I've recently been wondering about how to get started with electronics. I've been looking at arduinos, and I've heard good things about them.
The problem is, I have no idea where the best place to buy a starter kit is, or what any additional things are I might need.
If you could recommend something for me, that would be great. Keep in mind I'm still a high school student with no license/job, so I only have $85 right now, and that won't change for a long time.
Getting started in electronics
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Re: Getting started in electronics
go and buy a bunch of random resistors, caps, leds etc from a local store for 2c each
if you want to go down the breadboard option so you can reuse and keep making things without solder then get a decent sized board with the spring loaded things in the holes (i dont know what they are called)
or buy a soldering iron and solder sucker if you want to go down that path.
buy anything else that seems interesting
hell of a lot cheaper than the kits.
i go to a place in aus call jaycar and they have everything i could ever want or need
http://jaycar.com.au i usually buy (yes buy, its like 500 pages for $5) a catalog each year its so handy to have lying around
if you want to go down the breadboard option so you can reuse and keep making things without solder then get a decent sized board with the spring loaded things in the holes (i dont know what they are called)
or buy a soldering iron and solder sucker if you want to go down that path.
buy anything else that seems interesting
hell of a lot cheaper than the kits.
i go to a place in aus call jaycar and they have everything i could ever want or need
http://jaycar.com.au i usually buy (yes buy, its like 500 pages for $5) a catalog each year its so handy to have lying around
Re: Getting started in electronics
Your local radioshack has most of the stuff you need to get started, be it a breadboard, solder, or a project box :D
