Electronics from Your Kitchen Drawer

Explore the world of DIY electronics in this 46-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au 2020. Learn how to create resistors, capacitors, inductors, and even diodes using common household materials. Discover the process of building a radio receiver without commercial electronic components and gain insights into developing a negative resistance gain element. Follow along as the speaker demonstrates homemade electronic components and shares their adventures in creating a fully DIY electronic device. Gain valuable knowledge about the fundamentals of electronics and the potential for innovation using everyday items.

Intro
Components nowadays
Resistors
Resistor Quality
Skin Effect
Second Resistor
Attaching wires to things
Making Conductive Glue
Third resistor
Fourth resistor
Resistor Summary
Capacitor Dielectrics
Waxed Paper Cap.
Good capacitors
Plastic cap
Bigger caps
Electrolytic Capacitor
Summarising Capacitors
Diodes
Octopus circuit
Zinc-Carbon Cell
Making a Diode
Crystal Set