# Mr Carlson's Lab: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-28, Mr Carlson's Lab has 547,000 subscribers, 79,223,147 total views, and 333 videos. It ranks #139,543 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Mr Carlson's Lab](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Mr Carlson's Lab is “Why Add A Capacitor Across The Switch? Here's Why - With Examples!”, a long-form video published Oct 23, 2026.
- These are Mr Carlson's Lab’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between May 18, 2025 and Oct 23, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 92,496. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Why Put A Capacitor Across The Diode? Here's Why!” (1,242,676 views, Nov 9, 2025). Least viewed: “Signal One Transceiver Troubleshooting!” (30,496 views, Mar 28, 2026).
- Median length: 19:09 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Mr Carlson's Lab’s consecutive uploads were a median of 9 days apart (shortest gap 3 days, longest 50 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Why Add A Capacitor Across The Switch? Here's Why - With Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/TZJisMX7b8U/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 114,988 | 9:11 | 1.07x |
| [Why Twist Wire? Is There Any Advantage Or Difference? Let's Find Out!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/kqscKno9AqU/) | 2026-10-16 | Long-form | 397,719 | 11:34 | 3.88x |
| [Why Connect A Resistor And Capacitor Across Relay Contacts? Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/_FrADoCkh0k/) | 2026-10-05 | Long-form | 255,137 | 19:12 | 2.06x |
| [What Part Failed In This Fluke 6071A? Found And Explained In Detail.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Dg-lOEqJGGw/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 128,139 | 38:03 | 0.86x |
| [Why Add These Parts To A Lamp Circuit? Explained With Real Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Xexp12ydsJs/) | 2026-09-14 | Long-form | 190,812 | 15:45 | 1.48x |
| [Why Put Diodes Together In Both Directions? Explained With Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/SjOxBg6SJuw/) | 2026-08-24 | Long-form | 1,097,718 | 17:49 | 13.49x |
| [80 Year Old Radio - Will It Still Work - If Not - What Will It Take?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/owdYYPnLESg/) | 2026-08-10 | Long-form | 169,120 | 27:03 | 2.58x |
| [Testing Capacitors - Here's How - And The Results!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/1K9HphuZY_Y/) | 2026-07-28 | Long-form | 56,780 | 38:38 | - |
| [Are These Tubes Considered - "Money In The Bank?"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Pce63hiFxpk/) | 2026-07-21 | Long-form | 74,731 | 12:21 | 1.51x |
| [Why Are These Bumblebee Capacitors So Sought After? Let's See!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/V4P2SZ9PVTE/) | 2026-07-05 | Long-form | 88,121 | 20:22 | 1.95x |
| [What Speaker Wire Should I Use? Here's Your Answer!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Wai8MUH5ky4/) | 2026-06-21 | Long-form | 170,392 | 14:45 | 3.8x |
| [The Best Cable - Wire For Audio? Let's Look Closer!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/s5kU5SeaSQs/) | 2026-06-07 | Long-form | 505,951 | 21:02 | 11.28x |
| [More About Mr Carlson's Lab - And Behind The Scenes!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/GYOgq9fwSNE/) | 2026-05-25 | Long-form | 50,354 | 22:37 | 1.16x |
| [An Easy Test For Audio Transformers! \[Tech Tip\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/SQqRsSvJWUs/) | 2026-05-12 | Long-form | 41,148 | 9:44 | - |
| [1961 DeWald FM Radio Receiver Restoration - See It Work Like New!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/w7v3-WwVyJc/) | 2026-04-26 | Long-form | 40,172 | 52:04 | - |
| [Rocket Radio Lamp Restoration From 1941 - See it Work!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/bMKWi0ZKtTg/) | 2026-04-12 | Long-form | 48,359 | 45:15 | 1.03x |
| [Signal One Transceiver Troubleshooting!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/1cNqdcq3HvU/) | 2026-03-28 | Long-form | 30,496 | 14:32 | - |
| [Hear It Work! The Hammarlund SP-600 Restoration Is Complete.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/9ngZMLhgs6w/) | 2026-03-21 | Long-form | 38,579 | 41:13 | - |
| [Restoring A Communications Receiver - Hammarlund SP-600-JX21](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/VTbrDU1HRBw/) | 2026-03-14 | Long-form | 39,067 | 31:52 | - |
| [1960s Digital Multimeter Repair, The Hickok DMS 3200!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/shEhQ6CnBRU/) | 2026-03-07 | Long-form | 67,143 | 26:50 | - |
| [Electronic Tech Tips - Troubleshooting Process And Fault Diagnosis Made Easy!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/0AhJdrfzIiw/) | 2026-02-24 | Long-form | 53,259 | 31:27 | - |
| [What Capacitor Do I Use? Here's How To Choose!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/WiLqp_XQP4Q/) | 2026-02-15 | Long-form | 84,896 | 9:51 | - |
| [Why Put A Tantalum Capacitor Across The Zener Diode? Here's Why With Real Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/sks0ATTjC8c/) | 2026-02-11 | Long-form | 117,058 | 8:53 | 1.09x |
| [Greatly Extend The Life Of A Soldering Iron Tip - Here's How!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Tv12HQoIDo4/) | 2026-02-08 | Long-form | 43,997 | 13:20 | - |
| [Electromechanical Marvel - The Stroboconn Listens! See How It Works!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Stxd_YMHF3U/) | 2026-02-03 | Long-form | 69,428 | 18:10 | - |
| [Why Use 4 Diodes - Not 1? Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/lctzxrv6RJU/) | 2026-01-25 | Long-form | 71,876 | 13:57 | - |
| [Why Use This Special Capacitor? Why So Important?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/bRi6_-iikvg/) | 2026-01-17 | Long-form | 244,392 | 9:35 | 0.94x |
| [Why Are Crystals Needed? Here's Why With Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/e9XEjOecnMI/) | 2026-01-11 | Long-form | 79,747 | 19:07 | - |
| [Why Did Power Supplies Shrink? Here's Why And How!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/zC3cGyvlObw/) | 2026-01-04 | Long-form | 276,736 | 11:50 | 0.98x |
| [Why The Cuts In The Capacitor Plates? Here's Why With Circuit Examples!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/Sgy9IFecTRA/) | 2025-12-28 | Long-form | 290,211 | 10:37 | 1.31x |
| [WHY Put A Coil Across The Capacitor? Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/fM5mQ2WZhAQ/) | 2025-12-20 | Long-form | 361,975 | 12:29 | 2.4x |
| [Don't Be Fooled By These Parts!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/8n16b1NjBJ4/) | 2025-12-14 | Long-form | 96,870 | 15:35 | - |
| [Why This Mark On The Capacitor? Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/WQ8NckdUwFc/) | 2025-12-07 | Long-form | 321,210 | 12:08 | 2.14x |
| [LED Capacitors? See How They Work!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/9r6ntkwAadY/) | 2025-11-30 | Long-form | 145,645 | 12:09 | 1.2x |
| [Why Add This Diode Across A Relay Coil? This Is Why It's Needed!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/gKWOWx2eNZg/) | 2025-11-23 | Long-form | 436,054 | 21:18 | 4.28x |
| [What Is The Purpose Of The Resistors Across The Capacitors? Here Is The Answer!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/ASq3epxEjEI/) | 2025-11-16 | Long-form | 154,026 | 10:09 | 1.75x |
| [Why Put A Capacitor Across The Diode? Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/MUVLHRaYilU/) | 2025-11-09 | Long-form | 1,242,676 | 8:38 | 17.16x |
| [BIG Stark VT-9 And Hickok 209A VTVM Repair And Alignment!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/1qImYcql4vk/) | 2025-11-02 | Long-form | 46,549 | 59:31 | - |
| [Power Supply Repair Restoration And Modification!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/4HO-ZNdvNa4/) | 2025-10-21 | Long-form | 65,767 | 1:34:13 | 1.3x |
| [Big Movie Theater Light Dimmer Troubleshooting And Repair!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/aF1mD1XM7ZU/) | 2025-09-27 | Long-form | 60,993 | 28:32 | 1.2x |
| [Important Electrical Safety Information Regarding Antiques And Collectibles!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/39S7cI2k85I/) | 2025-09-24 | Long-form | 96,882 | 30:50 | 1.76x |
| [10 Transistor TRANSETTE Radio Receiver Troubleshooting Adventure!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/dlQoWyc3nws/) | 2025-08-05 | Long-form | 161,932 | 42:34 | 1.75x |
| [Revival Of A Northern Electric Baby Champ Radio Receiver!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/1W5O6y5oCTY/) | 2025-07-26 | Long-form | 66,119 | 35:55 | 1.11x |
| [Power Supply Not Working - Troubleshoot Step By Step - Process Explained In Detail!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/AXs9ZccTJvk/) | 2025-07-13 | Long-form | 106,974 | 33:14 | 0.89x |
| [Unique Barn Find - National Schools Hand Wired Radio From 1955 - Will It Work?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/qVI7CKydXi8/) | 2025-06-29 | Long-form | 78,655 | 28:00 | 1.07x |
| [Cool Circuit Inside! TEKTRONIX 180-S1 Teardown With Description - Guess how many TUBES are inside!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/gnfnTpwK-kA/) | 2025-06-14 | Long-form | 54,949 | 37:09 | - |
| [Hammarlund SP-600 Receiver Restoration?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/kNdk5MVzl3E/) | 2025-06-01 | Long-form | 35,701 | 12:39 | - |
| [KEURIG Doesn't Work - Here's Why!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mrcarlsonslab/videos/ovHb5oJAxMY/) | 2025-05-18 | Long-form | 315,397 | 23:01 | 1.8x |

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