1 Which Capacitor Do I Use? Tech Tips Tuesday
Warmly recommended as a Mr Carlson's Lab introduction to capacitor types and choosing replacements when restoring vintage equipment, especially where old paper parts are involved.
Topic
vintage electronics
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2 How To Solder Properly, With Extra Tips!
Mr Carlson's Lab soldering demonstration, recommended as solid practical advice on technique from a channel known for vintage electronics.
3 My first electronics kit - A nostalgia trip
Linked as an example of the classic spring-clip electronics project kits, remembered fondly as a way to learn basic analogue circuits and simple logic without any code.
4 Strange Color LCD's
Posy's look at unusual colour segment LCDs, cited as a starting point by people trying to work out how these odd displays produce their effects.
5 Teletype Model 19 Part 4: Thyratron Power Supply
CuriousMarc's video is linked as a visual example of thyratron tubes, especially the blue glow of the mercury vapour type.
6 Why we don't always replace vintage electrolytic capacitors
Cited as evidence that very old electrolytic capacitors can still measure within specification, so blanket replacement is not always needed.
