Best Electronics Kits For Adults?

An anonymous reader writes "I'm an adult looking to learn how electronics work and have some fun building projects. But all the kits I've found online are for kids 8-10 years old, and they don't really explain the principles — they just color-code where to place components on boards. Are there any kits aimed at adults? I know if anyone has got the answer, it's this community."

Comments

Re:Kits

[The Ultimate Fartkno]

The library is your friend. It's often better than Google and Wikipedia combined. That sounds *amazing*! So what's the URL for this "library" site?

Re:Overload

[d3ac0n]

Whew!

Glad I'm not the only one who looked at the title and thougt "W00T! FEMBOTS!"

Of course, the rest of it was kind of a letdown. Ah well. I guess learning electronics and circuit soldering is it's own reward.
Even if there is no sweet sweet robot girl loving involved.

;)

Re:AdaFruit

[KudyardRipling]

Vellemann had a kit for a wireless telephone transmitter. What I liked most about it is that it had a legal warning.

If it doesn't have political overtones, it's not worth doing.

Re:Learning Electronics as an adult

[TBone]

> Most electronic manufacturers will give free samples of their parts if you ask them. It is standard practice in the electronics industry to get free samples to build a prototype of a new product, and then buy thousands of the chips when the product goes into production. You can use your work e-mail address to convince the electronics manufacturers that this is your plan with the samples.

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