You only need 3 components. A transistor, a resistor and an LED. See the video below to see how I connected it. Or skip the video if you prefer to read how to connect it. Connect the resistor and LED in series from the positive supply to the collector of ...
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Printing books is a bit complicated. I started the process once for one of my books but gave up. That’s why I’ve focused on eBooks. But last year I published Electronics For Kids in print: https://www.build-electronic-circuits.com/electronics-for-kids/ The trick to making it happen was to join forces with a publisher ...
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A couple of weeks ago I took a course. I learned one of the most useful skills I've learned in a long time: Laser cutting. It's a machine with a laser that moves in 2 axes. They have one at the makerspace I'm currently at in Oslo. You can use ...
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I just received an email from Ryan who works at Jameco. He told me they've created a component kit for my book Electronics For Kids. Apparently, they'd received many emails from people wanting an easy way to buy all the components for the book. And here it is: https://goo.gl/oEDBHn I ...
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I was enjoying my freshly brewed morning coffee as a friend of mine arrived at the office. (Well, it’s not really my office, but an awesome makerspace I sometimes go to.) We had a long chat about Kicad and Eagle. These are two popular applications for designing circuit boards. I ...
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