ElencoPractical Soldering Project Kit

This kit has you solder resistors in place, only to realize you need other resistors to continue, helping you practice de-soldering and replacing. I was at first frusterated by this, as I've done many other kits that were straight forward. But I quickly realized this is a true learning kit. It teaches you to solder, then de-solder what you put on. It works well when fully assembled and the instructions are full of useful information, much better than any other kit i've done (I've done alot of kits). This is truly a good beginner kit, full of good information. 10 out of 10 would recommend to any noobie looking for basic soldering experience. Large solder pads, teaches you to desolder, it has it all! After all my hard work, the siren works and the lights flash. Great buy for anybody looking to learn soldering or for a fun project to work on.

I have tried several kits to learn soldering. This kit was by far the best. The instructions were wonderfully clear and complete. The circuit board had rows of practice contacts for testing solders and adjusting the iron. I did use Kester 60/40 solder and not the included lead free. Instructions had a trouble shooting section as well as a description of the circuit and how everthing functioned. I am practicing before work on a ham radio. I had purchased cheaper kits that had poor instructions and errors that were very frustrating. None of the cheap kits worked at all! This kit worked the first time i plugged in the battery. As a beginner immediate positive feedback is vital and this kit delivered. Will try their FM radio kit next.

There are a wide number of "learn to solder" projects which give you a pile of parts and a board and leave you to it. This is not one of those projects. This is a well-designed learning tool throughout. The manual goes over techniques for soldering, for fixing mistakes, safety techniques, and the basic theory of how the circuit works. It includes practice soldering different kinds of components, desoldering, bridging connection points, and more. It walks you through step by step showing you what to do at each point and starts out with a number of areas on the board not relevant to the circuit that give you a playground to practice your technique. This is an incredible value and the best practice kit I've found by far.

The manual was thorough and very well written. It was not just a "stick R1 here" type diagram. The manual explained about reading resistor color bands, capacitor polarity (or lack of) and many other aspects. Plus, there was quite a bit about soldering setup, care of equipment and safety.Unfortunately, I found the circuit board to be very heat sensitive and the inner foil and glue separated from the board. There were a few times when I lifted the solder, ​and the copper "donut" surrounding the connection came along with the soldering iron. That taught me to turn the heat down on my soldering iron.On the bright side, by doing the shunt and cracked circuit-board exercises at the start of the instructions, it helped me fix the board failures and my soldering failures. (It also warned me that the board "melted" quickly.)In the end, my siren would have worked, but in fixing a foil/glue failure, I short-circuited a resistor, so instead of "wee-ooo" I just got a timid "eep" and a burning-hot transistor. However, I will salvage the parts or something. It was about learning to solder, not having a siren.This kit was not my first soldering project, so I probably wouldn't recommend it for children or tweens as a first project as might want a siren at the end of their hard work. I found the board very touchy for soldering. In the past, I have worked on smaller "Tiny Whoop" RC quadcopter PCB boards without issues.

The Elenco Practical Soldering Project Kit is a great way to learn the basics of soldering. It comes with everything you need to get started, a variety of electronic components, and a step-by-step instruction manual.

The media could not be loaded.  All parts necessary to make the project were there and clearly marked. Assembly instructions very clear; lots of soldering practice above and beyond the project included. Best of all, it works. 😁

The kit an accompanying instruction booklet proved to be a meaningful lesson. I went through mine carefully in two evenings. The project itself can be completed much more quickly, but it's purpose is best served by taking time to become familiar with the resistor color codes, try out the solder mask, practice solder wicking, and develop good technique.A very similar kit is available that includes the soldering iron. Although I suspect that version of the kit is a great value for many students, I bought a much more expensive soldering station for myself and so I appreciate that I could buy the kit without the iron.The kit includes a variety of component types that will introduce a student to the things they will find on other kits and products they will want to build. Specifically it includes resistors, electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, diodes, transistors, an integrated circuit device, and a potentiometer as well as wire for jumpers, repairs, and leads for the speaker and battery.The low-quality potentiometer quickly failed due to moderately rough handling by my kids. The turning knob has to be torqued to get it to contact internally. I don't fault the kit for that. Providing a more rugged potentiometer or panel-mount at higher cost wouldn't add anything to the purpose of the kit.I would buy more of these for anyone I cared for that wanted to learn to solder electronics. Beyond this, I would consider a kit that teaches SMD techniques. Personally I have no interest in soldering SMD by hand, but it's an important skill for the goals that some people have. My own interests are more toward Manhattan-style construction. Each person has their own reason for wanting to learn to solder electronics, but this kit is a good start for any of them.

Aunque el instructivo está en inglés, no mucho pierde en seguirlo. En el folleto de instrucciones indican tips y habilidades para soldar y desoldar.

Just great kit for beginners. Kids were very happy to spend a whole day soldering this kit. Its has a led lights and siren’s sound while completed, and you should see the happy faces of them. Be sure you got a solder iron and the battery, thats not included in the kit. Kit helped me to hook up the kids on electronics and we already built radio and alarm clock and they’re looking for more projects.

Came with guide which is very useful

This is great wee project to start off. My 8 year old enjoyed it.

Kit de proyecto muy bueno para armar