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Brand Elenco
Item Weight 3.2 Ounces
Voltage 9 Volts
Included Components Soldering Iron, Iron Holder, Printed Circuit Board, Electronic Components, Two-Tone Siren
UPC 090074222347 756619000336

About this item

  • Build a fun two tone European siren
  • Learn about multivibrator circuits
  • Gain valuable experience working with printed circuit boards
  • Made in the United States
  • For 30 years Elenco has been using their strong engineering and design skills to develop reliable, affordable electronic test equipment, tools, and educational kits

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Practical Soldering Project Kit - This solder practice project will help you achieve good soldering techniques, help you become familiar with a variety of electronic components, and provide you with a completed unit that will produce the fun sound of the two tone European siren. This kit is an example of a multivibrator circuit. Working with printed circuit boards is in the future of every electronic technician. Almost every electronic device today has a printed circuit board and whether you are assembling a PC board or repairing it, you must understand the basics of working with these boards. Requires one 9V Battery. Made in the United States

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    4.6 out of 5 stars
    545 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers find the product fun and easy to build. They say it's a great product for the price. Customers also appreciate the learning material and ease of use. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the variety of assembly, functionality, and quality.

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    100 customers mention "Learning material"100 positive0 negative

    Customers find the learning material in the soldering station to be good. They mention it contains tons of instructional material about key solder techniques. They also say it's a great tool for teaching how to follow directions. Customers also mention it'll be an excellent project for beginners and a worthwhile starter kit for a young builder.

    "...This is truly a good beginner kit, full of good information. 10 out of 10 would recommend to any noobie looking for basic soldering experience...." Read more

    "...wanting to learn to solder electronics, but this kit is a good start for any of them." Read more

    "...It includes practice soldering different kinds of components, desoldering, bridging connection points, and more...." Read more

    "...They included component descriptions, construction instructions, soldering techniques, troubleshooting, etc etc...." Read more

    53 customers mention "Ease of use"53 positive0 negative

    Customers find the instructions for the soldering station clear, understandable, and follow. They say the manual has good tips and walks you through step-by-step showing what to do at each point. The assembly instructions have lots of pictures and guided part placement. Customers also mention the product is well-laid out and clearly labeled.

    "...It works well when fully assembled and the instructions are full of useful information, much better than any other kit i've done..." Read more

    "...Instructions had a trouble shooting section as well as a description of the circuit and how everthing functioned...." Read more

    "The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram...." Read more

    "A fun project for beginners. Everything works as intended. Instructions are clear and easy to follow." Read more

    20 customers mention "Fun project"20 positive0 negative

    Customers find the project fun and easy to build. They mention it's a great project for kids and a good learning tool.

    "A fun project for beginners. Everything works as intended. Instructions are clear and easy to follow." Read more

    "This is a fun project for someone who is learning to solder wanting to practice...." Read more

    "This project is fun and quite challenging. The instructions are clearly written and the troubleshooting section is very helpful...." Read more

    "...Overall, enjoyable and worth the money!" Read more

    7 customers mention "Value for money"7 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the value for money of the soldering station. They mention it's a great product for the price and simple boards provide an inexpensive weekend of instructional fun.

    "...This is an incredible value and the best practice kit I've found by far." Read more

    "...But the actual kit itself is a good value. The quality of the parts seems solid, and there is customer support available from Elenco, a big company...." Read more

    "...All in all, these simple boards provided an inexpensive weekend of instructional fun." Read more

    "...part of our labs because it is very informative, demonstrative, and affordable...." Read more

    5 customers mention "Solder pads"5 positive0 negative

    Customers like the solder pads of the product. They mention they're large, wide, and well-spaced throughout the board. Customers also appreciate the practice pads on the back and the components of the kit are nicely spaced out, which makes things even easier for beginners.

    "...Large solder pads, teaches you to desolder, it has it all! After all my hard work, the siren works and the lights flash...." Read more

    "...All of the components of the kit are nicely spaced out which makes things even easier for the beginner...." Read more

    "...The thing I loved about this was the practice pads on the back, and the very large, widely spaced pads throughout the board...." Read more

    "...a kit that says, "Place item here then solder." It has a lot of practice pads and different techniques to try so you can definitely get a..." Read more

    25 customers mention "Functionality"16 positive9 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the soldering station. Some mention it works well when fully assembled, while others say it doesn't work.

    "...It works well when fully assembled and the instructions are full of useful information, much better than any other kit i've done..." Read more

    "...As such it doesn't do anything terribly useful but it is a good feeling to have your recently acquired soldering skills result in something that..." Read more

    "A fun project for beginners. Everything works as intended. Instructions are clear and easy to follow." Read more

    "...My soldering was pretty sloppy but the device still ran properly after I found my breaks and my shorts and corrected them...." Read more

    20 customers mention "Quality"12 positive8 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the soldering station. Some mention it's well-thought-out and produced, while others say the solders are of poor quality and the material quality is pretty poor.

    "The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram...." Read more

    "...The low-quality potentiometer quickly failed due to moderately rough handling by my kids...." Read more

    "...The kit was put together well, easy to use and understand...." Read more

    "...But the actual kit itself is a good value. The quality of the parts seems solid, and there is customer support available from Elenco, a big company...." Read more

    10 customers mention "Assembly variety"6 positive4 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the assembly variety of the soldering station. Some mention it includes a variety of component types that will introduce a student to the things they need. Others say it doesn't come with a solder kit, the solding iron, and the 9V battery that you'll need to power the project.

    "...The kit includes a variety of component types that will introduce a student to the things they will find on other kits and products they will want..." Read more

    "...Not included are the soldering iron and the 9V battery that you'll need to power the project...." Read more

    "...get started with as it's very easy to assemble and has a good variety of different parts to try out...." Read more

    "Missing parts to the board. No semiconductors or Capacitors." Read more

    Frustrating, but very thorough and I learned a lot!
    4 out of 5 stars
    Frustrating, but very thorough and I learned a lot!
    The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram. The manual explained about reading resistor color bands, capacitor polarity (or lack of) and many other aspects. Plus, there was quite a bit about soldering setup, care of equipment and safety.Unfortunately, I found the circuit board to be very heat sensitive and the inner foil and glue separated from the board. There were a few times when I lifted the solder, ​and the copper "donut" surrounding the connection came along with the soldering iron. That taught me to turn the heat down on my soldering iron.On the bright side, by doing the shunt and cracked circuit-board exercises at the start of the instructions, it helped me fix the board failures and my soldering failures. (It also warned me that the board "melted" quickly.)In the end, my siren would have worked, but in fixing a foil/glue failure, I short-circuited a resistor, so instead of "wee-ooo" I just got a timid "eep" and a burning-hot transistor. However, I will salvage the parts or something. It was about learning to solder, not having a siren.This kit was not my first soldering project, so I probably wouldn't recommend it for children or tweens as a first project as might want a siren at the end of their hard work. I found the board very touchy for soldering. In the past, I have worked on smaller "Tiny Whoop" RC quadcopter PCB boards without issues.
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    Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023
    This kit has you solder resistors in place, only to realize you need other resistors to continue, helping you practice de-soldering and replacing. I was at first frusterated by this, as I've done many other kits that were straight forward. But I quickly realized this is a true learning kit. It teaches you to solder, then de-solder what you put on. It works well when fully assembled and the instructions are full of useful information, much better than any other kit i've done (I've done alot of kits). This is truly a good beginner kit, full of good information. 10 out of 10 would recommend to any noobie looking for basic soldering experience. Large solder pads, teaches you to desolder, it has it all! After all my hard work, the siren works and the lights flash. Great buy for anybody looking to learn soldering or for a fun project to work on.
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    Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2023
    I have tried several kits to learn soldering. This kit was by far the best. The instructions were wonderfully clear and complete. The circuit board had rows of practice contacts for testing solders and adjusting the iron. I did use Kester 60/40 solder and not the included lead free. Instructions had a trouble shooting section as well as a description of the circuit and how everthing functioned. I am practicing before work on a ham radio. I had purchased cheaper kits that had poor instructions and errors that were very frustrating. None of the cheap kits worked at all! This kit worked the first time i plugged in the battery. As a beginner immediate positive feedback is vital and this kit delivered. Will try their FM radio kit next.
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    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013
    The kit an accompanying instruction booklet proved to be a meaningful lesson. I went through mine carefully in two evenings. The project itself can be completed much more quickly, but it's purpose is best served by taking time to become familiar with the resistor color codes, try out the solder mask, practice solder wicking, and develop good technique.

    A very similar kit is available that includes the soldering iron. Although I suspect that version of the kit is a great value for many students, I bought a much more expensive soldering station for myself and so I appreciate that I could buy the kit without the iron.

    The kit includes a variety of component types that will introduce a student to the things they will find on other kits and products they will want to build. Specifically it includes resistors, electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, diodes, transistors, an integrated circuit device, and a potentiometer as well as wire for jumpers, repairs, and leads for the speaker and battery.

    The low-quality potentiometer quickly failed due to moderately rough handling by my kids. The turning knob has to be torqued to get it to contact internally. I don't fault the kit for that. Providing a more rugged potentiometer or panel-mount at higher cost wouldn't add anything to the purpose of the kit.

    I would buy more of these for anyone I cared for that wanted to learn to solder electronics. Beyond this, I would consider a kit that teaches SMD techniques. Personally I have no interest in soldering SMD by hand, but it's an important skill for the goals that some people have. My own interests are more toward Manhattan-style construction. Each person has their own reason for wanting to learn to solder electronics, but this kit is a good start for any of them.
    3 people found this helpful
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    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
    The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram. The manual explained about reading resistor color bands, capacitor polarity (or lack of) and many other aspects. Plus, there was quite a bit about soldering setup, care of equipment and safety.

    Unfortunately, I found the circuit board to be very heat sensitive and the inner foil and glue separated from the board. There were a few times when I lifted the solder, ​and the copper "donut" surrounding the connection came along with the soldering iron. That taught me to turn the heat down on my soldering iron.

    On the bright side, by doing the shunt and cracked circuit-board exercises at the start of the instructions, it helped me fix the board failures and my soldering failures. (It also warned me that the board "melted" quickly.)

    In the end, my siren would have worked, but in fixing a foil/glue failure, I short-circuited a resistor, so instead of "wee-ooo" I just got a timid "eep" and a burning-hot transistor. However, I will salvage the parts or something. It was about learning to solder, not having a siren.

    This kit was not my first soldering project, so I probably wouldn't recommend it for children or tweens as a first project as might want a siren at the end of their hard work. I found the board very touchy for soldering. In the past, I have worked on smaller "Tiny Whoop" RC quadcopter PCB boards without issues.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, but very thorough and I learned a lot!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
    The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram. The manual explained about reading resistor color bands, capacitor polarity (or lack of) and many other aspects. Plus, there was quite a bit about soldering setup, care of equipment and safety.

    Unfortunately, I found the circuit board to be very heat sensitive and the inner foil and glue separated from the board. There were a few times when I lifted the solder, ​and the copper "donut" surrounding the connection came along with the soldering iron. That taught me to turn the heat down on my soldering iron.

    On the bright side, by doing the shunt and cracked circuit-board exercises at the start of the instructions, it helped me fix the board failures and my soldering failures. (It also warned me that the board "melted" quickly.)

    In the end, my siren would have worked, but in fixing a foil/glue failure, I short-circuited a resistor, so instead of "wee-ooo" I just got a timid "eep" and a burning-hot transistor. However, I will salvage the parts or something. It was about learning to solder, not having a siren.

    This kit was not my first soldering project, so I probably wouldn't recommend it for children or tweens as a first project as might want a siren at the end of their hard work. I found the board very touchy for soldering. In the past, I have worked on smaller "Tiny Whoop" RC quadcopter PCB boards without issues.
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    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
    A fun project for beginners. Everything works as intended. Instructions are clear and easy to follow.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
    There are a wide number of "learn to solder" projects which give you a pile of parts and a board and leave you to it. This is not one of those projects. This is a well-designed learning tool throughout. The manual goes over techniques for soldering, for fixing mistakes, safety techniques, and the basic theory of how the circuit works. It includes practice soldering different kinds of components, desoldering, bridging connection points, and more. It walks you through step by step showing you what to do at each point and starts out with a number of areas on the board not relevant to the circuit that give you a playground to practice your technique. This is an incredible value and the best practice kit I've found by far.
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
    I haven't put this together yet, but I am highly impressed with the instruction manual. Elenco went beyond my expectations with the manual. Most kits don't have any.
    Every component is explained and there's even a little quiz for resistor color codes and an electronics quiz at the end..
    They included component descriptions, construction instructions, soldering techniques, troubleshooting, etc etc.
    If give them 6 stars if I could.
    This is fantastic!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
    I haven't put this together yet, but I am highly impressed with the instruction manual. Elenco went beyond my expectations with the manual. Most kits don't have any.
    Every component is explained and there's even a little quiz for resistor color codes and an electronics quiz at the end..
    They included component descriptions, construction instructions, soldering techniques, troubleshooting, etc etc.
    If give them 6 stars if I could.
    This is fantastic!
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    Jose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bien para aprender a soldar
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2022
    Aunque el instructivo está en inglés, no mucho pierde en seguirlo. En el folleto de instrucciones indican tips y habilidades para soldar y desoldar.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bien para aprender a soldar
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2022
    Aunque el instructivo está en inglés, no mucho pierde en seguirlo. En el folleto de instrucciones indican tips y habilidades para soldar y desoldar.
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    Areau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great project, not enough solder lol
    Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2021
    That video is the sweet sound of success! (I resolder the parts for LED2 and still didn't work, was my bad, I forgot to solder the jumpers lol😅)

    First time soldering, really enjoyed this product and the info booklet! Still watched a bunch of Youtube videos before attempting!

    My biggest drawbacks were not enough solder and the wick provided was kind of arse. Overall definitely worth the $16 though!

    Thinking of trying the am or fm radio next, I wanted to do the burglar alarm but there's none in stock:(
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    Areau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great project, not enough solder lol
    Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2021
    That video is the sweet sound of success! (I resolder the parts for LED2 and still didn't work, was my bad, I forgot to solder the jumpers lol😅)

    First time soldering, really enjoyed this product and the info booklet! Still watched a bunch of Youtube videos before attempting!

    My biggest drawbacks were not enough solder and the wick provided was kind of arse. Overall definitely worth the $16 though!

    Thinking of trying the am or fm radio next, I wanted to do the burglar alarm but there's none in stock:(
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    Simon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Australia on October 19, 2022
    Came with guide which is very useful
    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good hobby kit
    Reviewed in Singapore on April 25, 2022
    This is great wee project to start off. My 8 year old enjoyed it.
    Le Penseur
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pour pratiquer .
    Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2023
    La livraison a été ultra rapide et l'article en excellent état . Bravo au vendeur . J'ai déjà appris quelque chose avec ce kit .