Using Diodes as Clippers or Clampers | Intermediate Electronics

Diodes are very versatile and can be used for many things and this time, we're going to talk about using diodes as clippers and clampers. Diode clippers are used to "clip" the voltage while clampers "clamp" the voltage to the a desired DC voltage. Clamping is a weird word to use in this case, so perhaps easier to say that a clamper shifts AC waveforms to the desired DC offset. Check out Herald's written tutorial on the CircuitBread website to get more in-depth math and a few more examples. https://www.circuitbread.com/tutorials/using-diodes-as-clippers-or-clampers Also, you don't get as many verbal mix-ups as you get with Josh attempting to talk, so it's always good to review the written tutorial. And, if you want more videos on basic and intermediate electronics, subscribe to the CircuitBread channel! Table of Contents: 0:53 Negative Series Clipper 2:02 Positive Series Clipper 2:50 Biased Series Clipper 4:50 Parallel Clippers 7:17 Clamper Example For electronics tools, tutorials, equations and more check out our site: https://www.circuitbread.com And check out our Friends of CircuitBread, who offer special discounts, product samples, resources and more to our users: https://www.circuitbread.com/friends CircuitBread is joining the fight to help people more easily learn about and use electronics. With an ever-growing array of equations, tools, and tutorials, we're striving for the best ways to make electronics and electrical engineering topics more accessible to everyone. Connect with CircuitBread: Instagram ➤ http://instagram.com/circuitbread Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/circuitbread Twitter ➤ http://twitter.com/circuitbread