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Free electronics videos from Dave Jones, who works hands-on with an oscilloscope and voltmeter. Commenters praise it as sponsor-free and a great teacher.

Free electronics videos from Dave Jones, who works hands-on with an oscilloscope and voltmeter. Commenters praise it as sponsor-free and a great teacher.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 6 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Hands-on bench demos and examples

    “Even Dave Jones' videos have more use because he's right there with an oscilloscope and voltmeter”

    Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere”

    “The EEVBlog[1] video about this has a nice example”

    Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “New Texas Instruments 5532 chips are not the 5532's we've used for decades”
  • Teaches a lot with clear examples

    “The EEVBlog[1] video about this has a nice example”

    Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “New Texas Instruments 5532 chips are not the 5532's we've used for decades”

    “He's taught me so much. Absolute treasure”

    Comment from 5 May 2026 in “EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old”

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What people said

5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Even Dave Jones' videos have more use because he's right there with an oscilloscope and voltmeter”

RecommendsComment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere”

“The EEVBlog[1] video about this has a nice example”

RecommendsComment from 3 Jun 2026 in “New Texas Instruments 5532 chips are not the 5532's we've used for decades”

“He's taught me so much. Absolute treasure”

RecommendsComment from 5 May 2026 in “EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old”

“The best channels (EEVBlog is one notable one) don't have sponsors at all because they're made for love.”

RecommendsComment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds”

“A few off the top of my head.”

RecommendsComment from 15 Nov 2025 in “The Eggstraordinary Fortress”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.