Make: Electronics Third Ed Kit 2 Economy - Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced (Teen - Adult) Component Pack That Follows The Experiments in Make: Electronics 3rd Ed by Charles Platt

I'm extremely pleased with the service and quality of the hardware learning kit. As a beginner, I found the kit's selection of parts to be invaluable in understanding the hands-on lessons in Mr. Platt's book. The kit's careful selection of components allowed me to explore and compare different parts, which greatly improved my understanding and confidence. The kit's value and quality are well worth the price, and I appreciate the convenience of receiving all the parts at once. I would highly recommend this kit for learners of any age.

Ordered this kit a few weeks ago, finally found time to open it up and take a look. I previously bought the 2nd edition of the Platt book, and was just about to order the kits for that book. And then, the third edition came out! I figured if I was going to get the new book, I might as well get the parts kit for it! All of the parts come in a single plastic double sided storage tote, and, except for a few minor items, contains all of the parts needed for the projects in the book, including an Arduino board. Everything in the tote is labeled, and the smaller parts are in labeled zip-lock baggies, making it very easy to find the parts needed for a build. It's wonderful that ProTechTrader put these together for the book - save time and money not having to hunt down all the components by hand, especially considering there are very few local electronics stores left. I'm just starting through the book, and so far everything needed for the experiments are in the kit. I had a basic electronics course back in high school, and I'm using this kit as a refresher, and a chance to learn more "modern" electronics. While that course was heavy on formulas and calculations, this set is more of a hands on approach, with just enough formulas and theory to understand the topics. So far, it's been a fun journey working with the book and the kit. For me it will likely take about six months to work through all the material at the pace I'm going. I've worked with Arduino boards before, however, have not done much with additional electronics with them - can't wait! There are a couple things I recommend for this kit though. First, I would get a good pair of wire cutters / strippers - will come in very handy. And second - make sure all of the latches on the tote are properly latched before picking it up! I found that having an additional parts box to put components in while I working with them comes in handy. Overall, the combination of a suburb book combined with this well designed and stock kit makes an impressive introduction to modern electronics, and an even better refresher course.

This kit, along with the included Make Electronics 3rd Edition book is a serious product for anyone really interested in learning a lot about discrete analog electronics (just normal "electronics" with resistors, capacitors, coils, a variety DIP chips, etc.) and as a good introduction to the Arduino digital microcontroller. That said, I would emphasize the "serious" part; for kids this would be most appropriate for extra bright and motivated individuals. As a retired engineer I have been enjoying doing the included projects along with some extra study of the principles involved. As for the kit, it would be very difficult to assemble all the required parts that are included in the kit on a piecemeal basis, all neatly labeled. So the convenience alone is worth the price.

For a while I have tinkered with learning electronics. Learned a bit from playing with Arduinos but never had a deep understanding of what I was doing. I finally bought a copy of Make: Electronics by Charles Platt. Looking over all the components to do the experiments in the book, it was going to be a massive chore to find all the right ones. From experience, I know most of the time parts come in a small baggie cryptically marked what is inside. After a while all the baggies get mixed up and keeping them organized is hopeless.Getting this kit was probably the best solution to all these issues. Every component is what is needed for the experiments for the first part of the book, clearly marked, and everything contained in a plastic case with room for more components to be added later. When I have a few moments, I can open the book and the case for some experimentation. When I am done, everything is put away.The multimeter and other equipment is not fancy, but sufficient for someone just starting to learn. Overall I am pleased with the kit. It saved a lot of time getting parts piecemeal and I feel like it saved money.

I bought both kits for this book , very convenient and included everything I needed to complete all the projects. Had a small hiccup with the first order but the owner was very communicative and took care of it right away . Great experience.