ELEGOO Electronics Kit

I started my interest in electronics in a different age, more than 40 years ago. In those days, breadboards were very expensive and out of the reach of most hobbyists. Many a time I recycled components and the stripboard, as the cost was prohibitive. A trip to the electronics shop was expensive, and much pocket money was diligently saved for the latest chip or piece of kit. This kit which I purchased to support my Elegoo Arduino, like the processor board itself, is top notch. Extremely well packaged, I was impressed with how much was crammed into the box. The fact that high-quality polythene bags were used for the components speaks volumes, although in my day we would be looking at tin-foil or anti-static bags for the more sensitive components. I get the impression once again that Elegoo care about their customers and the quality of their offering. My only criticism I can make is trivial. The breadboard is in 3 sections, with a large self-adhesive pad for attaching to a permanent surface. I'd have preferred if the pad was packed separately, that way I could expand the board horizontally without fuss if needed. As to how long the components will last etc., with care and attention they should last well. The legs of any component will eventually give up the ghost with too much bending, and wiring errors will easily kill off polarity sensitive components such as diodes and capacitors etc. All of that is part of the rough and tumble of circuit development and testing. I wouldn't expect the kit to last forever, but it certainly won't break once you take it out the packaging. I know if as a kid my dad had brought this home I would be ecstatic. If you are looking for a components kit to introduce someone as to how to expand their Arduino or Raspberry Pi, I can't recommend this enough. You will need to purchase a device separately to get any use from it though.

Great

Great basics starter kit, but you will need to add to it to create anything intricate. The ribbon cable is not 40 so a few of the connections to a Pi are missing, but a beginner will not be using them all at the start. PSU is really good and fits on the breadboard securely. Breadboard is a bit small but larger versions are available at reasonable cost.

Decent kit if you're just looking to get started working with electronics. It has most of what you need to get off the ground at reasonable value. A few of the positives: - The breadboard is very nice, much better build quality than others I've purchased in the past. - The majority of the components work well. - The box and individual packaging of the components is useful and relatively well made. - The power supply module is attached to some foam so the pins won't bend in shipping. Then, the negatives: - The buzzers worked, but not very well. - The power supply module seems pretty cheap, and I doubt it will last long. It also doesn't come with an appropriate cable, so you'll have to supply your own to make use of it. I expected this last part because I read about its absence in other reviews, but I didn't anticipate it being such an odd cable required. - A few of the LEDs didn't work correctly (although the majority did). Overall, not a bad purchase, but if you already have some of the parts already, perhaps look for cheaper options, or something more reliable. Edit: ELEGOO contacted me after I wrote this review and sent me replacement parts without any hastle. I upgraded my rating since their customer service was so good.

<UPDATE> Elegoo have now sent me the manual for this product (well, actually for the Super Starter Kit, but all of the items in the fun kit are covered). I have to say that it is an excellent piece of work - some 119 pages of detailed instructions that enable a complete beginner (i.e. me) do some impressive things. This is a superb beginners collection that allows you to explore a large array of electronics projects from simple to complex in nature. <ORIGINAL> The "tutorial" promised in the package contents turns out to be just a set of manufacturers specifications for the individual components. Furthermore, they're protected by a password! Why, when the specs are freely available from the individual manufacturers, would they password protect the PDFs on their site? The lack of the tutorial sucked the fun out of this Electronic "Fun" Kit for me.

First things first... Electronics involves small components and electricity; all be it in this case 9v DC maximum. So be careful. ***Note*** If the magic smoke escapes; the magic stops. Buy a 9v battery and a 9v battery holder with a barrel jack that works with a breadboard power supply; because it’s not got one. (Get over it) This kit can give you hands on experience making circuits to light LEDs, make flashing LEDs using Transistors etc. You can also learn about ‘Voltage Dividers, RC circuits, Series and Parallel circuits.’ It’s not restricted to what you will learn from the website. YouTube contains a wealth of information. This kit is a starting point that can lay down a solid foundation that can lead you to go on to buying more advanced kits that can prepare you for Arduino or Raspberry Pi projects. What I would suggest buying is a couple of 555 timers, a couple of Op Amps and a 4017 decade counter. (My personal thoughts) The thing is... This is a budget priced starter kit from a respected company that has provided some great lessons in electronics. They really are ok. To conclude... Great value kit but you’ll need to some power to power up the breadboard PSU and getting some extra ICs will mean it’ll have you making some cool stuff.

Purchased this a few days ago after taking a lesson on the Raspberry pi. Long story short: I would suggest you buy this product If you want to try your hand at electronics, but buy something else if you do enjoy it. Long Story: I have mixed feelings about this kit. First off, It allowed me to see if i enjoyed working on hardware project, But at the same time I was frustrated by how cheep everything felt. The jumper cables felt cheep, the breadboard was a pain to use and they supplied a power supply without any plug to connect it to, I understand why they didn't but a 9V battery clip would have been enough to power the device. All the components work great, I managed to break a few jumper cables but I didn't expect them to last. UPDATE: After my initial review the company got in touch to see why I wasn't 100% satisfied. They where extremely nice and more than happy to help, to the point that they sent me some extra bits. I was expecting the same breadboard and some extra jumper cables. I recieved 3 breadboards and a load of jumper cables, which was a bit of a nice supprise. but this means I can't change my original review, But I would like to expand on it :) so once again "The short story": I enjoyed the product and would suggest you buy it if you want to try out electronics. But I will stick with what I said, buy something else if you really enjoy it and want to do more. The long story: Like I mentioned I loved the product, It had its faults(which I will cover) but over all I enjoyed the kit. I said it before but It allowed me to check if I would enjoy electronics. The jumper cables where a pain and the breadboard was a bit hard to insert the cables into for a while, but after a few uses they loosen up a bit. The good things: The breadboard is a nice size, I was able to fit the 74HC595 (Shift registor) 8 LED's and a 7 segment display all on the one board, it was a bit of a squeeze. The components all came in bags, non of the pins were bent. They supplied loads of jumper cables (more than you will every use on the one breadboard). The kit came with an 8-bit shift registor, which allows you to control 8 leds with 3 connections to any microcontroller. They supplied a 3.3v and 5v power supply The really good: There is only one really good point. They care about their customers. They emailed me to see what I had issues with. They took my feedback and also sent me some goodies as an appology for the issues I expressed. The bad things: The jumper cables felt cheap (the second set I got sent where better). The printed lines on the breadboard rubbed off, same with the numbers and letters :/ The power supply didn't come with a adapter to connect connect power. I wasn't able to test the power supplier because I don't have a connector for it :/ I would also make some suggestions that would make this product better. Supply a 9V battery clip with the adapter so we could use the power supply. I would have liked a small datasheet or pinout of the 8-bit shift registor and optocoupler. It would have been great if you put a 555 timer chip with the product as well, just because it's such a popular chip (it has loads of fun and simple project that will get people hooked). Following on from the last one, supplier a few project or just a circuit diagram for the shift registor :) To finish off I will say this: Buy it, it's only £10 and its a nice way to check if you enjoy electronics, I hope the company take my suggestions and atleast supply the 9v battery clip.

What I really liked about this kit is the variety of electric components in here they had transistors capacitors , potentiometer pretty much everything you need to get started with electronics except a programmable micro processor board like the audrino uno or something but overall great ,very high quality kit you cant go wrong with buying this, There was a few thing that really annoyed me one of those was the breadboard it was higher quality then anything I could on Ebay but it was still annoying to put you jumper wires in and I even accidentally broke some wires because i had to apply so much force to get them in ,I have to say it dose get easier over time but that really annoyed me and also that they didnt include F-F jumper but I can get over that. Overall great kot I have to say but it wouldn't hurt to open the the breadboard female parts(I dont know what to call them) so this wouldn't happen to others and I also wish they dodnt just shove alot of components in one bag like the leds which I sorted out later and wouldn't hurt ti let's the ic's to arrive in a bit of foam or something so the pins dont het damaged .

Good, not too bad price

Excelente es exactamente lo que me ofrecieron en el anuncio. y muy rapida la entrega

Whether you want to be able to put together experimental circuits to try something out, develop a new device, or just start learning about electronics, this kit provides a surprisingly wide range of components (235 pieces!) at a very low price! Basically, it's a "breadboard"--a rectangular base with 400 holes (connection tie points) into which you can plug an included power supply module, pre-stripped connection wires (of various colors), and numerous resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, multicolored LEDs, switches, and various other parts (all included--but you can also supply additional parts of your own, if you wish) to construct circuits you want to try out or develop. There's so much in this kit that after you've emptied the box to look through all the parts it contains, you may have a bit of a struggle to get everything back into the box (but it can be done!). The breadboard itself is small--only 2.125" x 3.25"--but that's big enough to build up even fairly complex circuits. There is no printed documentation with the kit, except that a large flap on the inside of the box pictures (and names) each different component. Also, a tiny picture on the back of the box the breadboard comes in shows how rows of tie points are connected together (very helpful in learning how to make use of the board!). Importantly, much more detailed documentation is available on the manufacturer's website (specified on the box lid), and reading about it online will provide highly useful information. I found the kit to be a great bargain (especially after reading the online documentation!), and I have no complaints about the quality of the components provided. In particular, I was pleasantly surprised at how firmly the breadboard tie points gripped the wires and component leads that are inserted into them. Use of this kit will save me a lot of time in putting together circuits for testing and development.

A wide and plentiful variety to components to use for testing purposes. I bought these to help me learn and refine my skills. This is a good value.

Used these kits for a grade 9 science project with my students. It had all the parts for students to "electrify" their model houses they built our of cardboard: switches, LEDs, cables, breadboard, resistors, rheostats,etc, without too much stuff that they wouldn't use. Good value!