I tried Busting 4 Weird Electronics Myths!

GreatScott! May 4, 2025
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Check out the Elektor Magazine Offer (50% Discount) here: https://www.elektormagazine.com/greatscott-elektor-offer-25 Coupon Code: greatscott2550 Sign up for Altium 365 and see the difference: http://altium.com/yt/greatscott! (AD, Paid Promotion) Previous video: https://youtu.be/Y6ZND7Ed70k Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatscottlab Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreatScottLab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/great.scott.lab/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatscottlab Discord: https://discord.gg/zuAvkAuhsY Support me for more videos: https://www.patreon.com/GreatScott?ty=h In this video we will be having a closer look at 4 Electronics Myths I heard quite often over the year. That includes using tin foil as a fuse, using a motor as an inductor, using 2 power supplies in parallel and coupling signals from and to a mains power line using capacitors. Really interesting stuff! But is it all true and possible or just a myth?! Let's find out! :-) Websites that were shown in the video: https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/afe031.pdf?ts=1744584522603 Thanks to Elektor for sponsoring this video! 0:00 Electronics Myths?! 1:13 Intro 1:32 Myth 1: Tin Foil Fuse? 4:43 Myth 2: 2 Power Supplies in Parallel? 7:22 Myth 3: Couple Signal to Mains Wire? 10:26 Myth 4: Motor as Inductor?

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