage. To turn a transistor on assuming it's a BJT type, you need a small base current. Mechanically, that would be a very slow moving chain on the base which will allow a fast moving chain from the collector to emitter. Then the speed of the chain at the emitter must be equal to the sum of the chain speeds for both the collector and base. Emitter current = base current + collector current.
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Now make an x86_64 complete processor and run a chat GPT3 on one of these. Ok that would be a lot of gears, especially the ram and harddrive components - but you absolutely could.
I dunno being both mechanically and electrically inclined, I find it far far easier to understand the electronic circuits compared to the mechanics emulating electronics. Looking at the mechanics I just keep seeing it as a mechanics, I mean the transistor is just a clutch.
Make an oscillator. Ideally, make a synthesizer. ;] But an RC oscillator should be doable. And also perhaps make an electric motor driver as a form of power supply. This would free up your hands to do other things.
Correct me if I am wrong, the simulation is not accurate in the case of a parallel circuit, the "resistors" here will experience a rotational speed depending on the gear diameter not on the resistor's value!
I was wondering about that, too. The junction component appears to have a planetary gearset in it - I couldn't see it well enough in the video to figure out exactly how it works.
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This is amazing! What a way to learn electrical theory! I'm sold! Make a great Christmas present.
Whoever took the concept and actually made mechanical gears to replicate electricity is a genius.
Imagine if the concept pre dated electricity
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@@EvilBrit89 I would say "predated the modern use of electricity", humans have always been aware of the existance of "energy" and "force", just interpretated in different ways, otherwise thee would not be digital technology today, the oldest example probably of complex use of "electricity" and "magnetism", just a water mill, older than life, is exactly the same as the game of this video
@@bobwilson7684 The Turing machine was somewhat a mechanical computer.
Patiently waiting for someone to cover a gymnasium floor with this stuff to build a computer.
While building the circuits I realised it would be possible to build an entire computer. A simple one. It would take a lot of time to design and build. But, I'm tempted
@@EngineeringMindset Maybe start with a mechanical 555?
…that runs Minecraft, in which someone builds a mechanical computer….
I remember steve mould once made a computer that runs on water
Tempting 😏😌
This is probably one of the most intuitive ways someone has ever explained circuits and the black magic that is electricity to me, to us all. As someone who works on cars a lot and is very mechanically inclined, this makes a lot more sense to me than the "water pipes" explanation a lot of people use
If I had this as a kid, I would constantly be wanting more components and trying to build giant circuits. It would be kind of like model trainsets where I always needed more track to complete my vision.
Now we are adults, we can have all the components we want!
@@EngineeringMindset True. Now if only I could just figure out how to get the amount free time I had as a kid to work on projects like that.
@@aaronsj80 There's always your second childhood...assuming you still have your mental faculties and enough physical strength to do so at that point. That mythical time known as retirement.
My granddad was a physics professor, and I can just imagine how much he would have loved this.
I think I'm going to have to get one when I can.
Mechanical engineering mixes with electrical engineering. As a mechanical enthusiast myself, I think it's amazing
Brilliant educational toy! Awesome creative engineering in the translation to mechanical representations. Giving all the basic electronics concepts physicality makes them so much easier to conceptualize -- seeing your demo clarified and solidified a lot my understanding.. Thanks for giving the product some exposure. Definitely a gift for the grandkids when they get a few years older.
Bought this for my kids a few months ago, and they love it. Highly recommend!
The best thing I came across on the Internet today. Watching those parts moving was so satisfactory.
I’ve been in electronics for almost 40 years and this is a great video if you understand the base of it....great work
Cant say that I saw a gizmo like this or even the concept 30yrs ago when I earned my BS in EET. ⚡First time I've ever seen electricity represented in a mechanical form and I'm very impressed. Great video just as the others I viewed... New sub! 👍
This is very clockpunk and I'm all for it. I love this concept and wish it was implemented in society
Wow! Amazing translation! I haven't seen this in my life before. I will get to know more of this. Thanks a lot! You really make things easier for me and makes me more interested in electrical engineering. I do enjoy your videos. I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
I bought this for my son last Christmas. It's fun to play with!
Thanks, Paul, this video was fantastic👍
I'm a mechanical fitter by trade, so I have a good grasp of most mechanical concepts.
I have been into electronics since about age 10, so I also really enjoy the electronics and electrical diagnostics and/or repair work that comes along with some of my jobs, probably more than the mechanical work.
But, even though I am very familiar with relating mechanical concepts to electrical understanding, volume, pressure, current flow, restriction etc....
Seeing this video and having to combine both of these concepts at once...JUST BLEW MY TINY LITTLE MIND😁🤣🇦🇺
Glad to hear. I think it's great to find an educational product that purposely teaches these concepts. We can all make associations in our minds but to follow along and see it is different.
my therapist: the mechanical circuit board mouse is not real. It can't hurt you
the mechanical circuit board mouse: 7:18
I found it funny how this video got recommended to me right after my electronics exam. Really cool to hear such a good explanation for stuff you crammed into your head for the whole week
Just wow! My first time to see such stuff ! Amazing conversions between mechanics and electrics
That kit is awesome. I have to get one. This would help my new techs better understand circuitry.
Glad to hear, thought it was a such a good product and a new approach to learning electronics, especially for mechanical minded people
Definitely buying this for my kids. They're a few years too young to fully appreciate it just yet, so I guess I'll just have to play with it until they're old enough.
Omg this is soo cool. I'd really love to have one of these kits. Also you did a really great job at explaining things as always 😊
Super fun product, excited to see what other components they will launch.
I heard that it is also possible to make computers (logic gates) using DNA
I'm going to share this video to the school of my kids.
This makes electricity so easy to understand
If you have Inductor, Diode, Switch, and Capacitor that mean you can make a boost converter.
Let see if voltage on the output capacitor will increase with this Spintronics model.
Yeah, the book even shows you how to make it too! So many good examples inside
Thanks!
Thank you!
I've been thinking about getting this for my niece and nephew to play with whenever they come over. I bought a set that had the actual components attached to plastic and you'd connect them like Legos. The fact they have a little spice program is pretty cool man.
A fantastic designer to expand the limits of your imagination in both the mechanical world and the electrical world!
Thank you for such an interesting introduction to the interesting analogies of mechanical and electrical
Very great video! I'm currently studying to take my Qmed-oiler exam and with me being new to this industry, you really helped. I'm subscribed!
wow, these analogies are great to understand what is going on
Glad to hear
1:52 What if you took several of those gramophone ammeters and connected them with different gear ratios.
If you spin another at a rate of 1.5x the first ammeter then it will make a perfect fifth.
Doing 1.25x makes a major third. Play a root, major third, and perfect fifth and voila! You get a major chord.
Consonant:
2x - Octave
1.2x - Minor Third
1.25x - Major Third
1.33x - Perfect Fourth
1.5x - Fifth
Dissonant:
1.066x - Minor Second
1.125x - Major Second
1.414x - Tritone
awesome! loved the 'discharge the capacitor' bit
And I want to say this the best Elec.Channel
Greatest tool ever to help mechanical minded people like myself
Saw this on reddit a few years ago. Nice to see the commercial success.
Hi sir i am from India this video is very very fundamental of application so this is very useful to beginners please upload this kind of video sir
Thanks, glad to hear. We have covered the basics of electricity in many videos. Please check them out
It's very interesting and amazing to see electric/electronic circuit in form of mechanical circuit system....🤩🙃💚
I would love to try the LC circuit!
Pretty Awesome way to explain 🍻🍕
Interesting...🔥 learnt something new today...thank you 😊
Glad to hear
saw this on steve mould's channel, neat idea
There is a mechanical transistor that makes mechanical PWM possible and was invented over 23 years ago. It is a clutch that can go from a state of "engagement to one of disengagement" in a millisecond without loss due to slippage and thus no heat loss. Full engagement and full disengagement occurs with the application and removal of a Control Torque, respectively. And as can be implied, it has an Input, an Output and a Control. The Torque throughput can be many thousand times the Control Torque. This can happen because there is no translation of components to establish a state of engagement or disengagement ... only the application (or not) of a Control. It's called The Roller Cascade Clutch and was invented by me.
Can you build logic gates, a full adder, and those kinds of things?
Yep, There was a whole section on logic gates in the book. I haven't completed the game yet though.
this is really amazing! thank you for sharing
The steampunknes of it is so god damn good and immersive, and i love it
ty kindly for this! Brilliant 😁👍
11:46 I thought they are going to use ratchet mechanism. It only spins in one direction and also needs an initial force to move.
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
This is wonderful! Soooo cool! Like a physical version of the electronics devices done in Minecraft but one can actually touch these. I wonder if making a computer is possible , well with enough kits naturally, LOL. 🥰
Nice video, well done,thanks for sharing it with us :)
Have it and can confirm - it's great :)
Wow, Ive never thought of using gears to explain electricity. Genius.
WOW! 😮. A new way to look at the electricity
I tried this first one and immediately ordered the 2nd, thinking what giant project could I build next
The best circuit to build would be an amplified radiowave transmitter and receiver. It might also be good to get input from a mechanical engineer. Several things were missed that could be talked about. Watts or HP (how much and how fast can work be done) = volts current velocity force. The basic fundamentals of electromagnet and mechanical are the the same and often come together in fluid mechanics.
That is very nice ! Next you need to build a 555 timmer with those gears hahaha
PhD in ee here. I really like this. The inductor is a little weird, but overall this is awesome for kids.
You should make a full adder using spintronics!
This might get kids interested in our hobby.
I really like to watch the video ❤🥰
I think the concept is amazing, but for someone like me, who has little knowledge or talent for either mechanics or electronics, it was not easier to understand, to be honest. However for kids it is safer and the larger scale makes experimenting so much easier
What are the volts in this case? it's a little confusing because the current is like the chain moving at a constant speed then what are the volts, like in an electrical circuit the voltage is determined by how many electrons you have or the potential of electrons (is a difference).
Is there a channel similar to this, but explaining tools and how they work?
Very good idea 👍
When are they going to add a magnet spinning inside of a coil voltmeter? That would be awesome and a nice intro into real electronics starting literally at the most important thing, electricity generation!
There's endless possibilities for new components. I'm sure we'll see further expansion packs and developments.
rubber bands, water, gears, its all the flow of energy!
sooo jelly ive been following this when it was on early kickstarter
I don't know how I didn't hear about this project sooner. I should spend more time on kickstarter
Very very good
The concept of a mechanical transistor has a long way to go. The base is not simply switched on by a voltage. To turn a transistor on assuming it's a BJT type, you need a small base current. Mechanically, that would be a very slow moving chain on the base which will allow a fast moving chain from the collector to emitter. Then the speed of the chain at the emitter must be equal to the sum of the chain speeds for both the collector and base. Emitter current = base current + collector current.
Slight correction: 0:40, 1:40 No energy returns to a battery (unless it is recharging), but charge/current does.
I think you meant "No energy returns to a battery" not "No current returns to a battery"
@@cogwheel42 Whoops. Yes, fixed. Thanks.
That's lateral thinking! 💡👍
I’m now imagining someone in a steampunk universe who has managed to build a computer out of these.
I love these!
This is sick
Smart idea
I don't know if this is amazing or stupid but I so wish I had it when I was a child. I could have played with this for so long!
I was following the whole video and understanding everything, but then my mind was blown at the fact that outlets look different in other countries🤯😂😂
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I could see this working as a code loop if complex enough. If so, you could create simple little machines.
That is how my mind works, thank you
is it me or the chain can be extend with lego chain
Very nice ❤
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Now make an x86_64 complete processor and run a chat GPT3 on one of these. Ok that would be a lot of gears, especially the ram and harddrive components - but you absolutely could.
I dunno being both mechanically and electrically inclined, I find it far far easier to understand the electronic circuits compared to the mechanics emulating electronics. Looking at the mechanics I just keep seeing it as a mechanics, I mean the transistor is just a clutch.
Make an oscillator. Ideally, make a synthesizer. ;]
But an RC oscillator should be doable. And also perhaps make an electric motor driver as a form of power supply. This would free up your hands to do other things.
Yep, instructions in book for hoe yo make it.so many amazing circuits it can make
Could you make a astable vibrator flashing LED circuit with it?
Can you imagine if semi conductors were never invented computers would be huge and bulky unless we really mastered the art of miniaturization.
Pretty genius. They should sell an all metal version for $$$.
i love how this is marketed for children and it makes it easier to understand electricity and electric components. and I STILL don't understand it.
now i SEE why i failed electronics, thanks man, you made my day!
I wonder how an H-bridge would be like considering the different ways it can be assembled
This is genius.
Is there any electrical effect which cannot be modeled mechanically?
Correct me if I am wrong, the simulation is not accurate in the case of a parallel circuit, the "resistors" here will experience a rotational speed depending on the gear diameter not on the resistor's value!
I was wondering about that, too. The junction component appears to have a planetary gearset in it - I couldn't see it well enough in the video to figure out exactly how it works.
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Multi output level changer
What makes electrical spark in contacts?
Well I want to get a kit but I'd modify mine for basically putting thread on a bobbin for my off-grid sewing machine
I love how Steampunk this is .... oh, so clever.