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Elenco Practical Soldering Project Kit
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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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Global Trade Identification Number | 00756619000336 |
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Product Dimensions | 13 x 9 x 1 inches |
Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
ASIN | B0002LUAL6 |
Item model number | SP-1A |
Manufacturer recommended age | 12 - 16 years |
Batteries | 1 9V batteries required. |
Best Sellers Rank | #74,182 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #776 in Educational Science Kits |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Manufacturer | Elenco Electronics LLC |
Country of Origin | USA |
Date First Available | May 10, 2004 |
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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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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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.
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.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2017
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.
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!
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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Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2022
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:(
Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2021
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:(