# Please recommend a "300 projects in one!" electronics hobby kit **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-300-projects-in-one-electronics-hobby-kit/407365 "2007-06-09T14:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-300-projects-in-one-electronics-hobby-kit/407365/1 "2007-06-09T14:49:55Z")
I know those things are probably going the way of the buffalo, but I’ve always wanted to mess around with one. What’s a good one for an adult to get started with? I’ve seen all of these newfangled Lego-style “snap circuits,” but I’d ideally like something with a breadboard or even some light soldering - I’d like to be able to transport the skills learned from it to more legitimate projects in the future. But I also just want to be able to play around with it, too. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-300-projects-in-one-electronics-hobby-kit/407365/2 "2007-06-09T16:48:56Z")
Like everything else from our childhood, if you want it, eBay is your friend. [Like](http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Shack-Electronics-Learning-Lab-Never-Used-Box_W0QQitemZ180126800097QQihZ008QQcategoryZ11737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) [this, or](http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Shack-Electronic-Project-Kits-28-202-28-177_W0QQitemZ250126463731QQihZ015QQcategoryZ132QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) [this?](http://cgi.ebay.com/Science-Fair-200-in-One-Electronic-Project-Lab-1992_W0QQitemZ290126411864QQihZ019QQcategoryZ11737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ETA …wrong button there. Looks like the “Science Fair” kit is the old classic with springs that I grew up with, and it’s good to see the familar things like the ferrite coil AM antenna and audio output transformer. Mine was in a wood box, but analog electronics is still analog electronics. The Learning Lab looks like it gets you into more advanced stuff with integrated circuits. Should also be good fun. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-300-projects-in-one-electronics-hobby-kit/407365/3 "2007-06-09T18:46:45Z")
Oh, I know where to get them - I was just wondering if anyone had a particular suggestion of one that was good, or one that was better than the others.