Pre-Assembled Kits
#1
Posted 02 December 2010 - 07:05 AM
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#2
Posted 02 December 2010 - 07:28 AM
All you need is a breadboard and some jumper wires.
You can buy both at SparkFun and other online stores or at your local RadioShack.
Breadboards come in various sizes and colors. You can also get flexible jumper wires, but they are ridiculously expensive at SparkFun. I purchased mine on eBay for a lot less, but it did take 2 weeks to arrive from China.
Have fun!
#3
Posted 02 December 2010 - 05:47 PM
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#4
Posted 02 December 2010 - 07:26 PM
#5
Posted 03 December 2010 - 11:27 PM
What, as an example, do you want pre-assembled?
I was hoping to find somewhere that might have a variety, but I currently want the ProtoShield
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#6
Posted 04 December 2010 - 04:22 AM
I soldered up two of them just this evening - took less than 15 minutes each, and only that long because I was running around doing other stuff too. If you have a soldering iron, these are a good starter project to start building your chops - if you intend on tinkering with electronics, developing good soldering skills will be pretty important...I was hoping to find somewhere that might have a variety, but I currently want the ProtoShield
#7
Posted 04 December 2010 - 02:01 PM
I soldered up two of them just this evening - took less than 15 minutes each, and only that long because I was running around doing other stuff too. If you have a soldering iron, these are a good starter project to start building your chops - if you intend on tinkering with electronics, developing good soldering skills will be pretty important...
+1 for learning the soldering skills... it's very handy.
There are "learn to solder" kits you can buy too. Inexpensive, and they teach you how to solder, de-solder, do the "thru hole" and more.
I actually picked up a few mini light kits from SparkFun to learn to solder on. Since then, I've done a handful of other projects... pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
Today LED's, tomorrow, the world!!! Well, OK, maybe servos.
#8
Posted 04 December 2010 - 03:56 PM
Hackerspaces are places where people get together to work on projects and help each other. They often have classes on the basics (like soldering), and you would surely find someone there who would be willing to help you.
If you are near one, (see list: http://hackerspaces....f_Hacker_Spaces ), I would encourage you to check it out.
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