What are the Best Electronic Kits to Buy?
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I was walking through Radio Shack the other day and came across the section of the store where they had these Snap-Kits. They’re basically rudimentary electronic kits. If you have a kid or someone who likes electronic kits, this is for you.
Learn about electronics by building a “space battle” sound generator with this fun Snap Circuits kit. The included electronic blocks snap onto a clear plastic base grid to build different circuits. The blocks have different colors and numbers making it easy to identify and put your snap circuits together with ease.
There are plastic and metal parts that aren’t really an Erector set, and not really like a LEGO kit. It’s an all-in-one kit. Each kit comes with various components, and I can create any of three different configurations.
There’s so many different things I can do with it – including making awesome noises that drive my dogs insane. These kits are relatively fun, and affordable!
If you want to educate yourself – or your child – on the basics of circuitry, this is an excellent idea!
- Ace Wireless Door Chime Kit (AC6507-C)
- Monster Home Theatre Reference HTS 3600 MKII PowerCenter with Clean Power Stage 3 v.2.1 Circuitry
- SOUTHWESTERN BELL S60174 Phone Line Tester
- Discovery Exclusive Digital Sound Lab
- Elenco Circuit Lab
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4 Comments
Ninesvnsicks
April 5th, 2009
at 11:26pm
I had a bunch of electronics kits back when I was a kid but they were more advanced with breadboards and things like that.
Jon
April 6th, 2009
at 2:10am
I HAVE ONE EXACTLY LIKE THAT!
but its more expanded..
i have used mine to power my speakers using one of the speaker cables soildered to the male-male speaker cable, which is then connected to the other speaker cable..
Diagram:
[speaker]——-
| |
==|[()==>|
its a bad diagram, but i have a actual picture of it in action:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3311449759_9445369d5b.jpg
1fastbullet
April 6th, 2009
at 7:30am
Having just read all the commentary about Texas banning Vista, I think it’s only appropriate to mention Radio Shack has had these kits and tools for learning Electronics for a QUARTER OF A CENTURY, that I know of.
Nice find, Pirillo.
Visit beautiful Montgomery, Tx.- I’m sure we can find something to sell you.
Justin
April 6th, 2009
at 7:45pm
Oh the good old days of Radio Shack, I think I only worked there when the associates were required to know how to turn a computer on at least lol. I have to agree with the previous poster, these kits have been available for quite some time in one form or another, they even had books for making simple circuits using blank breadboard and a sharpie marker. I always found those kits cool but fairly impractical if you wanted something that was permanent or useful. See if you can get your hands on these little notebooks and a project box and you really have something there.