The $20 gift guide at MAKE – Electronics kits for $20 …
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Ok makers! We’re going to kick off some holiday gift guide action for 2008! First up – $20 and under ELECTRONICS KITS, we know holiday gift budgets are shrinking – a lot of us will have more time than money next year, so more than ever – if you’re going to spend your hard earned cash consider spending it on something that gives back. A kit to learn about electronics, a book to savor and pass along to someone else, a tool you know you’ll use for years, something that you know you’ll use – something to learn with, something you can give to someone else later. Read on for the complete list!
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I picked up this Coleco Talking Teacher toy for a couple bucks, it was missing the battery compartment cover but otherwise in very good condition. I have had it a little while and did some research before cracking it open (www.experimentalistsanonymous.com) I used bender schematics and will be going back in at a later date to expand upon the gliches and loops. This time around I was amble to install a reset button , speaker cutoff, 8 switches and a 500k pot in need of a trim pot. I ran lines for body contacts but will wait until I can properly explore the circuit. I did cut out some plastic inside to make space but i an thinking of fabricating a plate where the existing handle is to accommodate more components. This is the test video from my bench after first assembly. Thank You Liz at Jameco Electronics. Thank You Colin at experimentalistsanonymous.com.
Bre Pettis teams up with Hardware Hacker Joe Grand to show you how to integrate LCDs and GPS into your electronics projects. Then they put these two things together on a basic stamp and create a portable GPS tracking system and go geocaching!
In this podcast, Bre Pettis shows you how to set up a breadboard for power and then play around with electronics on it Note: In the podcast, I mention Charles Platt’s article is from Make: volume 11. Its actually in Make: Volume 10.