- Includes solder, a soldering iron and wire cutters
- Use for all your electronics soldering needs
- Soldering required
- From Elenco, offering the best selling Snap Circuits line of electronic educational kits
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A must for a budding electronics engineer learning how to solder. After practicing your soldering techniques on the special area of the board, you'll be ready to assemble a European style siren with flashing LED's. This kit also includes solder, a soldering iron and wire cutters. Needs a 9 volt battery for testing soldered circuits. This kit requires soldering.
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Begin your career as an electronics engineer with this Learn to Solder Kit. Practice your soldering techniques using the instruction manual and a special area of the board. Then, you'll be ready to assemble a European-style siren with flashing LED's. This kit includes solder, a soldering iron and wire cutters. One 9V battery, not included, required.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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I'm 17 and I wanted to learn how to solder printed circuit boards. This is a great product that has (almost) everything you need to get started. The soldering iron melted the solder quickly, even though the solder was lead free. The instruction manual teaches you not just about soldering, but about the components in the kit. It teaches almost like a class, complete with detailed instructions and even quizzes you on what you have learned. In the end, the device you make is pretty useless, but here, its all about the journey not the destination.
I do have a few cons however. There is nothing included to clean the soldering tip like a small piece of sponge. I also could not get the soldering wick to work, so I would recommend also ordering a desoldering pump as well. also, it can be a bit tricky to solder without some kind of helping hand device. However, for less than $15, this is still a great bargain.
The value of this kit is great, however I'm sure that people would be willing to pay a bit more if it included something to clean the soldering tip and possibly a desoldering pump, however, with the value of this kit, adding those items to your order should be no problem.
All in all, I greatly recommend this product to anyone trying to dive into the world of electronics.
I do have a few cons however. There is nothing included to clean the soldering tip like a small piece of sponge. I also could not get the soldering wick to work, so I would recommend also ordering a desoldering pump as well. also, it can be a bit tricky to solder without some kind of helping hand device. However, for less than $15, this is still a great bargain.
The value of this kit is great, however I'm sure that people would be willing to pay a bit more if it included something to clean the soldering tip and possibly a desoldering pump, however, with the value of this kit, adding those items to your order should be no problem.
All in all, I greatly recommend this product to anyone trying to dive into the world of electronics.
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a toy. It should be in the category of tool for electric.
I am not getting this to learn how to solder because I am no beginner, but for the items in the package, especially that soldering iron. The package comes with a lot of stuffs for less than $20 + shipping that is so nice, even just for the solder iron itself costs more than that price. The quality of the solder iron is so good that it works so nicely for soldering electric circuit. Other stuffs are so nice too; I usually call this kind of product, a high price value item that you pay less for more.
BUY it if you are interested in circuit, and want to learn how to do soldering. You won't regret it.
here is a list of what you get:
1, a good quality soldering iron pen - 25w
2, a small size wire cutter - good quality as well.
3, a small box of curved solder with rosin flue - about half meter long
4, a circuit board for practice
5, a lot of circuit components : few resistors and capacitors, 2 LED, 1 Integrated chip, some wires, and a speaker.
6, a booklet teaching you how to put everything together - Pretty nice instructions and explanations
I am not getting this to learn how to solder because I am no beginner, but for the items in the package, especially that soldering iron. The package comes with a lot of stuffs for less than $20 + shipping that is so nice, even just for the solder iron itself costs more than that price. The quality of the solder iron is so good that it works so nicely for soldering electric circuit. Other stuffs are so nice too; I usually call this kind of product, a high price value item that you pay less for more.
BUY it if you are interested in circuit, and want to learn how to do soldering. You won't regret it.
here is a list of what you get:
1, a good quality soldering iron pen - 25w
2, a small size wire cutter - good quality as well.
3, a small box of curved solder with rosin flue - about half meter long
4, a circuit board for practice
5, a lot of circuit components : few resistors and capacitors, 2 LED, 1 Integrated chip, some wires, and a speaker.
6, a booklet teaching you how to put everything together - Pretty nice instructions and explanations
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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I didn't know how to solder before I bought this kit, and now that I'm finished with it, I feel very competent at it. This was exactly what I needed to figure out soldering! Overall I think this project took 4-5 hours from beginning to end. It gives you a couple dozen practice joints to begin with, where all you have to do is put solder on the circuit board. Then it goes through different examples of how to fix problems, such as causing a short circuit by making a solder bridge and having to desolder a joint with the included desoldering braid. The instructions are very clear, and the only problem I had building the final circuit (which is a decently loud alarm with speaker and flashing lights) was my own fault: I soldered the R2 resistor to R1, and had to use my newly acquired desoldering skills to switch it around.
Note that the kit comes packaged in a way that it describes every single part that comes with it thoroughly, so you do not have to know anything about electronic parts to get it up and running. But if you're just getting started in electronics, like I am, I would highly recommend these additional materials:
There Are No Electrons by Kenn Amdahl
MAKE: Electronics by Charles Platt
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots by Gareth Branwyn
If you use all these together, you should be well on your way to becoming an electronics hobbyist!
Note that the kit comes packaged in a way that it describes every single part that comes with it thoroughly, so you do not have to know anything about electronic parts to get it up and running. But if you're just getting started in electronics, like I am, I would highly recommend these additional materials:
There Are No Electrons by Kenn Amdahl
MAKE: Electronics by Charles Platt
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots by Gareth Branwyn
If you use all these together, you should be well on your way to becoming an electronics hobbyist!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Well-thought out educational hobby kit
Board to create a circuit is well-documented in the instructions. Explains what solder is, how it works and pitfalls to avoid. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Tech Bookworm
Great little kit
This is a great kit. I had no prior soldering experience before purchasing this learner project. After finishing I am more than confident in my soldering skills. Read more
Published 17 days ago by tacos!!!
not just a toy
I bought this to repair a defective board in my car, and it turned out a lot better than I expected. Read more
Published 1 month ago by gnurt_wang
Nifty, surprisingly good instruction booklet
A great value. However, note that the iron doesn't come with a stand as depicted, and what this means is that while that iron is hot and in your hand, it has to stay there because... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Reading Mom
Interesting kit, but not for me
I'm 19 years old and wanted a little bit of a hobby, these sparked my interest. Unfortunatly, It was way too easy for me and didn't last more than a day. Read more
Published 2 months ago by nicholasjay
Overall great, but...
Overall, I liked this. The iron is of decent quality, everything else seems to be good, the instructions are informative and educational, and it's overall a great value for the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by LXPlot
Teaches you how to solder
This item is the correct kit for a beginner who wants to learn how to solder. The kit contains a manual which explains cleanly how to do step by step.
Published 3 months ago by Chaitu
Great for beginners
This is a great solder kit. It comes with everything you need and is great for beginners who want to learn how to solder. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Randall
intr to soldering
Well thought out kit, bought this for my 12 year old and it was easy to understand and a nice as advertised introduction to soldering and went into an explanation of the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Virginian
Excellent for price
This item shipped fast. It arrived in two days. Includes everything you need to begin soldering. Not the best soldering pencil, but it works fine, even for small circuit boards. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Big Texas
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