soldering electronic kits

bpb101

Anybody know where to get soldering electronic kits relatively cheep. maplins have a few but no many

Biggins

bpb101 wrote: »

Anybody know where to get soldering electronic kits relatively cheep. maplins have a few but no many

They used to be around a lot but I see them only now in small numbers at Smiths Toy stores occasionally.
Checked their site (toys.ie) and so far have found none.

I suspect Ebay or a google search will be your only eventual recourse.

Squidgy Black

Ebay is definitely the way to go, you can pick up a kit for a tenner that will do you for basic soldering, they'll charge you around 30 quid for one in Maplins.

humbert

stetyrrell wrote: »

Ebay is definitely the way to go, you can pick up a kit for a tenner that will do you for basic soldering, they'll charge you around 30 quid for one in Maplins.

+1. Maplin is good to have but they are astronomically expensive.

bonzodog2

OP, are you asking about a kit of tools, e.g. iron,solder,stand etc, or a kit of electronic parts to solder together. I'd agree with the earlier poster about ebay if you want to buy a cheap iron, prob find one less than a tenner.

Stercus Accidit

Buy a cheap soldering iron and you will regret it, wreck your soldering job, melt your parts and burn your hands to f*ck.

Buy a gas powered iron for 30 in Maplins, I did and have never looked back, the difference between a cheap electric one and a gas powered iron is the same as the difference between a childs electric buggy and a ferrari.

Take my advice, spend the extra few bob on a gas powered iron.

TeddyTedson

Did you try After Hours?

Owen

+1. Never skimp on a soldering iron, it'll take forever to heat up, forever to melt solder, and when transferring that heat to the board it'll go cold while you're soldering forcing you to keep the iron on for longer and possibly destroying any ICs or Transistors you're soldering. Spend the money on a good brand like Antex, and buy the highest wattage you can afford. It's a tool for life.

Phill Ewinn

bpb101 wrote: »

Anybody know where to get soldering electronic kits relatively cheep. maplins have a few but no many

I'll pm you a link where you can download one free.

TeddyTedson

Go for a nice portable gas one would be my advice.

Sparks43

I was going to recommend Peats

No point now:mad:

Sparks43

Sparks43 wrote: »

I was going to recommend Peats

No point now:mad:

Same

ejmaztec

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Are you looking for a gas or electronic one?

I would imagine that he's looking for one of those "build your own neutron bomb" type kits, where you get a bit of practice with a soldering iron before posting the finished article to someone.

TeddyTedson

ejmaztec wrote: »

I would imagine that he's looking for one of those "build your own neutron bomb" type kits, where you get a bit of practice with a soldering iron before posting the finished article to someone.

If Anders Breivik trained himself playing COD can you imagine what this guy is up to:eek:

mawk

argos sell irons for about 12e

its probably not great, but itl do fine to repair headphones or something basic

AboutTwoFiddy

There's Solders R Us, they're on Third.

The Internet Explorer

I suppose you could almost say, does anybody know where to get a soldering electronic kit...

TeddyTedson

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

I suppose you could almost say, does anybody know where to get a soldering electronic kit...

whoops:o

Chuck Stone

Fixing stuff is so 1970's. Just buy an new thing.

bpb101

im looking for kits , where you get all the componentsin the kit , eg 5 resistors and 3 leds and the circuit boards ect and you solider them in, hobby kits . i dont really know the name for them
have a reasonably good solider

BASHIR

http://radionics.rs-online.com/web/home.html

Satts

Sparks43 wrote: »

I was going to recommend Peats

No point now:mad:

I never saw an iron that ran on peat.

humbert

bpb101 wrote: »

im looking for kits , where you get all the componentsin the kit , eg 5 resistors and 3 leds and the circuit boards ect and you solider them in, hobby kits . i dont really know the name for them
have a reasonably good solider

I'm not sure what you're looking to do with it, a present perhaps, but for those sort of starter kits a breadboard would be more conventional as you will definitely make mistakes.

earpiece

bpb101 wrote: »

im looking for kits , where you get all the componentsin the kit , eg 5 resistors and 3 leds and the circuit boards ect and you solider them in, hobby kits . i dont really know the name for them
have a reasonably good solider

What kind of kits OP? The net is awash with them.... or do you just like soldering????

eth0

Satts wrote: »

I never saw an iron that ran on peat.

Iroda are coming out with one. You screw off the end and fill it with ground up turf

ejmaztec

The Internet Explorer wrote: »

I suppose you could almost say, does anybody know where to get a soldering electronic kit...

You want one as well, it must be an epidemic?

earpiece

I can see a trail of 'Blue Peter' style threads starting!!!!!

Satts

eth0 wrote: »

Iroda are coming out with one. You screw off the end and fill it with ground up turf

Can't see it taking off if the Fine Galers get their way

Satts

Domo230 wrote: »

Seeing as how people are asking for stuff.

Im looking for 1/4 inch plywood (either pine or birch)

Anyone know where I can get this in Dublin. Just tried Woodies to no avail

B+Q ?

earpiece

Domo230 wrote: »

Seeing as how people are asking for stuff.

Im looking for 1/4 inch plywood (either pine or birch)

Anyone know where I can get this in Dublin. Just tried Woodies to no avail

www.woodworkers.ie have birch...... and sticky tape too.....

ejmaztec

Anyone know where I can get enough electrical power to revive a corpse that I accidentally found?

eth0

ejmaztec wrote: »

Anyone know where I can get enough electrical power to revive a corpse that I accidentally found?

You'll have to solder the wires on first. Worry about the power later

earpiece

ejmaztec wrote: »

Anyone know where I can get enough electrical power to revive a corpse that I accidentally found?

Dude... you need lime.

TOMP

Check out this company

They are in Cork

www.chip.ie

FoxT

bpb101 wrote: »

Anybody know where to get soldering electronic kits relatively cheep. maplins have a few but no many

Its not clear what you want to do here - Do you want to learn to solder? Or, do you want to build some electronic projects?

If you want to learn to solder, I'd recommend a 25W electric iron which you can pick up at Maplin, Woodies, etc.

If you want to experiment with electronics, then a breadboiard is definitely better because you can fix mistakes easily & you can also re-use components easily as well.

If you want to built a permanent electronic gadget, then you'll need to solder. Maplins are relatively expensive, but for small projects they are convenient & the cost difference is only a few euro.

If you are getting a soldering iron, then you'll need (probably) a solder sucker (spring-loaded vacuum tool for removing solder) as well.

All available from Maplins, or online.

-FoxT

ejmaztec

eth0 wrote: »

You'll have to solder the wires on first. Worry about the power later

Right, I've tried soldering the wires on but solder doesn't seem to stick to rotting flesh, so I stapled them to the earlobes. Now where's the power Einstein, I've got a date with destiny, or alternatively with this three-titted woman I've knocked together, depending on how it pans out?

Irish Wolf

ejmaztec wrote: »

Right, I've tried soldering the wires on but solder doesn't seem to stick to rotting flesh, so I stapled them to the earlobes. Now where's the power Einstein, I've got a date with destiny, or alternatively with this three-titted woman I've knocked together, depending on how it pans out?

Now all you have to do is chuck all the plywood into the wood fired turbine, simple!

Squidgy Black

Out of curiosity, I was given this iron http://www.maplin.co.uk/30w-soldering-iron-32909

by a mate of mine, and he's barely used it. Would I be better off getting one of the Antex irons for around 20 quid on ebay, or would this do me for soldering resistors and capacitors, and a few cables?

Phill Ewinn

stetyrrell wrote: »

Out of curiosity, I was given this iron http://www.maplin.co.uk/30w-soldering-iron-32909

by a mate of mine, and he's barely used it. Would I be better off getting one of the Antex irons for around 20 quid on ebay, or would this do me for soldering resistors and capacitors, and a few cables?

I can't see how big the tip is, if it's cone shaped or if you're going to need to desolder stuff as well.

The ''tip'' is the head of the soldering iron. If it has a little head it can be used more easily soldering for axial components.

As a general rule everyone needs a little head somtimes. lol

Mickey H

earpiece wrote: »

Dude... you need lime.

And a shovel.

Squidgy Black

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

I can't see how big the tip is, if it's cone shaped or if you're going to need to desolder stuff as well.

The ''tip'' is the head of the soldering iron. If it has a little head it can be used more easily soldering for axial components.

As a general rule everyone needs a little head somtimes. lol

It's a fairly skinny tip on it, like a cone. I'll be desoldering more than likely yeah.

Phill Ewinn

stetyrrell wrote: »

It's a fairly skinny tip on it, like a cone. I'll be desoldering more than likely yeah.

Grand. Just beware older circuits were made with lead solder. Newer (10 years) ones are lead free.

Desoldering is a pain in the buttocks. Best to heat the joint. Unclamp the component, pull the leg through the hole and then desolder the hole.

Replace with new component and then resolder into place. Replace like for like. Google colour code charts or capacitor types.

Some caps are polarised and will explode if they're put in backwards.