The ProTechTrader Make: Electronics Component Kit 1 has been designed to be used with the second edition of Charles Platt’s hands on learning book, Make: Electronics. Rounding up all of the necessary components can be time consuming and frustrating and we think learning electronics should be fun and exciting, so we’ve created the ideal component kit for experiments 1-11. The component shopping has been done so you can hit the ground running. You can rely on the ProTechTrader Component Pack 1 to supply you with the necessary components you’ll need for chapters 1 & 2 which cover experiments 1 - 11 of the Amazon Best Seller Make: Electronics: Learning Through Discovery 2nd Edition by Charles Platt and all are housed in a durable easy to carry double-sided plastic organizer. Each of the components are clearly labeled for easy access.
The ProTechTrader Component Pack 1 comes with an identification and includes:
? Double Sided Storage Compartment Carrying Case? Basic & Low Current LEDs? 9V Battery Connector? Toggle & Tactile Switches? Linear & Trimmer Potentiometers? Hookup Wire in Three Colors? All Required Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes, Transistors? Heat Shrink Tubing in Three Sizes? Solid Copper Alligator Clips / Soldering Heat Sinks? 555 Timer IC? CMOS Decade Counter IC? Quad 2 Input AND Gate IC? Quad 2 Input NAND Gate IC? Quad 2 Input NOR Gate IC? Triple 3 Input NOR Gate IC? Binary Counter IC? Quad 2 Input OR Gate IC? Voltage Regulator? Perforated Prototyping Board
The ProTechTrader Make: Electronics Component Kit 2 Deluxe which includes all of the components in the Regular Pack 2 and also features these essential items as recommended by author Charles Platt:
? 30w Soldering Iron
? 9 Volt AC to DC Power supply
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Upgraded Rare Earth Neodymium Magnet
? Additional 400 feet of Magnet Wire? Additional 50 feet heavy gauge antenna wire
"This is teaching at its best!"
--Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit), and author of Much Ado About Almost Nothing: Man's Encounter with the Electron
"A fabulous book: well written, well paced, fun, and informative. I also love the sense of humor. It's very good at disarming the fear. And it's gorgeous. I'll be recommending this book highly."
--Tom Igoe, author of Physical Computing and Making Things Talk
A "magnificent and rewarding book. ... Every step of this structured instruction is expertly illustrated with photos and crisp diagrams. . . . This really is the best way to learn."
--Kevin Kelly, in Cool Tools
The first edition of Make: Electronics established a new benchmark for introductory texts. This second edition enhances that learning experience.
Here you will find unique, photographically precise diagrams of breadboarded components, to help you build circuits with speed and precision. A new shopping guide and a simplified range of components, will minimize your investment in parts for the projects. A completely new section on the Arduino shows you how to write properly structured programs instead of just downloading other people's code. Projects have been reworked to provide additional features, and the book has been restructured to offer a step-by-step learning process that is as clear and visually pleasing on handheld devices as it is on paper. Full color is used throughout.
As before, Make: Electronics begins with the basics. You'll see for yourself how components work--and what happens when they don't. You'll short out a battery and overheat an LED. You'll also open up a potentiometer and a relay to see what's inside. No other book gives you such an opportunity to learn from real-life experiences.
Ultimately, you will build gadgets that have lasting value, and you'll have a complete understanding of how they work. From capacitors to transistors to microcontrollers--it's all here.
Hans Camenzind, inventor of the 555 Timer (the world's most successful integrated circuit chip), said that "This is teaching at its best!" when he reviewed the first edition. Now the second edition offers even more!
"While there are some things that have barely changed at all," says author Charles Platt, "others are significantly different in this edition. The new visuals are undoubtedly the thing that readers will notice first. There's color on every page now, with over 350 images.
"A new simplified section provides detailed advice on Internet searches and purchasing components," Charles says. "I think it's a lot easier to understand than the first book, but it's still completely hands-on. Every other book on electronics starts with theory, but I start with putting a battery on your tongue—just as with the original book."