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Best Electronics & circuit design videos, as recommended on Hacker News

94 videos about electronics & circuit design that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly explainer, demo, tutorial. Channels that come up most: Ben Eater, Technology Connections, bigclivedotcom, EEVblog. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is AT&T Archives: Similiarities of Wave Behavior (Bonus Edition): HN repeatedly calls it the clearest introduction to waves and transmission-line behavior, better than modern explainers.

• lectureAT&T Archives: Similiarities of Wave Behavior (Bonus Edition)AT&T Tech Channel · 12 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• other8-bit computer updateBen Eater · 14 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• tutorial“Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1Ben Eater · 11 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talkFinding the Missing Memristor - R. Stanley WilliamsThe Qualcomm Institute · 12 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• lecture[LIVE] How to Achieve Proper Grounding - Rick Hartley - Expert Live Training (US)Altium · 9 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• demoI bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debateAlphaPhoenix · 8 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• talkWhat your Differential Pairs Wish You Knew with Rick Hartley - AltiumLive KeynoteAltium · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• tutorialThe world's worst video card?Ben Eater · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• documentaryThe Art of Making a Nixie TubeDalibor Farný · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• tutorialHow does a USB keyboard work?Ben Eater · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerWatch electricity hit a fork in the road at half a billion frames per secondAlphaPhoenix · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkBlueHat IL 2019 - Andrew "bunnie" Huang - Supply Chain Security: "If I were a Nation State...”Microsoft Israel R&D Center · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerOld pinball machines are amazingly complexTechnology Connections · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C CableAdam Savage’s Tested · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerHow an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium ClockCuriousMarc · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• explainerThe lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lampsbigclivedotcom · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerElectric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE ExplainedTechnology Connections · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerBritish Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's WhyTom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• explainerHow a transistor worksBen Eater · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• documentaryInside a Huge PCB FactoryStrange Parts · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• talkIntroduction to LibrePCB A new, powerful and intuitive EDA tool for everyoneFOSDEM · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• demoFun with ultracapacitors!!Afrotechmods · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2020
• demoLED Experiments: Making Holiday Lights Less GarishTechnology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• tutorial8-bit CPU control logic: Part 1Ben Eater · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe Superheterodyne Radio: No really, that's its nameTechnology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerHow Electricity Actually WorksVeritasium · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• tutorialHow To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With SoundJellybean Fenderson · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• tutorialMaking a Full Bridge RectifierElectroBOOM · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• tutorial(Sponsored) KiCad STM32 + USB + Buck Converter PCB Design and JLCPCB Assembly - Phil's Lab #11Phil’s Lab · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• documentaryWLW's 500,000 Watt TransmitterK7AGE · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• tutorialDesign Your Own Keyboard!Ben Vallack · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• demoThe rigs we've created for chipsynth MD's emulation.plgDavid · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerEEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!EEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• tutorialKiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65Phil’s Lab · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• tutorialEEVblog #186 - Soldering Tutorial Part 3 - Surface MountEEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
• tutorialPulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRITThe Thought Emporium · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• tutorialAn Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKeyDigiKey · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• demoHomemade Transistor DemonstrationJeri Ellsworth · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021
• demoHorrific USB power supply fault. (Electrocution risk.)bigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• demoTSP #133 - Keysight UXR 110GHz BW, 256GS/s, 10-bit Real-Time Oscilloscope Teardown & ExperimentsThe Signal Path · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainerThe Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics)Technology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• tutorialEEVblog #555 - 555 Timer KitEEVblog · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2019
• tutorialBuild an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKYApplied Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• explainerHow Analog Color TV Works: The BeginningsTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• tutorialMaking logic gates from transistorsBen Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• interviewPinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)EEVdiscover · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• interviewEEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space ProbeEEVblog · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• tutorialProfessional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface MountJohn Gammell · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• tutorialA simple guide to electronic components.bigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• commentaryAmazon Sells Fake Electrical FusesLouis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• tutorialHow To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)EEVdiscover · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• documentaryThe Secret Life of the Radio - Remasteredtim hunkin · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerDefeating Microwave Weapons! - Part 1Tech Ingredients · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerThe simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipersTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkReading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated CircuitsHACKADAY · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• tutorialHow to power ANYTHING using USB-C Power Delivery and the ZY12PDN PD Trigger BoardKenneth Finnegan · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• demoMelt your circuit boardsmitxela · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerWhy build an entire computer on breadboards?Ben Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• tutorial#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / TutorialAndreas Spiess · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• demoFiring the Lorentz Plasma CannonLightningOnDemand · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerHow does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥Branch Education · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• demoTOTAL teardown of a lithium phone battery.bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2024
• explainerTeardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.bigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• tutorialWorld's worst video card? The exciting conclusionBen Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• demoMegaprocessor Tour 1 - (fixed audio)Megaprocessor · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• demoEEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer TeardownEEVblog · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• explainerWhy it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)Technology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• demoOpen Source 8.5 Digit Voltmeter from CERN: Build and TestMarco Reps · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• explainerIs 5G Spelling Our DOOM?! How EM Waves Can HurtElectroBOOM · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• explainerHow Wrong Is VERITASIUM? A Lamp and Power Line StoryElectroBOOM · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• demoDangerous tattoo remover from eBay is a MILLION watt laserstyropyro · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• demoWelcome to Project SoliGoogle ATAP · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• demoAwesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• tutorialSo how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?Ben Eater · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2021
• explainerThe step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machinesTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• explainerThe most deadly project on the Internetbigclivedotcom · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• demoInside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• demoLaser diode self-mixing: Range-finding and sub-micron vibration measurementApplied Science · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• explainerMechanical circuits: electronics without electricitySteve Mould · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024
• demoSeries circuit - 3 LEDsHenryk Gasperowicz · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2020
• musicOscilloscope Music - PlanetsJellybean Fenderson · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2021
• demoInside a heated shower head. (suicide shower)bigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• demoHow far can I broadcast LoRa packets WITHOUT a radio? - LoLRaCNLohr · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2026
• demoInside a cheap set of eBay digital calipersbigclivedotcom · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• explainerTSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth AnalysisThe Signal Path · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• tutorialHow a Character LCD works Part 1The 8-Bit Guy · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• interviewLadyada interview with Paul Horowitz - The Art of Electronics @adafruit @electronicsbookAdafruit Industries · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• explainerLines of Light: How Analog Television WorksTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• explainerEEVblog #632 - Solar Roadways Are RUBBISH!EEVblog · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2023
• demoHow many PCIe Extensions is TOO MANY??Linus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2026
• demoThis ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFiJeija · 1 HN recommender · 2025–2026
• demoMeasure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalanceApplied Science · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• tutorialHow to Make/Build a Lifter or IonocraftRimstarOrg · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• demoEEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger TeardownEEVblog · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2019