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Electricity Basics, Explained Visually

How current, voltage, circuits, motors and relays really work.

Trades · Beginner · English · 12 videos · 2 h 31 min · videos by The Engineering Mindset

By the end you should be able to

  1. Explain current, voltage and resistance with Ohm's law
  2. Tell series circuits from parallel ones
  3. Describe how motors, diodes and relays work
Safety first. Mains electricity can kill. Switch off the supply at the breaker and prove it dead with a tester before touching any conductor. Practise on low-voltage circuits first, and leave fixed wiring to a licensed electrician wherever your local rules require one.

Watch in this order

  1. 1.How ELECTRICITY works - working principle10 min
  2. 2.Electrical Current Explained - AC DC, fuses, circuit breakers, multimeter, GFCI, ampere19 min
  3. 3.Voltage Explained - What is Voltage? Basic electricity potential difference11 min
  4. 4.Ohms Law Explained - The basics circuit theory10 min
  5. 5.Conventional Current v Electron Flow - Electricity explained3 min
  6. 6.DC Series circuits explained - The basics working principle11 min
  7. 7.DC parallel circuits explained - The basics how parallel circuits work working principle16 min
  8. 8.Diodes Explained - The basics how diodes work working principle pn junction12 min
  9. 9.Inductors Explained - The basics how inductors work working principle10 min
  10. 10.How Batteries Work - Battery electricity working principle19 min
  11. 11.How does an Electric Motor work? DC Motor explained16 min
  12. 12.How Relays Work - Basic working principle electronics engineering electrician amp14 min
  13. Then continue with the remaining 31 videos of the playlist on YouTube.

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