For those of you using mobile devices: I realize the added wording (youtube editor) pointing out "the diode to be reversed" may not be present on your mobile device. This diode is in the lower negative half (left side of screen lower diode in the bridge rectifier.) If this is confusing, refer to the drawing on the white board. I didn't realize the the you-tube editor wouldn't show on mobile devices.
Can you please make a video on selecting what capacitors to use in circuits. So like go throught the maths on how you would end up know which capacitor to put into to keep your DC output at a constant level
I am a layman, not an engineer. You have taught me more in 15 minutes than I have managed to understand in a lifetime. What a gift you have. Thank you very much. I have joined you on Patreon.
I have been trying to nail down this process for years I’ve made it a life goal to understand electronics and Pauls channel has helped me so much it’s guys like this that make the younger generation like me appreciate this art so many times I have thought to myself I’ll never understand these concepts but it’s channels like this that make me realize I can a good teacher sometimes is all it takes
Your expertise is truly exceptional. World class. The LED lights used as diode directional currents live display was ingenious. And yes i did notice the diode in the diagram while watching on my phone, truly good work. Your a very exceptional person. Keep up this amazing content on an exceptional channel.
thank you Paul, I feel very lucky to have someone like you teaching me, I am starting all over, learning stuff I thought I had known !!, , oh by the way, wanted to ask you does everything in a circuit eventually make it to ground?, I have a hard time wrapping my head around ground sometimes. have a good day!
@@jeffb6161 Current leaves the source and returns to the source.. Often by ground, but not always.. Say you have a part connected to +15 and -15. (total of 30V). Current leaves on the +15 and returns on the -15.. If connected between +15 and ground. Current leaves on +15 and returns on ground.. Hope that helps..
you have a "gift" for teaching. it is clearly a "labor of love". you have a deep understanding of your subject and you "go the extra mile" to ensure that your audience ends up sharing your understanding.
Best "how it works" tutorial I've ever seen on RUclips. This puts me in class, taking notes through the 2 part lecture with a second example, then the cake topped with hands on, image of flow in circuit, & then the scope just gives that visual he told you he would try to paint. BRAVO!!!
I've been playing with circuits for years as a hobby and never quite understood rectification as you've just explained it. You have a great gift. Many thanks for sharing it with us.
It's refreshing to see an electronics video done by someone who actually knows electronics. Some of the other videos I've seen make me cringe. If you are just learning electronics his videos are some of the very best. Thank you Mr. Carlson, keep up the GOOD work.
Mr. Carlson...you just blown out my mind with a very clear and comprehensive explanation about how diodes work. You were able to connect variety of concepts and just make them make sense. Many thanks!
I went to college and left feeling like I had all the buidling blocks but no idea how to put them together. Watching Mr Carlson's Lab feels to me like doing an apprenticeship. I'm finally finding the joy in electronics. Thank you Paul.
Nothing wrong with going over the basics again and great to see the slowed down demo in action. Paul Carlson and w2aew are simply two of the best electronics teachers on youtube. We're lucky to have them.
For you and me it may be old but anyone new to electronics definitely learned a lot from this video. I agree that was a cool prop, especially slowed down so you could see even on full wave the light goes out all the way between cycles.
I got the "basics" more than 60 years ago as a radar repairman in the Air Force, which I used briefly after discharge, building test equipment for Hughes Aircraft-but then went in an entirely different (social science) direction professionally. Your outstanding knowledge and your skill in presenting it have inspired me to begin re-learning vacuum tube circuitry and repair and, for the first time, learn how solid state devices work. Many thanks for your time and effort, and especially for your desire to help others.
Without a doubt one of the most straightforward and descriptive videos about how a rectifier bridge operates. I've been an auto repair tech for close to 30 years and always enjoy videos like this. Never hurts to have a thorough understanding of how electricity works, especially in today's modern technology.
By far the best for another new guy. You are giving full explanations, not half explanations that just confuse. That is why new people can't get it. Will be watching, like having my own tutor, thank you, Bob Reilich
Every time I watch one of your videos, I come away with new knowledge! This one is great, I always knew that a capacitor was required to smooth the voltage, however, while I understood the concept, I never really grasped the mechanics of the whole process. Now I know, and it all makes sense. Thanks a million, I look forward to learning more from your other videos.
I am 55 and have been to college in the early 80s and studying ever since. My son is interested in electronics now so, not being the best teacher in the world, I found this for him to watch, and I'me glad I did. I must say this is the best demo on power supplies I have ever witnessed. Thank you for all the great videos! Regards, Mark
Excellent Presentation! Thank you for spending so much time for us. I noticed, many of your videos are running more than an hour! Especially your Repair & Modifikation section IMHO are the best on RUclips! Great work!
This is probably one of the best tutorials I have seen on this subject, you put a great effort into it! The only thing I would have included is why the RMS value is what it is.
Wow, I was a refrigeration mechanic for ten years in the USMC, and replaced bridge rectifiers on a daily basis. I never thoroughly undersrood what a filter cap did. Thanks for helping to fill in the potholes of my knowledge of electronics!
Another great video! I'm 67 and just starting to learn electronics. I can't get enough of your videos and hope you have or will do, one that describes what initial equipment one needs to pursue this effort.
I've been getting into electrical engineering in an attempt to build my own generator project. In the last month alone I've watch close to 50 videos on full bridge rectification, and like 300 more on other electrical topics. YOUR VIDEO WAS AMAZING. After all the others I've seen, I understood kind of what was supposed to happen but not as much why and really what the capacitor was for, just that I needed a smoothing cap. Your examples and way of explaining it was the key i needed to open the door. I feel like I have a much better understanding of rectification, and translating sine waves into what's going on in the circuit. Thank you very much for sharing this video.
Mr Carlson, your explanation of a full wave bridge rectifier is worlds better than my instructor from tech school where I got my associates in electrical engineering. Thank you for a much clearer picture that makes total sense now.
I have never watched a video on a subject that I already know well, with this much interest. This is how things should be explained. Perfect in every way!
Paul, Nice animation with the LED's under the paper circuit diagram. That deserves a second thumbs up. :-) When you did the conversion to RMS using .3535, I was a little confused because I was remembering .707, but watching it again I realized it was just Peak and not Peak to Peak being converted to RMS.
@@AJITHKUMAR-cj1nv It depends. If you want to find the RMS value from the peak to peak value its Pk-Pk X 0.3535. If you want to calculate the RMS value from the peak value its Pk X 0.707.
Typically RMS = V Peak X .707 (understand that you had a center tapped secondary divided by 2, just clarifying the RMS calculation typically made on an AC sign wave such as the 60 HZ main)
First rate again Paul! Your videos are works of art. I can sit here for hours in awe watching your videos! Not only are you an outstanding teacher but I have come to believe you are a true genius! You should write a book for us hams on electronics and trouble shooting. 73's, Dr. Stan, KZ8G
Mr. Carlson’s , i’m a start learning now, and you never imagine how helpful your videos are to me, and this one in particular, Quite impressed, I really don’t know how to thank you, including mentioned the safeties, please don’t forget about people starting lording and continue doing videos like this, thank you.
Very informative, and absolute great refresher for me. Electronics were a hobby as a kid, my dad was a radio tech in the Army. Then I went to tech school and started a career in electrical-instrumentation tech for 14 years; however, got laid off in 2000 and transferred over to IT in the financial industry. Now 60 years old and just retired and getting back into the my electronic hobbies. Enjoying your video presentations. Thank you.
I really enjoyed your video, I studied this 40 years ago and now I am trying to learn again , it is such an interesting subject and you make it much easier to understand, excellent presentation, thank you
Thank you, great visual tutorial. I was looking for something like this after changing the capacitors on 10 - 1100 kVA UPS units that support a 10 MW datacenter. Love your vids and sub'd.
Best presentation ever. Others talk about it, but seeing it in action is so neat/interesting. When the speed is a bit fast, it really demonstrates very well. I will watch over and over again until I am never able to forget.
Paul, can you please consider producing one of these demonstrating a Buck-Boost dc voltage amplifier? And after that, perhaps a/many contrived example/s of how ham antennas of different styles actually work? I just can't seem to get the inductor - capacitor flow into my dim brain. I think this video MIGHT fix me though...
Mr. Carlson this is a great education for me who knows nothing about electronics but who wants to change out my capacitors in an old Adcom power amp, and speakers.You do a great service thank you.
Seen dozens of vids on rectification and capacitor role in the process. This is the first and only one that actually explained it in understandable way!
I do enjoy your videos very much, while I figured I knew most of the materials covered, there always seems a little bit that I never thought about, or even knew existed. So I did want to thank you for taking the time to cover these basics for those of us who need a bit of a refresher.
That was one the neatest visual demonstrations that I have seen in almost 60 years of tinkering with radio and electronics. Thanks for your videos Paul - I enjoy them all. 73, Bill
I like the videos you provide, but please, the unit of measure is hertz, named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. It isn't 1 hert or 0.5 hert. Just a pet peeve of mine.
+Mr Carlson's Lab More than okay with me. I was taught in physics in high school and college to use the unit of measure as hertz and it was the same term in a singular or plural case. So with a quality tutorial like this one to hear hert just felt contrary to me. A search on Google doesn't find a unit of measurement as hert. That being said it is getting used more often on RUclips so maybe hert will become an industry standard and thanks for the videos.
+Sawdust_Tim Bell I noticed his pronunciation too and felt is sounded weird. Volt or Voltage comes from mr Volta en and amp or ampere from mr Ampere. In Dutch it is usually two 1 Volt or 10 Volt, but I hear 1 volt/10 volts a lot in English. Then we use 1 ampere and 10 ampere in dutch, but again English turns that in to 1 amp two amps. Dutch has 1 Hertz and 10 Hertz and though I never heard it before I can understand where an english speaker might turn that into 1 hert and 10 hertz. But it still sounds wrong and according to the dictionary is wrong. Hertz is both singular and plural www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american/hertz
+Sawdust_Tim Bell I agree with you Sawdust_Tim Bell. Paul, you are a smart and knowledgeable guy and I do enjoy your videos, however you don't get to make up the names of units that have been decided by international convention.
Mr. Carlson, I stumbled across these videos a couple of weeks ago and I have been glued to them ever since. You are providing a superb resource for those of us who are learning electronics in the context of theory, troubleshooting, and repair. You have a gift for clear explanations. As an academic, I have a great appreciation for those (particularly in STEM fields) who can clearly articulate concepts in a practical manner. Absolutely superb! James
That was the best demonstration I’ve ever seen. And you answered a question too. You can use led’s as a rectifier bridge lol. Of course at low volts and current. Great job ty.
That was genius using LEDs under the paper. A lot of these tutorials are a bit basic for me but I love watching them for your teaching style. Keep up the good work!
You are an excellent teacher, this is THE way electronics should be taught. Thanks for the refresher, my biggest problem was MATH, I could never do formula's, etc., the way you teach it I can grasp it easily. I took the COYNE Electronics TV & radio correspondence course back in 1962. Been out of the hobby for quite awhile now, poor eyesight. Thanks for those great videos.
Very well presented and explained. I liked the theoretical with the practical and a gradual build up to the ideal situation in the circuit. The inclusion of the oscilloscope was the a great help in displaying what was going on and slowing down the frequency was also interesting.
Just started watching you via another's recommendation and have never found as good an explanation on AC/DC current fluctuation as you do! Thank you, very much!
its been a pleasure listening to you. In the way you explain things.I have been intto radio all my life. my amature ham call is N6man. been radio broadcast engineer for many years. now retired
As a new self taught “tech” mainly dealing with Class D amplification the visual representation was so helpful, ty! Really dig all your videos as well :)
Best explanation I have seen. Provides a good base on which to build.. I have so far picked up a little by repairing r2r tape decks as a hobby because of the wonderful analog sound. I would like to see more like these to improve my perspective. I will be watching for more of these. Thank you so much.
I am very impressed with your videos, explanations, and jigs. This is a great way to explain this to inexperienced engineers or hobbyists. Well done! You have the teaching gene.
This was excellent! For visual learners, like myself, your combination of clear visuals, hands on demonstration and succinct yet thorough and accurate explanation just cannot be beat. No one does this in all of RUclipsdom as well as you. Please continue this excellent series. The only thing that I can imagine I could want is possibly a simple, low-power example (maybe a quick sketch with some values in a cloud file somewhere?) that a home hobbyist could build on a breadboard - a simple sine wave generator, bridge circuit, etc., appropriate for safe viewing on a kit or PC-based oscilloscope that a hobbyist might have. That way we can learn and experiment without the danger of AC mains or expense of line-rated hardware. Please, keep up the awesome work; love the channel!!
...with a low voltage transformer output, the risk of electrical shock is NEGLIGIBLE!! There is NO reason to be AFRAID of electricity- all you have to do is RESPECT IT!!!
Great tutorial Mr. Carlson. I remember taking AC/DC theory in school many years ago, but it was never explained in detail the way you have. And using LEDs to provide the rectification and indications was positively brilliant.
One of the first things I studied (self taught) was half and full wave rectification it took me a little time to work it out in my minds eye but WOW!!! this is the best explanation both verbally and visually I have ever seen way better than reading it and trying to figure it out in my head ! lol Really glad I found your channel Two thumbs up !!!!
Really great visual demonstration! Wish I had that years ago to show how rectifiers worked. Thanks for taking the time to put that together. What a great teaching aid these basic electronics videos are.
I am glad I watched this. There was no new information to me but the video was done in such an outstanding way that It had my interest all the way through. The diode setup must have taken a bit of effort to make, WELL DONE!
Paul - Wow! And THANK YOU. This video explains so much. I’m so glad I watched it. It’s filled in a lot of “holes” in my understanding of power supplies. I’ve forgotten so much! I would love to see you go deeper. How about adding a choke to this circuit? And also point out that AC and DC can travel on the same wire in different directions!? I just recently learned this about AC and DC, not only was I amazed by this, I gained a deeper understanding of how a tube amplifier works. Without that concept, I was just staring at a schematic and feeling hopelessly lost. Thanks again!
If Mr. Carlson had been my electrical/electronics Professor, I would actually have learned a ton of things! Fantastic understanding of how people learn :)
For those of you using mobile devices:
I realize the added wording (youtube editor) pointing out "the diode to be reversed" may not be present on your mobile device. This diode is in the lower negative half (left side of screen lower diode in the bridge rectifier.) If this is confusing, refer to the drawing on the white board. I didn't realize the the you-tube editor wouldn't show on mobile devices.
Can you please make a video on selecting what capacitors to use in circuits. So like go throught the maths on how you would end up know which capacitor to put into to keep your DC output at a constant level
Caps can't always make AC to DC regulation completely smooth. Google Voltage Regulators.
I have watched a few power supply videos and this one was the best for me, thank you!
I had to put a diagram of a 4 rectifier configuration on the wall behind my workbench, impossibly confusing to remember.
I'd love to learn electronics where should I start. I have issues reading so would like to learn online.
I am a layman, not an engineer. You have taught me more in 15 minutes than I have managed to understand in a lifetime. What a gift you have. Thank you very much. I have joined you on Patreon.
I am an engineer and I just learnt something also.
I have been trying to nail down this process for years I’ve made it a life goal to understand electronics and Pauls channel has helped me so much it’s guys like this that make the younger generation like me appreciate this art so many times I have thought to myself I’ll never understand these concepts but it’s channels like this that make me realize I can a good teacher sometimes is all it takes
Your expertise is truly exceptional. World class. The LED lights used as diode directional currents live display was ingenious. And yes i did notice the diode in the diagram while watching on my phone, truly good work. Your a very exceptional person. Keep up this amazing content on an exceptional channel.
the best demo of this circuit I have ever seen,
+jeff b
Thanks, I will try to do more like this.
thank you Paul, I feel very lucky to have someone like you teaching me, I am starting all over, learning stuff I thought I had known !!, , oh by the way, wanted to ask you does everything in a circuit eventually make it to ground?, I have a hard time wrapping my head around ground sometimes. have a good day!
@@jeffb6161 Current leaves the source and returns to the source.. Often by ground, but not always.. Say you have a part connected to +15 and -15. (total of 30V). Current leaves on the +15 and returns on the -15.. If connected between +15 and ground. Current leaves on +15 and returns on ground.. Hope that helps..
you have a "gift" for teaching.
it is clearly a "labor of love".
you have a deep understanding of your subject
and you "go the extra mile"
to ensure that your audience ends up sharing your understanding.
Thanks Charles!
Best "how it works" tutorial I've ever seen on RUclips. This puts me in class, taking notes through the 2 part lecture with a second example, then the cake topped with hands on, image of flow in circuit, & then the scope just gives that visual he told you he would try to paint. BRAVO!!!
I've been playing with circuits for years as a hobby and never quite understood rectification as you've just explained it. You have a great gift. Many thanks for sharing it with us.
Glad to help
It's refreshing to see an electronics video done by someone who actually knows electronics. Some of the other videos I've seen make me cringe. If you are just learning electronics his videos are some of the very best. Thank you Mr. Carlson, keep up the GOOD work.
That’s the best education on rectification and filter caps I’ve ever had. Mr. Carlson is excellent!
Love the diagram with the led behind. Very creative. The world needs more people like you.
Mr. Carlson...you just blown out my mind with a very clear and comprehensive explanation about how diodes work. You were able to connect variety of concepts and just make them make sense. Many thanks!
You are very welcome!
I remember my grandfather explaining this to me as a teenager. You have a great way of explaining things Paul. Thanks for all your hard work!
I went to college and left feeling like I had all the buidling blocks but no idea how to put them together. Watching Mr Carlson's Lab feels to me like doing an apprenticeship. I'm finally finding the joy in electronics. Thank you Paul.
Nothing wrong with going over the basics again and great to see the slowed down demo in action. Paul Carlson and w2aew are simply two of the best electronics teachers on youtube. We're lucky to have them.
+InnaSoulSounds try The Signal Path Blog
+InnaSoulSounds
Thank you for the very kind words!
Mr Carlson's Lab you are great at teaching and please keep up what you been doing,god bless you
For you and me it may be old but anyone new to electronics definitely learned a lot from this video. I agree that was a cool prop, especially slowed down so you could see even on full wave the light goes out all the way between cycles.
great video l think one diode is drawn in reverse
I got the "basics" more than 60 years ago as a radar repairman in the Air Force, which I used briefly after discharge, building test equipment for Hughes Aircraft-but then went in an entirely different (social science) direction professionally. Your outstanding knowledge and your skill in presenting it have inspired me to begin re-learning vacuum tube circuitry and repair and, for the first time, learn how solid state devices work. Many thanks for your time and effort, and especially for your desire to help others.
Thanks for your kind comment! I feel privileged to be your inspiration!
You're more than welcome!
Without a doubt one of the most straightforward and descriptive videos about how a rectifier bridge operates. I've been an auto repair tech for close to 30 years and always enjoy videos like this. Never hurts to have a thorough understanding of how electricity works, especially in today's modern technology.
By far the best for another new guy. You are giving full explanations, not half explanations that just confuse. That is why new people can't get it. Will be watching, like having my own tutor, thank you, Bob Reilich
Glad you're enjoying the video's Bob!
Thanks for teaching an old dog new tricks! Love it, this is the best explaination of rectification I have seen in my 65 years on this planet.
+Jerry Ericsson
Thanks for the kind comment Jerry!
Every time I watch one of your videos, I come away with new knowledge! This one is great, I always knew that a capacitor was required to smooth the voltage, however, while I understood the concept, I never really grasped the mechanics of the whole process. Now I know, and it all makes sense. Thanks a million, I look forward to learning more from your other videos.
You're welcome Jerry!
I am 55 and have been to college in the early 80s and studying ever since. My son is interested in electronics now so, not being the best teacher in the world, I found this for him to watch, and I'me glad I did. I must say this is the best demo on power supplies I have ever witnessed. Thank you for all the great videos! Regards, Mark
Excellent Presentation! Thank you for spending so much time for us.
I noticed, many of your videos are running more than an hour! Especially your Repair & Modifikation section IMHO are the best on RUclips!
Great work!
Excellent idea using LED diodes to show bridge operation.
This is probably one of the best tutorials I have seen on this subject, you put a great effort into it!
The only thing I would have included is why the RMS value is what it is.
Wow, I was a refrigeration mechanic for ten years in the USMC, and replaced bridge rectifiers on a daily basis. I never thoroughly undersrood what a filter cap did. Thanks for helping to fill in the potholes of my knowledge of electronics!
You're welcome!
The best Presentation ever.
yes no question. best i had ever seen available on youtube.
Tekie, it's even a great one when done without a random capital letter. :-)
Paul, Just found this and it is WONDERFUL. You are a great teacher. Thank you for sharing and for everything you put into these videos.
You are very welcome Richard. Thanks for your kind comment too!
Fantastic demonstration!
Thanks!
+alphabeets ditto!
Yes indeed, he is a creative teacher! :D
Another great video! I'm 67 and just starting to learn electronics. I can't get enough of your videos and hope you have or will do, one that describes what initial equipment one needs to pursue this effort.
Your lab is awesome, it looks like a spaceship.
It's pleasure to see an accomplished educator at work. Best demo of rectifier circuits ever seen thus far.
This video is excellent, I'll have to come back and watch over a few times.
Thanks for taking the time to do this, much appreciated.
Peace.
I've been getting into electrical engineering in an attempt to build my own generator project. In the last month alone I've watch close to 50 videos on full bridge rectification, and like 300 more on other electrical topics. YOUR VIDEO WAS AMAZING. After all the others I've seen, I understood kind of what was supposed to happen but not as much why and really what the capacitor was for, just that I needed a smoothing cap. Your examples and way of explaining it was the key i needed to open the door. I feel like I have a much better understanding of rectification, and translating sine waves into what's going on in the circuit. Thank you very much for sharing this video.
You're welcome Kenneth!
Great basic course Paul, well done like it. Thumps up!
+TRXBench
Thanks Peter!
Wow. I now understand bridge rectification. Thanks professor carlson. I've been binge watching your vids. The best. Have a great week
Glad to help!
you're the man for taking the time to make these videos. doing god's work here.
This is the best visual aid I have ever seen on this very well done.
Thank you for your thoughtful lesson. Not just to visualize but see in real time. Wow!
You're very welcome!
i must say best illustration of rectification ever !! You are creative, !! Thanks :)
+Anuj Arya
Thanks Anuj!
Mr Carlson, your explanation of a full wave bridge rectifier is worlds better than my instructor from tech school where I got my associates in electrical engineering. Thank you for a much clearer picture that makes total sense now.
Very nice way of explaining ... Led behind paper was brilliant!
I have never watched a video on a subject that I already know well, with this much interest. This is how things should be explained. Perfect in every way!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed Bora!
Paul, Nice animation with the LED's under the paper circuit diagram. That deserves a second thumbs up. :-)
When you did the conversion to RMS using .3535, I was a little confused because I was remembering .707, but watching it again I realized it was just Peak and not Peak to Peak being converted to RMS.
+Donald D'Egidio
Thanks Donald!
+Donald D'Egidio I was going to mention the same thing but then saw your comment. Makes more sense now.
How do get the value .. 3535 or .707?
@@AJITHKUMAR-cj1nv It depends. If you want to find the RMS value from the peak to peak value its Pk-Pk X 0.3535. If you want to calculate the RMS value from the peak value its Pk X 0.707.
i never get bored listening to this guy, love it thanks
Typically RMS = V Peak X .707 (understand that you had a center tapped secondary divided by 2, just clarifying the RMS calculation typically made on an AC sign wave such as the 60 HZ main)
I wish I’d had your videos 40 years ago. For a visual learner this video cleared it all up! Excellent!
First rate again Paul! Your videos are works of art. I can sit here for hours in awe watching your videos! Not only are you an outstanding teacher but I have come to believe you are a true genius! You should write a book for us hams on electronics and trouble shooting. 73's, Dr. Stan, KZ8G
+Stanley Gerrick
Thanks for the kind words Dr.Stan!
I second that emotion and comment!
Mr. Carlson’s , i’m a start learning now, and you never imagine how helpful your videos are to me, and this one in particular, Quite impressed, I really don’t know how to thank you, including mentioned the safeties, please don’t forget about people starting lording and continue doing videos like this, thank you.
You're a great teacher! Thanks
Very informative, and absolute great refresher for me. Electronics were a hobby as a kid, my dad was a radio tech in the Army. Then I went to tech school and started a career in electrical-instrumentation tech for 14 years; however, got laid off in 2000 and transferred over to IT in the financial industry. Now 60 years old and just retired and getting back into the my electronic hobbies. Enjoying your video presentations. Thank you.
that was very good and very easy to understand - thank you!!!
You are such an incredible teacher. wow.
Thanks for your kind comment!
love your videos, man you are the best!
+weqrfawe
Thanks for the kind comment!
I really enjoyed your video, I studied this 40 years ago and now I am trying to learn again , it is such an interesting subject and you make it much easier to understand, excellent presentation, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice video! I like it. But one diode in the bridge rectifier it's drawn wrong (lower).
Best regards, Paul.
+ReduktorSzumu
Already caught, Thanks!
+ReduktorSzumu was about to say the same thing then i seen your comment.
Visualization is how my mind works , so I've got to give a big THANK YOU for making this lesson so simple to understand.
You're very welcome!
Very nice lecture .
Thank you, great visual tutorial. I was looking for something like this after changing the capacitors on 10 - 1100 kVA UPS units that support a 10 MW datacenter. Love your vids and sub'd.
Best presentation ever. Others talk about it, but seeing it in action is so neat/interesting. When the speed is a bit fast, it really demonstrates very well. I will watch over and over again until I am never able to forget.
Great, glad you enjoyed!
Paul, can you please consider producing one of these demonstrating a Buck-Boost dc voltage amplifier? And after that, perhaps a/many contrived example/s of how ham antennas of different styles actually work? I just can't seem to get the inductor - capacitor flow into my dim brain. I think this video MIGHT fix me though...
Thanks for your input Robert!
You are the best teacher EVER!! I love your videos!!!!! It’s amazing how you simplify everything. Thank you.
Alright!
Hey...you stawp...be nice
Mr. Carlson this is a great education for me who knows nothing about electronics but who wants to change out my capacitors in an old Adcom power amp, and speakers.You do a great service thank you.
This is the type of thing that needs to be taught in high school not bullshit they teach
I agree!
Instead of leftist indoctrination!
Dont they
@@MrDoneboy duurp durp
@@supme7558 Speaking of leftists!
Seen dozens of vids on rectification and capacitor role in the process. This is the first and only one that actually explained it in understandable way!
What a lab !!!
I do enjoy your videos very much, while I figured I knew most of the materials covered, there always seems a little bit that I never thought about, or even knew existed. So I did want to thank you for taking the time to cover these basics for those of us who need a bit of a refresher.
Thanks Jerry!
60 cycles per second... 60 Hertz...
Just need to put that down so I can remember later. Thanks!
That was one the neatest visual demonstrations that I have seen in almost 60 years of tinkering with radio and electronics. Thanks for your videos Paul - I enjoy them all. 73, Bill
+rollerbald
Thanks for your very kind words Bill!
I like the videos you provide, but please, the unit of measure is hertz, named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. It isn't 1 hert or 0.5 hert. Just a pet peeve of mine.
+Sawdust_Tim Bell
Hi Tim, we say Volts and Amps, shortening the names and pluralizing them, is this OK with you?
+Mr Carlson's Lab More than okay with me. I was taught in physics in high school and college to use the unit of measure as hertz and it was the same term in a singular or plural case. So with a quality tutorial like this one to hear hert just felt contrary to me. A search on Google doesn't find a unit of measurement as hert. That being said it is getting used more often on RUclips so maybe hert will become an industry standard and thanks for the videos.
+Sawdust_Tim Bell I noticed his pronunciation too and felt is sounded weird. Volt or Voltage comes from mr Volta en and amp or ampere from mr Ampere. In Dutch it is usually two 1 Volt or 10 Volt, but I hear 1 volt/10 volts a lot in English. Then we use 1 ampere and 10 ampere in dutch, but again English turns that in to 1 amp two amps. Dutch has 1 Hertz and 10 Hertz and though I never heard it before I can understand where an english speaker might turn that into 1 hert and 10 hertz. But it still sounds wrong and according to the dictionary is wrong. Hertz is both singular and plural www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american/hertz
+Sawdust_Tim Bell
I agree with you Sawdust_Tim Bell.
Paul, you are a smart and knowledgeable guy and I do enjoy your videos, however you don't get to make up the names of units that have been decided by international convention.
Better get used to my lingo, if your going to watch this channel. Your in for a few surprises.
The first video I have found to explain how and why dc filtering works - many thanks indeed, it is now VERY CLEAR for me.
You're Welcome Ian!
Mr. Carlson, I stumbled across these videos a couple of weeks ago and I have been glued to them ever since. You are providing a superb resource for those of us who are learning electronics in the context of theory, troubleshooting, and repair. You have a gift for clear explanations. As an academic, I have a great appreciation for those (particularly in STEM fields) who can clearly articulate concepts in a practical manner. Absolutely superb! James
+Bubbatech Electronics
Thanks for the very kind words James!
That was the best demonstration I’ve ever seen. And you answered a question too. You can use led’s as a rectifier bridge lol. Of course at low volts and current. Great job ty.
Thankyou! That is the best explanation with visual aid I have ever seen. Will be watching more of those!
Very nice demonstration of the workings of the transformers and rectification. Done in a way a novice can understand. Bravo Sir.
That was genius using LEDs under the paper. A lot of these tutorials are a bit basic for me but I love watching them for your teaching style. Keep up the good work!
+Moonbrony
Glad your enjoying, Thanks!
This has been such a huge help to an introductory EE student. I really appreciate it!
You are an excellent teacher, this is THE way electronics should be taught.
Thanks for the refresher, my biggest problem was MATH, I could never do formula's, etc., the way you teach it I can grasp it easily.
I took the COYNE Electronics TV & radio correspondence course back in 1962.
Been out of the hobby for quite awhile now, poor eyesight.
Thanks for those great videos.
+old64goat
Glad your enjoying the video's! Thanks for the kind words too!
Very well presented and explained. I liked the theoretical with the practical and a gradual build up to the ideal situation in the circuit. The inclusion of the oscilloscope was the a great help in displaying what was going on and slowing down the frequency was also interesting.
+Tom OConnor
Glad you enjoyed Tom, thanks for your kind comment!
This information is well known for all people who studied electronics, but explained in that way is just genial and didactic.
Thanks!
I Replaced a bridge rectifyer in a old busted Joust arcade power supply a fe w years back. Now I understand how they work. Great video!
Just started watching you via another's recommendation and have never found as good an explanation on AC/DC current fluctuation as you do! Thank you, very much!
+jb121993
Glad you enjoyed!
its been a pleasure listening to you. In the way you explain things.I have been intto radio all my life. my amature ham call is N6man. been radio broadcast engineer for many years. now retired
Thanks Lisa!
This has to be the best explanation and visual I have seen thus far ! Thank you looking forward to many more like this.
Glad you enjoyed JOGO. Thanks for your comment!
This sublime demonstration has been pivotal for my start in electronics; thank you Carlson-san.
You're Welcome Jason!
I really like the visualization using LEDs as rectifiers. Great way to demo these principles!
+Hilltop
Thanks!
Good job that's real teaching, I haven't seen a presentation like this since the 70's when i was a kid.
As a new self taught “tech” mainly dealing with Class D amplification the visual representation was so helpful, ty! Really dig all your videos as well :)
Best explanation I have seen. Provides a good base on which to build.. I have so far picked up a little by repairing r2r tape decks as a hobby because of the wonderful analog sound. I would like to see more like these to improve my perspective. I will be watching for more of these. Thank you so much.
I am very impressed with your videos, explanations, and jigs. This is a great way to explain this to inexperienced engineers or hobbyists. Well done! You have the teaching gene.
This was excellent! For visual learners, like myself, your combination of clear visuals, hands on demonstration and succinct yet thorough and accurate explanation just cannot be beat. No one does this in all of RUclipsdom as well as you. Please continue this excellent series.
The only thing that I can imagine I could want is possibly a simple, low-power example (maybe a quick sketch with some values in a cloud file somewhere?) that a home hobbyist could build on a breadboard - a simple sine wave generator, bridge circuit, etc., appropriate for safe viewing on a kit or PC-based oscilloscope that a hobbyist might have. That way we can learn and experiment without the danger of AC mains or expense of line-rated hardware.
Please, keep up the awesome work; love the channel!!
...well, "ya can't please EVERYBODY!!"
...with a low voltage transformer output, the risk of electrical shock is NEGLIGIBLE!!
There is NO reason to be AFRAID of electricity- all you have to do is RESPECT IT!!!
This presentation answered a lot of questions for me. This information is outstanding!! Thank you so much for doing this!!
You are a great instructor, Mr. Carlson!
Great tutorial Mr. Carlson. I remember taking AC/DC theory in school many years ago, but it was never explained in detail
the way you have. And using LEDs to provide the rectification and indications was positively brilliant.
+SuperCarver2011
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the kind words!
One of the first things I studied (self taught) was half and full wave rectification it took me a little time to work it out in my minds eye but WOW!!! this is the best explanation both verbally and visually I have ever seen way better than reading it and trying to figure it out in my head ! lol Really glad I found your channel Two thumbs up !!!!
Great! Glad you're enjoying!
This tutorial really helped me wrap my head around this whole AC to DC, inductance, bridge rectifier, capacitance thing a whole lot better. Thanks!
Really great visual demonstration! Wish I had that years ago to show how rectifiers worked. Thanks for taking the time to put that together. What a great teaching aid these basic electronics videos are.
+Bill Moran
Thanks for the kind comment Bill!
Fantastic video Paul. Really simplifies how bridge's work. Appreciate it very much.Jim
+Jimmy Mac
Your welcome Jim!
I am glad I watched this. There was no new information to me but the video was done in such an outstanding way that It had my interest all the way through. The diode setup must have taken a bit of effort to make, WELL DONE!
Glad you enjoyed it Wayne!
I have never have seen such a detailed example of caps and ripple, great job.
+Chuck Legg
Thanks for your kind comment Chuck!
Paul - Wow! And THANK YOU. This video explains so much. I’m so glad I watched it. It’s filled in a lot of “holes” in my understanding of power supplies. I’ve forgotten so much! I would love to see you go deeper. How about adding a choke to this circuit? And also point out that AC and DC can travel on the same wire in different directions!? I just recently learned this about AC and DC, not only was I amazed by this, I gained a deeper understanding of how a tube amplifier works. Without that concept, I was just staring at a schematic and feeling hopelessly lost.
Thanks again!
If Mr. Carlson had been my electrical/electronics Professor, I would actually have learned a ton of things! Fantastic understanding of how people learn :)
...that's only ONE of advantages of the internet-!!!