This guys kids better appreciate their dad. Best teacher I’ve ever known of. Blown away by his ability to explain complex things.

@prydzen

4 жыл бұрын

they are not complex things. maybe you just had bad teachers.

@Executableapplication

4 жыл бұрын

Prydzen Not complex? Says the guy watching internet videos about the subject.

@joooood233

4 жыл бұрын

Prydzen I’ve only had 3 good teachers throughout my entire education

@beholdandfearme

4 жыл бұрын

@@prydzen Everybody finds different things to be complex. For example I find bridge rectifiers to be complex while you find making friends to be complex. Maybe you just had bad teachers.

@aNOMaly_..

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment on this... Amazing teacher!

Looks like you built a FULL BRIDGE RECIFIER! *electroboom intensifies*

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Would you believe I didn't know about electroboom's FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER vids until AFTER I made that video??? Otherwise I may have had to shout that into the camera!!!

@RyanBissell

4 жыл бұрын

Ctrl-F

@Scavage0001

4 жыл бұрын

Please make some full bridge rectifier shout in the next Video! The rest of my life i cant read "full bridge rectifier" without thinking to electroboom

@EliteHEAD

4 жыл бұрын

:D

@DavidFrostbite

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you could make an EVEN FULLER BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!?! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnqFqZukpbu5qMo.html

I learned more about hydroelectric power in 14 minutes than I did in an entire school year

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

@kiranmurali910

4 жыл бұрын

school life*

@cybernessful

4 жыл бұрын

shitty education system?

@quitschi9954

4 жыл бұрын

Did any of your classes cover hydroelectric power though?

@Simone-laragosta-di-lago

4 жыл бұрын

@@quitschi9954 man im doing an electrotechnical school i had a professor explain to me the diode bridge and didnt understand it. i went on youtobe while i was bored and completeley undestand it from a guy in his backyard

It's fun learning when you actually have a quality teacher.

best explanation of a bridge rectifier I've seen. Thanks and keep up the good work!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan! I didn't set out to explain a rectifier like that but once I saw the opportunity I couldn't pass it up!

@MikeVDS

4 жыл бұрын

I came here to say the same thing!

@TrentTationnaiseXization

4 жыл бұрын

Same boat here. Electroboom would be proud.

@whatelseison8970

4 жыл бұрын

I agree he did a lovely job using LED's in place of boring, expensive, and opaque NORMAL diodes. The best way to play around with electronic components without spending a penny is to do it in-silico. That is, within a simulation. Here's a simulation I threw together of exactly the same circuit. tinyurl.com/wsbaops That's not just an animation btw, It's a full featured electronic circuit simulator able to run almost any valid circuit. Amazingly, it can take arbitrary inputs and inject them into a circuit (ie .wav files) and output signals you can analyze with any sound editor.

@Nifty-Stuff

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Brilliant visual representation using LED's!

Quint - You break this all down in a fun way that even a dummy like me can understand it. Great video. Thx

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thanks Jay, great meeting you last night and all those incredible students!

@darkshadowsx5949

4 жыл бұрын

hey even a guy who's been playing with electronics for the last 10 years is learning something. that full bridge rectifier demo was excellent. i never thought about how the electricity was flowing through it.

I am a graduating senior that has taken 2 years of electrical classes, and everything I’ve studied finally fell into place after watching this video. Very informative, thanks!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, you just made my day...

Soldered in my first diode near 40 years ago, before my 10th birthday even. Been playing with electronics and electrical stuff ever since, from building tiny little circuits all the way up to working with substation switch gear, and some nifty 3-phase factory systems. Part of my income these days is derived from designing circuits for small and medium-scale automation projects. I've not once heard an explanation for a rectifier as simple or effective as yours. The same goes for your explanations around how the generation works. I've never seen someone tackle it in such an effective and understandable manner. The visuals using actual components (rather than simulations or animations) makes it much clearer for many. Gonna have to add a larger workshop and 3-d printer to the house :)

Mans gonna be powering his whole house when he’s done with this series

@scout4locations

3 жыл бұрын

That would take alot if rain

@ernie325

3 жыл бұрын

@@scout4locations He can move to England and become a millionare selling power

Amazing. I got a CS/EE degree 16 years ago and this is still educational for me. You are a gift to humanity.

When Mr. Quint said "bridge rectifier" all i heard was "FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER" im gld you did not electricute yourself haha

@rauldumitrascu4929

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! And now i know how it works!

@threeiem

4 жыл бұрын

@msadaghd :-D LOL You are so right!

@andrewbergamann7982

4 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference :D

@terrijuanette486

3 жыл бұрын

Just learned about Electroboom....cool... kzread.info/dash/bejne/pX1pqNamYZDQmc4.html

@eduardochiba8699

3 жыл бұрын

Me too lol

I like the blowing up the balloon analogy, first time I’ve heard it.

I was initially more interested in the actual physical build of this but as someone familiar with the subjects you put years worth of understanding in to 14 minutes. This made more sense and covered more subjects than some courses. You have an amazing talent for teaching here.

@QuintBUILDs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You're gonna love what i'm working on now when it comes out! 👍

Just took 6 weeks of bread boards and scratching my head with confusion just to have this explained so visually well, the way you used the LEDs on the bridge, then added the capacitor to show it smooths the power! Appreciate it !! Great work!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not that's about where I was prior to making the video. When I saw the opportunity for the visual, I knew it had to be done! Thanks for sharing your experience, I really appreciate it. 👍

@rdkater

4 жыл бұрын

when charging battery's you don't need the capacitor batry's are acting like a capacitor.

i'm not an electronics/mechanic/electrical/engineer i'm just watching videos in youtube... videos from great/cool/knowledgeable man... pandemic brings me here...

Your ability to break these concepts down into digestible chunks is great, a fantastic teacher

In all my school days i thought that I would never understand Electrical, but you are teaching me more than my teachers! And I'm not even american! Thank you kindly, sir!

6:51 Best explanation of the rectifier I've ever seen

The way this guy explains how this works in extreme layman's detail is amazing. It took me years to learn what he explaines in just a few minutes. Thumbs up my friend.

Quite simply, this was far and away the best, clearest, and most understandable description of how a bridge rectifier works that I've ever seen. Well done!

@QuintBUILDs

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@BytebroUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@QuintBUILDs Mate, take that little bit of the vid and give it to high schools. Loads of physics kids will suddenly go "Now I get it!"

Now that's what you call a "quality" content. Keep up the good work man!

When you applied the load to the alternator with the LED lights, you could hear and see the change in load from the water... This is bloody brilliant mate. You have taught me so much from two videos, I haven't seen the third yet!!

Technically it's called a full wave bridge rectifier. For beginners in electronics, this is the best explanation of how a bridge rectifier works. Bravo.

Came here for inspiration, stayed for the best explanations of fundamental electrical principles... inflating balloons and the LED maze? pure brilliance!!!

my plan : Sleep... my brain : this video is interesting...

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! 👍

@shiftyguy_1146

4 жыл бұрын

Its 4AM and I feel the same😂

I've never heard, let alone seen, rectifiers explained like that, and it makes SO much more sense meow! Thank you! You've earned my subscription! Well done! I'm on to Part #3, and I look forward to future videos!

@madmax2069

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao "Meow", I'm sorry but I laughed when I seen that. But indeed it did make it pretty simple to understand.

@Resjek

4 жыл бұрын

Meow ahaha

The visual demonstration of the rectifier using LEDs is genius. Thanks for the amazing teaching!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

My proudest content yet I think, glad you appreciate it!

I'm so happy that he's not skipping his explanations just to make a quick, flashy video. This is educational, and I love it.

I've struggled to under stand full bridge rectifiers. That was by far the easiest and best "lesson" on one.

The moment this guy literally designed a generator, he earned 'The DIY King' title in my eves

I'm from Africa access to things like 3d printers, delivery services, tools and materials for projects are very hard to come by ,seeing how you use them and how these tools improve your projects and efficiency is admirable,please keep on making videos such that when the time comes when I have access to such things I will know what to do with the understanding I get from this channel !!!🙏🙏

This must be the most stimulating video to inspire young people to follow a career in science or engineering. The combination of practical workshop construction and experimenting together with simple but highly effective graphics and theory make the whole project stand in a league of its own. People like Quint should be teachers in every school on the planet.

@QuintBUILDs

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Martin! This is hard work but comments like that give me the courage to keep going. 👍

Hi, you came and talked to my school today for career day😂

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for looking up my channel!!! 👍

@perspective8369

4 жыл бұрын

Ainsle y lucky

I just did the opposite 😂, I took a car alternator and turned into a "BLDC motor" and used it to electrify my go-kart. Subscribed!

your explination of inhaling and exhaling is perfection

You have taught me more about electronics and electricity than my physics teachers could. Why have I never heard of your channel during my final year in high school. Thank you.

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@killervlogger4416

4 жыл бұрын

@@QuintBUILDs Greetings from South Africa

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite part of KZread, small connections made across the globe. The sun is just coming up here but I've already got a sketchpad covered with notes for my next video. Can't wait to share!

@killervlogger4416

4 жыл бұрын

@@QuintBUILDs Can't wait to watch

When i saw the neodymium magnets i literally shouted “nice!”. I always wanted to make an electric motor out of it. This is a great channel for i am a curious diy freak. Subbed!

Can't wait to see you charge any battery from it. You got the gift in explaining things 👍🏻 Great work!!

I learn more from watching your videos than I ever have in school! Thank you!

it's crazy how this guy made electricity so easy to understand. it's a true test of knowledge if someone can teach someone from 0, and this guy blew me away with how easy this was to follow.

As someone with a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, this video was amazing at explaining how these things work. If I could like this video twice, I would. Well done!

A smart, optimistic, and funny guy. The trifecta of what makes an amazing teacher. Keep on teaching cheers 🍻

I had no idea rectifiers were so simple in construction. Fascinating stuff.

This is the greatest video hands down for showing how a bridge rectifier works. Great video. Thank you.

Thank you! You're a great teacher. First time I've understood alternators and rectifiers.

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And me too btw. I could eventually get a rectifier working in the past with trial and error but now I'll never have to look it up again!

Great video! We greatly enjoyed watching and are looking forward to Part 3!

Dude, that was the best explanation of a full bridge rectifier I have ever seen! Well done!

Thank you for helping all of us who don't habe the tools to make the dream hobby happen, experience it through you.

Also, what everyone else is saying, u sir have a gift with explaining. Thankyou.

I've taken classes on electronics long ago, and have always been interested in the topic, but you make it easy to understand in very simple terms without it seeming "dumbed down". I'd call this "technically simplified" lol

4 years of high school after which i can say i didn't learn anything...i am glued with amazement and interest to your video and explanations and want to learn more. Kinda sad that 20 years ago there was no YT or people with passion to explain things. I only had teachers that came to do the work just for the paycheck... Thank you for doing what you love and sharing.

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Saving this one man, thank you.

This is one of the best explanations and visual representations of a full wave bridge rectifier I've seen. Love the 3D printer and your workshop. So much time on your hands that you can mess around with a rain gutter hydro alternator. You look pretty young to be retired.

I have never seen anyone explain this subject so well!

I thank you immensely for doing these videos, all the theory I learned in physics in combination with circuits all wrapped up nicely in one video as the much need demonstration of what engineering is and why I am falling in love with it.

I'm a mechanic and thought I was good with electrical - but never fully understood how the rectifiers on lawn mowers and small outboard boat engines worked... Electricity always follows the shortest path to ground, so your full bridge rectifier with LED instead of regular diodes REALLY helped me to fully understand the process! Awesome video and nice work!

I want you to know how much I enjoyed this content: I let every ad play in full without skipping.

You adding water resistance by having your "nozzle" at the bottom. Change to nozzle on the top side of your Pelton wheel so that the weight of the water will be going with gravity (down).

@joelcastellanos7224

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say. Just had to see if any one else beat me to it.

@trippasnippa6152

4 жыл бұрын

the youtuber Kris harbour has a pelton set up horizontal but it has 4 jets

@timderks5960

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be even better to have the jet point downwards, and hit the pelton wheel like that?

@jimmysquires5093

4 жыл бұрын

@@trippasnippa6152 Thanks, i also follow Kris.

@heavycurrent7462

4 жыл бұрын

But it slightly has more potential energy being at the bottom (farthest from the top). Also, the pelton wheel actually works better in this configuration. If the nozzle were at the top, the blades don‘t really "catches" momentum of water going down. It is designed to deflect the main direction, and they do so by sending the water back radially away from the center of the wheel. Guess where the water tends to go with this setup? Downwards, the same direction of the deflection. The core characteristic of this particular design is that it almost eliminate water "reflection" going the same direction of the source making the source‘s momentum undisturbed. If the jet is on top, the wheel will work to deflect it upwards see? So overall, this setup is better.

Wow.. absolutely love the way you explain the theories and science. Thank you so much for what you do. So happy I found your channel. Subscribed ✌️🙏😁

I’m a science teacher and am blown away with your videos. Great clear explanations, and amazing complimentary animations. Please keep it up.

I have wanted to understand the principal of a rectifier for years now and thanks to your video I do. What a great way to demonstrate the concept, it’s gone a long way to helping me understand the fundamentals of generators/alternators etc. Will share with friends! Thanks Quint!

7:42 - All I hear is Electroboom's FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!

@morienbendinelli1554

4 жыл бұрын

lol! 7:24 REKTIFIAH!! 😀😀😀

@techsbyglebbagrov7470

3 жыл бұрын

What's the fideo where he was sitting next to a whiteboard with a transformer and full bridge rectifier on it and said "And that gets fed into a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIAH"

Man I wish this was my first exposure to diode bridge rectifiers when I was a student. Great way to demonstrate how they work!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Man, you and me both!

i love how you use a simpler analogy to explain stuff. please keep doing it like that, thank you for the video.

I am making my first steps into electricity watching the first and second videos. Thank you for explaining like you are talking to a kid!

Quarantine really has us watching videos like this, and it’s actually very interesting.

I love how he explains everything. I wish he was my school teacher.

You've managed to cram copious amounts of classroom time into 14 min and the level of understanding gained is awesome. Hats of to you.

The way you edited this is freaking wonderful. You go through your whole thought process, you explain what you're doing in clear and understandable ways, and you make interesting content! You're like a practical Bill Nye!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

You: We need a different motor/generator. Me: Duh. Upgrade yo' self. You: We are gonna make it. From scratch. me: You are my new favorite human.

This is the way it should be thought in schools, thanks for the vid

@shaXadA6

4 жыл бұрын

Really, man, you're right!

I have never understood the full bridge rectifier until today. This is the best explanation ever. You're a really good teacher!

Man, you are explaining things like I never see anywhere else do. Excellent job! Regards from Argentina

@QuintBUILDs

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

This guy built his own alternator ?! This guy means business 👍

@simonmultiverse6349

3 жыл бұрын

3D printing rocks! ....NOT FORGETTING that there must be some design software somewhere, so you can design these 3D shapes and then tell the 3D printer to make the item in question.

Don't know what your name is but we need to put Professor in front of it! You have probably taken 3 years of schooling and put it into 5 minutes! All bow down!

This is by far the most approachable explanation of an alternator & rectifier I have ever encountered. Blows out of the water all the lectures & labs I have ever experienced during my days at uni... thank you for all the effort ! ;-)

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mine too!!! Would love to see this in every tech classroom...

This is simply amazing to me, especially the visualization of a full bridge rectifier. Excellent video!

Me: *watches the whole series after the virus* My nephew: Uncle what are you doing Me: Nothing much just making electricity

Second video I've watched on this channel, already love it! Hope you're my dad!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha!!! I'll pass that along to the two kids I know for sure are mine! 😂

@heavycurrent7462

4 жыл бұрын

The turbine needs a set of reduction gear since it has crazy RPM but less torque. If done correctly the efficiency is greater than a pelton wheel.

This video series is a microcosm of the Industrial Revolution, in that creative solutions led to advances in efficiency, which led to new ideas. Oh, and kudos for the excellent demonstration of a bridge rectifier. Brilliant idea to use LED's to show the current flow.

Even though I already knew all this, I can say with confidence this video has the best explanation of a rectifier (in layman's terms) ever.

Practical explanation in a way I never seen before! Good job! Hey bro, have you thought about using a tesla turbine instead?

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting idea!

@Gambiarte

4 жыл бұрын

@@QuintBUILDs I want very much to see this made!

@MarkRijckenberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@QuintBUILDs Why not reposition the direction of the jet from a 90 degree angle (versus vertical) to a 10 to 25 degree angle (from vertically down), so that a lot more gravitational energy is captured from the jet of water?

@prydzen

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkRijckenberg still inefficient, a tesla turbine allows a lot of the energy to be utilized.

damn. i hope i had this when i was still studying. It would have been so much more interesting.

What a outstanding lesson!!!! If just my teachers explain like you showing us the solution of real world problems instead of just equations and formulas. I´ve learned more wathcing these Rain Gutter Power videos than at the U. Thanks a lot from a new sub.

That was the most impressive explanation of a bride rectifier ever. I am so intimidated to learn about this because I cannot think of it visually. Thanks for being a great teacher

Just splashing the water onto the exterior wall and foundation seem to defeat the entire purpose of a gutter, so for this to make any practical sense you would need to somehow guide the water after the wheel into the drain. Like have the wheel running/mounted inside a pipe that leads to the drain.

@krono069

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, just build a little shield around it. Some sheet metal encased around this, maybe with a little door for repair access, and you're golden.

When you watch a random video on a guy generating power from rain, and end up with a degree in hydroelectric engineering. (Obviously there's more to know)

Entire college electrical semester summed up in one amazingly interesting video! Totally satisfied! Keep up the great work.

I've watched a couple of your videos and they are GREAT. Everything is explained super visually, I really love it. Thank you and please keep up doing such a great job!

"FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!" -ElectroBOOM

Now to just add an extension to the roof to collect more water.

@mysocratesnote8110

4 жыл бұрын

Or get a Bigga Roof! lol

this is the best garage project I've ever seen in a while here in youtube! And I admire your amazing skill of explaining things.

Wow, that has to be some of the most intuitive explanations I've ever seen in a video regarding electricity. Love it!

This is the best thing youtube as showed me lately, congrats, its super fun to see your experience.

I already knew about AC generators, however this is the best video explaining it that I’ve ever seen the balloon example for alternating-current is very clever

I've watched many videos showing how you can use old motors to generate power for use in the home, all with the same components included in your video, but your video has helped me understand how each component works and what it does, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! I'm looking forward to designing and making my own motor/generator. What makes my future project even more exciting is that i too have a 3d printer, so i can design and assemble my own motor. Once again thank you so much for your great explanation!!

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You're very welcome! BTW the cad files are on grabCAD under my channel name. But would much rather see you design your own! Good luck!!!

Thank you so much for this video! I never paid much attention to physics in high school, you are really great at explaining things and since you solve real life problems you make it both relevant and interesting to watch!

This was awesome. These fun little experiments show so much. I asked my kids how many of these would we need to run the space heater. Blew their minds.

i've just found you today, and you've taught me more in the last few hours than i've learned in awhile, you break things down so easily and simply, i understand all these vague concepts so much better because of you. thank you for your service

I'm amazed by how well you've explained this. Thanks. I'm not building a raingutter generator, but I am working on a very simple alternator. This helps immensely to understand what I'm reading.

Beautifully and simply explained in an engaging manner with quantifiably practical results: what education should be. Thank you, Jedi Master.

@QuintBUILDs

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!