This kit is a very good tool for learning a bit about electronic circuits and construction. The projects are simple enough and most of them will hold the interest of a pre-teen or young teenager. The kids can start out with something as simple as a car siren and electronic organ or continuity tester and as they develop more skill they can go into something more advanced like the AM radio or logic circuits.
The construction of the kit is a little cheesy with a not-too-sturdy cardboard chassis, but it's adequate enough since the projects are not meant to be permanent. Component connections are made by slipping wires and leads into spring connectors and this works just fine.
The instruction book leaves a little to be desired. It would be nice if they had more explanation and simple theory but as a "starter" to provoke a child's interest in electronics and electricity this is a very good deal.
Also, do not think this is for boys only. Young girls will enjoy getting involved with this. Just ask some of them in my family!
Because the description doesn't list the projects in this kit, here they are in no particular order:
Electronic Woodpecker, Transistor-Transistor Logic Buffer Gate, Electronic Organ, Study Timer, The Chirping Bird, TTL Inverter Gate, Daylight Early Bird, Kitchen Timer, Electronic Cat, TTL AND Gate, Intermittent Alarm Generator, Three-Input AND Gate Using Operational Amplifier, Sonic Fish caller, TTL OR Gate, Comparator, Voice Level Meter, Machine Gun Pulse Oscillator, TTL Exclusive OR Gate, Basic Increase in DC Voltage, Power-On Reset Circuit, Electronic Motorcycle, TTL NOR Gate, Constant -Current Source, Delayed Timer, Two-Tone Patrol Car Siren, TTL Three-Input AND Gate, Integrating Circuit, Pulse Frequency Doubler, Electronic Siren, TTL AND Enable Circuit, Schmitt Trigger Circuit, White Noise Generator, Electronic Metronome, TTL OR Enable Circuit, Noninverting Two-Power Supply Amplifier, DC-DC Converter with Op- Amp, Electronic Grandfather Clock, TTL NAND Enable Circuit, Inverting Two-Power Supply Amplifier, Code Practice Oscillator with ToneControl, Light-Controlled Electronic Harp, TTL R-S Flip-Flop, No inverting Single-Power Supply Amplifier, Crystal Set Radio (Simple-Diode Radio), Horror Movie Sound Effects, NAND Gate Toggle Flip-Flop Circuit, Two-Power Supply Differential Amplifier, Two-Transistor Radio, Strobe Light, TTL Line Selector, Tone Mixing Amplifier , Wireless Code Transmitter, Rapid LED Display Switching, TTL Data Selector, Power Amplifier Using Operational Amplifier, Am Radio Station, Capacitor Discharge/High Voltage Generator, TTL Astable Multivibrator, Voltage Controlled Oscillator Circuit, Operational Amplifier Radio, Capacitors in Series and Parallel, TTL Tone Generator, Operational Amplifier Buzzer, Aural Continuity Tester, Resistors in Series and Parallel, Winking LEDs, Burglar Alarm, Conductivity Tester, Light Dimmer, A One-Shot TTL, Hand-Operated Sweep Oscillator, Transistor Checker, Transistor Switcher, Transistor Timer with TTL, Falling Bomb Sound, Sine wave Audio Oscillator, Transistor Circuit Action, Buzzin' LED, Emergency Siren, Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator, Sound Amplifier, Son of Buzzin' LED, First Aid Siren, Twin-T Audio Oscillator, Flip-Flop Multivibrator with LED Display, Set/Reset Buzzer, Musical Tempo Generator , Pulse Oscillator Tone Generator, Seven-Segment LED, Digital Circuit, Set/Reset Buzzer, Operational Amplifier Winking LED , Audio Signal Tracer, Basic LED Display, Sound Machine, LED Flashing Light, Radio Frequency Signal Tracer, Transistor Control Switching of LED Display, Big Mouth, Two-LED Winker, Square Wave Audio Oscillator, Transistor, CDS Cell and LED Display Circuit, Shot in the Dark, One Shot Light, Sawtooth Wave Oscillator, Diode-Transistor Logic AND with LED Display, Variable R-C Oscillator, LED Initials, Rain Detector, DTL OR Circuit with LED Display, Oscillator with Turn-Off Delay, Wake Up Siren, Water Level Buzzer with Op-Amp, DTL NAND Circuit with LED Display, Temperature-Sensitive Audio Oscillator, Voice-Activated LED, Metal Detector, DTL Exclusive OR Circuit, Two-Transistor, Directly Connected Oscillator, Logic Tester, Water Level Alarm, Transistor NOR Circuit with LED Display, Push/Pull Square Wave Oscillator, Alternating Current Sound, Three-Step Water Level Indicator, Transistor Flip-Flop Circuit, Pencil Lead Organ, Light Control Sound Circuit, Transistor Toggle Flip-Flop, LED Strobe Light, Sound Alarm Circuit.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
Like many others I owned the original Radio Shack version of this 130-in-1 electronics kit decades ago. True, this Elenco version isn't very sturdy. It's light and flimsy. But the overall layout, components, and experiments you can wire together are about the same. The 159-page real paper manual that comes with it is a plus (the PDF is also available for download from Elenco's web site). Each experiment has an overview, a schematic, and wiring connection-by-numbers instructions. Many useful and educational analog circuit designs are included (plus one digital gate logic IC). No microprocessor, computer, smart phone, or software updates required. Yea!!!OK, now the quality issues. The first experiments I correctly wired together didn't work at all. I installed two different sets of 6AA batteries (Amazon Rechargeable then Duracell Alkaline). Still nothing. I returned the first one back to Amazon, got a replacement the next day. Both had the same problem. Both had a sticker with Date Code 0119. Hmmmm, manufactured the same day, same problem. I did some basic troubleshooting to try to figure out the problem.It turns out the design or manufacture of the battery holder is defective. There is a gap of about 1mm between the + side of each battery and terminals in the holder. Two small plastic tabs at that location prevented the battery connection from being made. My "fix" was to jam a wadded up piece of copper tape to fill the gap at each of the 6 positive battery terminals to complete the battery circuit (aluminum foil would work fine too). Hopefully Elenco will crack the whip at the Chinese factory to fix this, or they'll see a lot of returns for this very simple and silly defect. Check recent reviews to see if the problem has been fixed in newer batches from the factory.If you don't have a voltmeter, you can construct a simple circuit to see if power from the batteries is making it to the front panel. Install the batteries and try lighting up the decimal point of the digital display by connecting: 25-121,24-119 or 25-124,24-122Most of the experiments I've tried so far worked. But the AM radio receiver circuits are iffy. The only one I could make work was #113: Two-Transistor Radio. I used the supplied long green wire raised up high as the antenna. The signal levels seem too low to work for #112: Crystal Set Radio and #109: Operational Amplifier AM Radio.Quality issues aside, I'm keeping it. I'm having too much fun with it. And I have great respect for the designers who created the original analog circuits that can be recreated using this kit.
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
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Like many others I owned the original Radio Shack version of this 130-in-1 electronics kit decades ago. True, this Elenco version isn't very sturdy. It's light and flimsy. But the overall layout, components, and experiments you can wire together are about the same. The 159-page real paper manual that comes with it is a plus (the PDF is also available for download from Elenco's web site). Each experiment has an overview, a schematic, and wiring connection-by-numbers instructions. Many useful and educational analog circuit designs are included (plus one digital gate logic IC). No microprocessor, computer, smart phone, or software updates required. Yea!!!
OK, now the quality issues. The first experiments I correctly wired together didn't work at all. I installed two different sets of 6AA batteries (Amazon Rechargeable then Duracell Alkaline). Still nothing. I returned the first one back to Amazon, got a replacement the next day. Both had the same problem. Both had a sticker with Date Code 0119. Hmmmm, manufactured the same day, same problem. I did some basic troubleshooting to try to figure out the problem.
It turns out the design or manufacture of the battery holder is defective. There is a gap of about 1mm between the + side of each battery and terminals in the holder. Two small plastic tabs at that location prevented the battery connection from being made. My "fix" was to jam a wadded up piece of copper tape to fill the gap at each of the 6 positive battery terminals to complete the battery circuit (aluminum foil would work fine too). Hopefully Elenco will crack the whip at the Chinese factory to fix this, or they'll see a lot of returns for this very simple and silly defect. Check recent reviews to see if the problem has been fixed in newer batches from the factory.
If you don't have a voltmeter, you can construct a simple circuit to see if power from the batteries is making it to the front panel. Install the batteries and try lighting up the decimal point of the digital display by connecting: 25-121,24-119 or 25-124,24-122
Most of the experiments I've tried so far worked. But the AM radio receiver circuits are iffy. The only one I could make work was #113: Two-Transistor Radio. I used the supplied long green wire raised up high as the antenna. The signal levels seem too low to work for #112: Crystal Set Radio and #109: Operational Amplifier AM Radio.
Quality issues aside, I'm keeping it. I'm having too much fun with it. And I have great respect for the designers who created the original analog circuits that can be recreated using this kit.
OK, now the quality issues. The first experiments I correctly wired together didn't work at all. I installed two different sets of 6AA batteries (Amazon Rechargeable then Duracell Alkaline). Still nothing. I returned the first one back to Amazon, got a replacement the next day. Both had the same problem. Both had a sticker with Date Code 0119. Hmmmm, manufactured the same day, same problem. I did some basic troubleshooting to try to figure out the problem.
It turns out the design or manufacture of the battery holder is defective. There is a gap of about 1mm between the + side of each battery and terminals in the holder. Two small plastic tabs at that location prevented the battery connection from being made. My "fix" was to jam a wadded up piece of copper tape to fill the gap at each of the 6 positive battery terminals to complete the battery circuit (aluminum foil would work fine too). Hopefully Elenco will crack the whip at the Chinese factory to fix this, or they'll see a lot of returns for this very simple and silly defect. Check recent reviews to see if the problem has been fixed in newer batches from the factory.
If you don't have a voltmeter, you can construct a simple circuit to see if power from the batteries is making it to the front panel. Install the batteries and try lighting up the decimal point of the digital display by connecting: 25-121,24-119 or 25-124,24-122
Most of the experiments I've tried so far worked. But the AM radio receiver circuits are iffy. The only one I could make work was #113: Two-Transistor Radio. I used the supplied long green wire raised up high as the antenna. The signal levels seem too low to work for #112: Crystal Set Radio and #109: Operational Amplifier AM Radio.
Quality issues aside, I'm keeping it. I'm having too much fun with it. And I have great respect for the designers who created the original analog circuits that can be recreated using this kit.
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