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How to Use a Breadboard
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This video explains how to use a solderless breadboard to build basic electronic circuits, covering its structure, common mistakes, and practical wiring techniques. It’s ideal for beginners in electronics who want to understand how components connect without soldering.
Key steps
- Connect an LED and resistor in a simple circuit using jumper wires.
- Avoid common mistakes like wrong row connections, loose wires, or polarity errors.
- Choose between solid and stranded jumper wires for stability in circuits.
Questions & answers
What components are needed for the example circuit?
A breadboard, LED, 47-ohm resistor, jumper wires, 2xAA battery holder, and AA batteries.
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NEW VERSION WITH BETTER AUDIO: youtu.be/MtiJz7gh1VU
This tutorial shows you how to use a solderless breadboard to build an electronic circuit, including the basics of how a breadboard works and some common mistakes that beginners make. You can find the written tutorial at Science Buddies: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/how-to…
0:00 intro
0:35 why is it called a breadboard?
0:49 types of breadboards
1:14 how does a breadboard work?
1:57 what's inside a breadboard?
2:40 breadboard rows and columns
3:08 power buses (rails)
3:56 which holes are connected?
5:00 simple circuit with LED
6:32 common mistakes
6:50 wrong row
7:20 loose wires
8:03 polarity
8:43 jumper wires
10:17 solid vs stranded wire
11:00 integrated circuits (ICs) and dual in-line packages (DIPs)
If you liked this video, you may also find our multimeter tutorial useful: youtu.be/ts0EVc9vXcs
Are you wondering whether the resistor needs to be before the LED in the circuit? That's the most common question we get about this tutorial! Check out this video for an explanation of why it's OK to have the resistor after the LED: youtu.be/NUKD9qESO58
Do you want to build the example circuit shown in this video? All the circuit parts you need are available on Amazon.com:
- Solderless breadboard: amzn.to/2Mv98hL
- LEDs: amzn.to/2WdswiI
- 47 ohm resistor*: amzn.to/2WhfkcC
- Jumper wire kit: amzn.to/2MoV60P
- 2xAA battery holder: amzn.to/2EUnSAi
- AA batteries
* if you plan to do a lot of electronics projects, a resistor kit with more resistor values is a good investment: amzn.to/2JUS3LX
Disclaimer: Science Buddies participates in an affiliate program with Amazon.com. Proceeds from the affiliate programs help support Science Buddies, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and keep our resources free for everyone.
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,000 hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and teachers! Visit us at sciencebuddies.org/?ytid=6WReFkfrUIk&ytsrc=… to learn more.
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NEW VERSION WITH BETTER AUDIO: youtu.be/MtiJz7gh1VU
This tutorial shows you how to use a solderless breadboard to build an electronic circuit, including the basics of how a breadboard works and some common mistakes that beginners make. You can find the written tutorial at Science Buddies: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/how-to…
0:00 intro
0:35 why is it called a breadboard?
0:49 types of breadboards
1:14 how does a breadboard work?
1:57 what's inside a breadboard?
2:40 breadboard rows and columns
3:08 power buses (rails)
3:56 which holes are connected?
5:00 simple circuit with LED
6:32 common mistakes
6:50 wrong row
7:20 loose wires
8:03 polarity
8:43 jumper wires
10:17 solid vs stranded wire
11:00 integrated circuits (ICs) and dual in-line packages (DIPs)
If you liked this video, you may also find our multimeter tutorial useful: youtu.be/ts0EVc9vXcs
Are you wondering whether the resistor needs to be before the LED in the circuit? That's the most common question we get about this tutorial! Check out this video for an explanation of why it's OK to have the resistor after the LED: youtu.be/NUKD9qESO58
Do you want to build the example circuit shown in this video? All the circuit parts you need are available on Amazon.com:
- Solderless breadboard: amzn.to/2Mv98hL
- LEDs: amzn.to/2WdswiI
- 47 ohm resistor*: amzn.to/2WhfkcC
- Jumper wire kit: amzn.to/2MoV60P
- 2xAA battery holder: amzn.to/2EUnSAi
- AA batteries
* if you plan to do a lot of electronics projects, a resistor kit with more resistor values is a good investment: amzn.to/2JUS3LX
Disclaimer: Science Buddies participates in an affiliate program with Amazon.com. Proceeds from the affiliate programs help support Science Buddies, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and keep our resources free for everyone.
Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,000 hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and teachers! Visit us at sciencebuddies.org/?ytid=6WReFkfrUIk&ytsrc=… to learn more.
#circuits #electronics #breadboard #STEM #sciencebuddies
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Connect with Science Buddies:
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Science Buddies published this 12:21 video tutorial on November 5, 2015. It has been watched 3,842,267 times on YouTube.
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- 12:21
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- November 5, 2015
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