Electronic Basics #9: Diodes & Bridge Rectifiers

In this video I will tell you the most important facts about general purpose diodes and how to use them in DC and AC circuits. I also build a bridge rectifier and explain why you find them in almost every power supply.

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Comments in this video:
1. The one who talk about this video
2. The "Great video" dude
3. bridge rectifier

[viruseqyt]

*FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER*, It's not a puny single diod- wait.. wrong channel

[mattnick]

great scott :bridge rectifier
ElectroBOOM : BRIDGE RECTIFIRE

[TracyNorrell]

7 years ago, and still one of the best videos of it's kind on this site.

[DiegoNovoa]

Great Video! I wish my teachers back in the school days had been so clear about how electronics works!

[ComoGT]

2:23 or maybe you can get a BRIDGE RECTIFAIAH

[parleyk]

Since an LED is a diode would it be possible to make a bridge rectifier out of only LEDs?

[PAWTeamUnited]

Full BRIGE RECTIFIER












Electro Boom!

[undauntedinventor]

The simplified wheatstone bridge was really well explained!

[PapaDiaSennA]

hi, I want to make a *FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER*
that's right, it is not a dumb single diode rectifier, it's a *FULL BRIDGE*

[Argosh]

I just began playing with electronics and these basics videos are a godsend! Thank you so much for making them. They helped me identify what I needed to know on datasheets numerous times!

[BrainSlugs]

I dunno what it is, but the diamond pattern is way easier for me to see. -- It just seems simple. -- Yours was kind of complicated for me this time around; if I didn't already know what a bridge rectifier was, I'd be super confused... anyway -- thanks for posting this. Don't be disheartened that I said this, I still think your videos are awesome. Keep up the good work! :)

[ECOMMUSK]

dude this is like a zillion times better than engineering class (im a senior)

[RandomSTUFFzors]

Oh, ok. So if I understand it correctly, when your capacitor is too small to smooth out the bumps on a half wave rectification circuit, you need a *FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!!*

[thejustin]

Dude! You're awesome
Thank u for such great videos
You make it easy to understand

[TheVanuPhantom]

Now I finally understand how a bridge rectifier works!

[trainzexpress]

Do you have a video explaining how to make the circuit board at 0:43?
Thanks!

EDIT: Also what schematic editor do you use at 4:00?

[TheNobody]

ich finde du machst sehr gute videos. weiter so :D

[Demon-gqio]

I will get recommendation after 6 years

[jacobguerra]

Great video and it goes hand in hand with the labs I've been taking for my engineering courses!