“It's okay, but maybe my answer is heavily biased because I am only starting with electronics. The iron works, but I cannot figure out how to change the tip. Nothing in the instructions about changing tips and youtube videos show that this iron has a different type of tip than most (I think).As far as learning to solder, the kit does good because you have to connect a variety of components on the printed circuit. However, this kit does not teach you anything about the theory of the actual multivibrator that you are making, just how to put it together. I looked through the description and it does not say that it will teach you theory, but come on; a paragraph on transistors and capacitors and etc. is not nearly enough for the electronics newcomer to understand it.I wanted to get into AM radio theory and Elenco seems to have a kit to make your own AM radio. The description for that says that it does teach 'basic theory of am radio operation.' I was thinking of buying that kit but now I am hesitant, if the 'teaching' is anything like this kit then I probably won't learn s*** and will have to resort to external means...”
“This is the first time I bought something from Elenco brand, I must say the Iron works fairly decent. Although the tips need to be a bit modified to do the finer electronics construction. The over all quality is good, above average. The heating time isn't too long say 7/8 minutes for fully operational. the only Complaint I have is that, the power wire to the Iron could have been placed in a better location, and not on to a side. In short, if you aren't looking to spend much money on an Iron and wanna brush up the skills on soldering, this is the kit to go for.”
“I bought this for my 11 year old grandson and he built the circuit board almost by himself. The directions are relatively easy to follow and now he wants to fix everything in the house that needs a solder!”
“I realy liked it.It's really a good kit, the soldering iron work fine and the project is perfect for a first electronic project.The only negative side is the instruction, they are correct to learn soldering but not to learn electronic. It's ok since this is the purpose of the kit (soldering) and there are a lot of book dedicated for electronic but i would like some basic explanations about the circuit.Highly recommanded for starter, electronic is an awesome hobby !Thanks.”
“After playing with snap circuits and learning about electronics, my son got interested in the maker culture and wanted to learn real soldering. I got him this kit for Christmas and we had fun putting the device together. I also got him the Elenco radio kit, which he will try to build on his own.”
