1 EEVblog #262 - World's Simplest Soft Latching Power Switch Circuit
Dave Jones presents a low part count soft latching power switch built around a P-channel MOSFET and push button; hobbyists use it as a starting point for one-button power control.
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24 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 How to protect circuits from reversed voltage polarity!
Compares diode and P-channel MOSFET reverse polarity protection, showing the MOSFET wastes far less power; a common reference when adding input protection to a board.
3 Electronic Basics #23: Transistor (MOSFET) as a Switch
An Electronic Basics episode on using a MOSFET as a switch, offered as an introduction to driving higher-voltage loads from a microcontroller pin.
4 Transistor / MOSFET tutorial
A beginner tutorial on using BJTs and MOSFETs as switches, often suggested when a microcontroller pin needs to drive a motor, laser or other larger load.
5 MOSFETs and How to Use Them | AddOhms #11
Short explainer on how MOSFETs work and how to switch loads with them; offered to people moving from a small BJT to a MOSFET for motors.
6 H Bridge Motor Speed Controller Tutorial
Afrotechmods explains a discrete MOSFET H-bridge motor speed controller; suggested for people moving beyond driver modules to understand the basics.
7 Homebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step - So Easy Even Jeri Can Do It
Jeri Ellsworth makes an NMOS transistor at home step by step, the usual link when someone asks whether a transistor can be made by hand.
8 Practical MOSFET Tutorial #1 - Introduction and Scope
A brief beginner-level MOSFET video, part of a longer series, suggested to Arduino users whose transistor switches run hot or refuse to turn fully on.
9 #219: Back to Basics: Introduction to Field Effect Transistors JFET MOSFET
A w2aew explanation of how JFETs and MOSFETs operate, offered as a clearer route to understanding field effect transistors than a text answer.
10 How to model a MOSFET using a datasheet.
Shows how to build a SPICE MOSFET model from datasheet curves, suggested for simulation work, though one answer warns that fitting from two points gives large errors.
11 Control 12v LED strip from Arduino using a Mosfet
A practical example of switching 12V loads such as LED strips from an Arduino with a MOSFET, which viewers have used as the basis for their own builds.
12 Arduino DC Motor Control Tutorial
A beginner tutorial on driving a DC motor from an Arduino through a MOSFET, linked whenever someone needs to switch more current than a pin can supply.
13 Level Shifting Tutorial 5V-3.3V Quick and Dirty Methods
Walks through several cheap ways to shift logic between 5 V and 3.3 V and compares how each holds up as frequency rises.
14 Power Inverters Explained - How do they work working principle IGBT
Linked alongside MOSFET and inverter discussions as a helpful explanation of power switching, and suggested as a project worth recreating with a microcontroller.
15 #101 Long lasting DIY "Amazon Dash Button" using an ESP8266
Recommended Andreas Spiess video on a MOSFET latch that lets a microcontroller hold its own supply on after a button press, then cut it off when finished.
16 Build a Power MOSFET H-Bridge for Arduino, PIC
Recommended as the best explanation of MOSFET H-bridges, including how to drive the P channel high side and other FET design issues that basic guides miss.
Hidden gem17 Here is why MOSFET drivers are sometimes essential! || MOSFET Driver Part 1 (Driver, Bootstrapping)
A GreatScott explainer on why a microcontroller pin struggles to switch a MOSFET quickly and how a gate driver circuit solves it.
18 #132: How to test MOSFETs with a DMM - a few methods...
A practical way to check a MOSFET out of circuit with a multimeter, routinely suggested to beginners trying to work out whether a transistor has failed.
19 How to build the simplest DC Motor Speed Controller(Using Potentiometer and MOSFET)Updated
Offered as a simple way to vary a brushed DC motor's speed with a potentiometer and a MOSFET rather than dropping the supply voltage.
20 Practical MOSFET Tutorial #4 - N Channel, High Side and Bootstrapping
Recommended as a tutorial on bootstrapping the gate so an N-channel MOSFET can switch the high side of a circuit.
21 How does Induction Heating Work? || DIY Induction Heater Circuit
A DIY induction heater build that people copy and refer back to, though at least one builder reported overheating MOSFETs.
22 MOSFET Bootstrapping
Explains bootstrapping the gate of a high-side N-channel MOSFET with discrete parts; people copy the circuit and simulate it in LTspice to check their understanding.
23 Designing Power MOSFET Circuits - Circuit Tips and Tricks
Practical tips for designing power MOSFET circuits, including gate drive and dissipation calculations; offered as help for MOSFETs running hot or loading a microcontroller pin.
24 Make your own Super Simple Ultrasonic Mist Maker
GreatScott builds an ultrasonic mist maker from a piezo disc, 555 timer, MOSFET and inductor; often referenced when people ask how the drive circuit produces oscillation.
