1 Electronic Basics #26: 555 Timer IC
GreatScott's 555 timer explainer, recommended to beginners who want to understand what the chip does and how simple timer and oscillator circuits are built around it.
Topic
oscillators
8 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 Ultrasonic Mist Maker || DIY or Buy
A GreatScott build of an ultrasonic mist maker, linked when people ask how to drive a piezo element at megahertz frequencies from a DC supply.
3 (#0093) World's Simplest Single Transistor Oscillator - BJT with Negative Resistance
Cited to explain how a transistor driven into breakdown shows negative resistance and can be made to blink an LED as a simple oscillator.
4 Leon Theremin playing his own instrument
A theremin demonstration, linked mainly as an example of the instrument when people suggest building one or compare a project to it.
5 Casper Electronics DIY synth building. Part 1: Oscillators
Enthusiastically shared as a Casper Electronics walkthrough building oscillators and simple synth circuits around the CD40106 chip.
Hidden gem6 Fun with Transistors
A beginner transistor circuits video that people often cite as the source of the simple latch, delay and oscillator circuits they are trying to understand.
7 #147: Basics of Varactor Diodes | Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCO Example
w2aew tutorial on varactor diode behaviour with real measurements and a VCO circuit demonstration, linked when tuning diode questions arise.
8 SLAYER EXCITER - Tutorial, Explanation, and More
A slayer exciter Tesla coil build guide that two people found clear and usable, while one critic questions its fix of paralleling burnt transistors.
