Complete beginner's guide to using a breadboard

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Since I got quite a few messages from people that had trouble figuring out how to use their breadboards properly, I decided to go back to basics and do a video on the topic. In it, I try to cover every piece of information you need: from identifying & handling components, understanding the breadboard’s internals to reading schematics and then setting up your first simple circuits.

If you want to follow along, here’s a bill of materials:

1x breadbord (full size, 830 tie points)
2x 9V battery
2x 9V battery clip
1x set of jumpers
2x alligator clip cable
1x 6.35mm OR 3.5mm audio socket
1x multimeter (optional)

1x TL074 quad op amp
a few LEDs
1x 1uF foil capacitor
3x 100k resistor
1x 10k resistor
2x 1k resistor

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Components & Tools Overview
06:07 Simple LED Circuit
10:38 Simple Inverter Circuit
14:40 Simple Low Frequency Oscillator
17:24 Simple Audible Oscillator
20:36 Outro