Vintage Public Domain Beginner Videos - Electronics

[xibalban]

Hello folks,

Ever since I decided to give a serious dive into the electronics ocean, I've amassed quite a bit of books, ebooks and the like to revisit the basics and to build up from there. Until, I recently came across this vintage sepia/black&white video on youtube about soldering:

Soldering Lessons

I was immediately hooked, as this was by far the best lesson I'd ever viewed. I've resorted to looking for similar videos, and meanwhile forgotten about flipping over the pages of the text-books that I'd amassed. I discovered that there are many similar videos on varied topics, mostly from the US Army archives.

How about sharing some resource links to those vintage/retro videos on basic/advanced/practical electronics, if you know some? There are plenty of videos by Dave (for instance, and I don't imply that I don't appreciate his presentation), but the way these old videos are directed/presented knocks Dave and others out flat  .

Cheers  !!

[Electro Fan]

Very nice!  Especially liked #6.  Thx, EF

[xibalban]

Very nice!  Especially liked #6.  Thx, EF

I wish I was taught to be as meticulous as shown in those videos. Here is another link.

Fellas, please be kind to post similar links. Personally, I'd like more of these to do with basic principles of radio transmission, wireless communication, etc but any video relevant to the forum is useful to everyone here.

Come on, guys  !!

[Luap2]

I find W2aew videos good ,he has a knack for teaching, his videos are info. rich . While not vintage you may like them, check him out on YouTube  if you have not had the chance to see them

[Electro Fan]

Big +1 (and 2  ) for w2aew's videos

[Syntax_Error]

I've posted these on the forum before, so I apologize if this is nothing new to anyone. I post them again here because they are relevant to the thread topic. I would sell my right arm to have professors like this:

[xibalban]

I find W2aew videos good ,he has a knack for teaching, his videos are info. rich . While not vintage you may like them, check him out on YouTube  if you have not had the chance to see them

Thank you  , and I like it more so - as the videos are inclined toward RF/ham radio.

I've posted these on the forum before, so I apologize if this is nothing new to anyone. I post them again here because they are relevant to the thread topic. I would sell my right arm to have professors like this:

Now, that's what I was talking about. For those links, I wish I could kiss you  !! Thanks a lot  .

[Syntax_Error]

He has some great gyroscope lectures as well, if you stick to the old stuff. He straps a young boy to a turntable (while standing) and spins up a gyro and has him hold it out at arms length in front of him, and the torque rotates the boy on the turntable around. It's a great video.

There are many old US Air Force videos (black and white) about electricity and some about aircraft instrumentation that have the same old school vibe.

Finally, search YouTube for a Walt Disney (yeah!) video about the dawning atomic age. Here is a good start:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=walt+disney+atomic

I know these aren't purely electronics, but they are all fantastic and informative videos. I sometimes feel I was born too late. There appears to have been a far stronger appreciation of science the further back you go. What exciting times it must have been to live in.

[Syntax_Error]

One addendum: The thing I enjoy the *most* from this era's lecturers, is actually not their enthusiasm (that's the second best thing about them); it's the complete and total absence of computer graphics/simulations/animations.

Using paper, cardboard, live demonstrations (the best option), and just a masterful articulation of the subject matter to convey the ideas at hand, is SO preferable to me, compared to modern teaching via computer animations and PowerPoint bullet statements with cheesy clip art. "Is this going to be on the test?" is the most frequent question asked in school today. If I attended lectures like this, I'd never leave the school.

Perhaps that's also why I love Dave's and W2AEW's videos so much. They exhibit the same quality set: effective visual aids (graph paper, whiteboard, perfect), live demonstrations like breadboards, meter readings, scope screens, etc., eloquent lecturing that is straight to the point, unambiguous in word choice, and enthusiasm for the subject, even the math!

[RobertoLG]

nice stuff there, thanks for sharing 

[xibalban]

One addendum: The thing I enjoy the *most* from this era's lecturers, is actually not their enthusiasm (that's the second best thing about them); it's the complete and total absence of computer graphics/simulations/animations.

Using paper, cardboard, live demonstrations (the best option), and just a masterful articulation of the subject matter to convey the ideas at hand, is SO preferable to me, compared to modern teaching via computer animations and PowerPoint bullet statements with cheesy clip art. "Is this going to be on the test?" is the most frequent question asked in school today. If I attended lectures like this, I'd never leave the school.

Perhaps that's also why I love Dave's and W2AEW's videos so much. They exhibit the same quality set: effective visual aids (graph paper, whiteboard, perfect), live demonstrations like breadboards, meter readings, scope screens, etc., eloquent lecturing that is straight to the point, unambiguous in word choice, and enthusiasm for the subject, even the math!

Exactly!! I couldn't have expressed better; it's difficult to put into words.
Truly exciting times - those days must have been  , and since we cannot travel back in time, let's cherish those videos which are at least accessible to us today. Access to quality education, would anyway, never had been possible to third world countries like mine even if we were allowed to travel back to that era.