EEVblog now a University Standard - Page 1
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author: Alexander.e.hiller
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 02:26:59 am
content: Just wanted to let you know that my university, University at Buffalo (UB), just added your main channel in a "course" that all the engineers in the school were auto-enrolled in this semester. I've been a long time fan of yours and left the military and entered school for EE at 30 years old due in large part to your videos.When I saw that you are 1 of the 5 YouTubers recommended by my school I was quite pleased. Thanks for everything, you're inspiring the next generation of electrical engineers!?

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 03:39:04 am
content: Quote from: Alexander.e.hiller on February 09, 2018, 02:26:59 amWho were the other 4 ?

author: janekm
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 03:43:45 am
content: It's in the screenshot, Great Scott, Veritasium, Electroboom and Smarter Every Day.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 03:58:04 am
content: Cool bananas

author: BU508A
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 07:41:47 am
content: I would replace Electroboom with TheSignalPath. Seriously.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 09, 2018, 08:15:11 am
content: I was thinking about ElectrBOOM myself.However, when I thought about it for a minute, I came to understand something that would be very educational and extremely important....Before referring students to watch one of his videos - instruct them to answer the question: "Why is he still alive?"

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2018, 04:53:50 pm
content: I think ElectroBOOM is quite an informative channel. Mehdi is an entertainer and shows the potential dangers of electricity.Perhaps TheSignalPath could be a sixth channel?

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2018, 06:57:12 pm
content: I would like to come up with a Top 10 list:- EEVBlog- Great Scott- Veritasium- Electroboom- Smarter Every Day- TheSignalPath- w2aew- ?- ?- ?

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2018, 07:50:20 pm
content: I've gotten good repair information from the Badcaps forum.

author: Melt-O-Tronic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2018, 07:56:33 pm
content: IMO,W2AEWshould be at or near the top. There is a ton of incredibly educational content on his channel and it's presented in easily digested ways. I've learned more about RF from Alan and Shahriar than all other sources.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 14, 2018, 10:44:41 pm
content: Quote from: Melt-O-Tronic on February 14, 2018, 07:56:33 pmTotally agree

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 02:17:31 am
content: Quote from: Melt-O-Tronic on February 14, 2018, 07:56:33 pmAlexander.e.hiller has the opportunity to check out the other mentioned channels and suggest them to his instructor or possibly the instructor who maintains this stuff. I think they chose that list to balance the heavier stuff with lighter stuff and engage undergraduates.

author: Melt-O-Tronic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 02:24:23 am
content: My post was in response to ez24

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 02:32:20 am
content: Need 3 more for my Top 10 that will go here on my new List A (I will mark them "Top 10"):https://www.eevblog.com/forum/other-blog-specific/a/msg1341166/#msg1341166If I do not get them here, I will start a new post asking for themthanks everyone

author: djacobow
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 03:04:34 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on February 09, 2018, 08:15:11 amI enjoy all these EE video bloggers, but I want to stand up for ElectroBoom. I think his pedagogy is very subtle and sly. He is alive, of course, because he knows *precisely* what he is doing. So, while he tells you what the rules are, he is showing you what is really happening. It's probably not great for people who will never come to understand electricity, but for EE students, I think he's fantastic. If you watch carefully, you will see him do things with dangerous equipment that are often painful and scary, but are not actually dangerous, and you can learn a lot from that.A great example is when he uses an inverter and a widowmaker double-male extension cord to power his bedroom. Everyone knows this is a Bad Idea. But why is it a bad idea, and under what circumstances will it work? And even when it does work, what risks are you taking? This is all made clear in the video. It's a damn sight better than "just don't do it."He's also a lot of fun, of course. And yes, I have the "full bridge" T-shirt.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 03:09:09 am
content: Quote from: djacobow on February 15, 2018, 03:04:34 amUnfortunately he did screw up big time with the microwave oven transformer Jacobbs ladder video, he's luck to be alive. A lot of people with judge on that worst case example.

author: djacobow
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 03:15:01 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 15, 2018, 03:09:09 amIs that the one where the energized jacob's ladder fell on him and he grabbed it? Yeah, definitely not his finest moment.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 04:36:49 am
content: I hadn't seen that one ... until just now.Very scary. I believe a big part of what saved him was the fact that the two sparkler towers came together as he grabbed them and this shorted the main power flow. Without that, I imagine we would never have seen this video.This is one that will be hard to forget - and one that probably shouldn't be.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 04:40:57 am
content: Quote from: djacobow on February 15, 2018, 03:15:01 amYes, it was completely dumb. He shouldn't have published that IMO, it ruins any public narrative that he's a professional and is extremely careful and knows exactly what he's doing etc. Which he might ordinarily be of course, but when playing with a death trap like this there should have been zero chances taken.

author: BU508A
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 07:44:09 am
content: Quote from: djacobow on February 15, 2018, 03:04:34 amEducation with a big hammer? Not my thing ...Imo does his crazyness distract from the important things.And in my eyes he has completely disqualified himself with this jacob ladder stunt.QuoteHe is alive, because he had a lot of luck imo.QuoteToo much show, too less serious stuff.Just my two Cents.

author: BU508A
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 07:49:35 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on February 15, 2018, 02:32:20 amWhat about Mr. Carlson's Lab?https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA

author: stmdude
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 07:55:17 am
content: Imho, afrotechmods tutorials are second to none when it comes to explaining the basics.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 08:07:11 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on February 14, 2018, 06:57:12 pmI would also include:Bigclive.comFran BlancheJeri EllsworthJoe SmithJulian IlettKerry Wongknurlgnar24Micah Elizabeth Scott (very long videos!)MikeselectricstuffMr. Carlson's LabOpenTechLabTanner TechVoltlogTangentially related to electronics and might be useful for those learning about it but probably not relevant for an electronics class:April Wilkerson (woodworking, good for making lab furniture)AvE (mostly mechanical stuff)CaitlinV3 (how to build your own PC, i.e. for fast compiling)Infinite Series (math)JoanneTechLover (more DIY PCs)M. C. Pletcher (DIY refrigeration)Naomi Wu (more art than electronics and probably too show off)Physics Girl (physics of course!)Vi Hart (math)

author: hagster
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 08:22:35 am
content: My listComputerphile -err computer stuffNumberphile - err math stuff60 Symbols3BrownOneBlue - a new way to look at math and physicsTom Scott - all interesting stuff2 minute papers - AIRobert Cowan -mechanical CNC and fighting robot buildsTom Stanton - RC stuff 3d Printing and moreJames Bruton - Robots, Cosplayb Arduino and more.

author: Fire Doger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 08:54:07 am
content: My top 5 electronics areEevblogThe Signal PathMr Carlsons labLong Kong (The best 101 electronics course for me)Brian Douglas (Control theory)Robert Feranec has some interesting videos about PCBI love electroBoom but not enough for top 5Rather than eevblog I couldn't find any channel that has any useful video about product design, I am tired of perf boards and Chinese modules...If Dave will record his thoughts during design it will be pure gold!

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 10:54:44 am
content: I'd add ->Clickspring - Pure craftsmanshipThe Coding Train - Programming equivalent of Dave

author: Melt-O-Tronic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 04:20:51 pm
content: OMG, how did I forget Mr. Carlson's Lab? His channel is really appropriate for Alexander.e.hiller's original post. Another incredible teacher, right up there with Alan and Shahriar.

author: tombi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 03:02:32 am
content: A few more (I know everybody has their favourites).Feedbackloop who does some really cool repairs as well as other projects from scratch./dev/ttyso - His improve your analog IQ stuff was nice as was his stuff on crystals. His videos seem to be a bit sparse at the moment.Also there is Scullcom.Tom

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 03:05:58 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 09, 2018, 03:58:04 amCan you do a video on cool bananas?

author: djacobow
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 03:41:15 am
content: Quote from: mrpackethead on February 21, 2018, 03:05:58 amCool bananas are ok as far as they go, but I think it's a mistake -- perhaps journalistic malpractice -- to make such a video without also discussing the relative merits of cold bananas, warm bananas, hot bananas, plasma bananas, and of course, very cold superconducting bananas. Each has their place in the practicing EE's toolkit (not to mention, lunch pail), and really deserves its own video.

author: mrpackethead
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 04:17:21 am
content: Quote from: djacobow on February 21, 2018, 03:41:15 amProbably can combo cool bananas with winner winer chicken dinner, dogs breakfast and box knife skills.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2018, 04:59:21 am
content: Quote from: djacobow on February 21, 2018, 03:41:15 amThat sounds more like Freelee the Banana Girl's domain. But while fitness is certainly useful, I don't see it as relevant to an electronics class.

author: dannypowell
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: April 29, 2019, 02:30:06 pm
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author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 25, 2019, 06:40:46 pm
content: Mikeselectricstuff - interesting but unintelligible.Ave - much swearing.W2aew deserves a top spot.TheSignalPath, too, for advanced students.Jeri - I really like the early stuff but she hardly posts anything these days.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 25, 2019, 08:22:57 pm
content: Quote from: janekm on February 09, 2018, 03:43:45 amOh dear oh dear, Great scott? what the idiot that just draws nice schematics, never properly explains anything making it look easier than it is and actually did a video on how to make a SMPS without using a microcontroller in the feedback loop which is the most stupid thing anyway? Because comparators are so hard....

author: SparkyFX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2019, 08:59:50 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 15, 2018, 04:40:57 amInone of his first videosthe spark (and probably the sound) was edited into the video. Maybe he got better in editing.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2019, 04:47:25 am
content: Some new additions to the list:Adam WelchAndreas SpiessBeauty and the Bolt (mostly science, but very well presented)Ben Heck Hacksbitluni's labBlitz City DIYBrian LoughDamien Maguire (some power electronics, but mostly mechanical)Defpom's Electronics & RepairElectronoobselectronupdateEmily's Electric Odditiesglasslinger (DIY vacuum tubes)James AllenJohannes Hubner (lots of motor control stuff)Kaizer Power ElectronicskatkimshowMarco RepsmjlortonMrTesla1337Robert DuHamel/RSD Academyxraytonyb