Electronic Playground 50-in-one Review

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Electronic Playground 50-in-one Review

Manufacturer: Elenco
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Model#: EP-.50

Weight: 2lbs
Height: 10"

Width: 3"
Length: 12"

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Retail Price: ~~$24.99~~
Online Price: $18.60
A discount of $6.39!
* Price is subject to change.

Features:

Build over 50 Electronic projects including finger touch lamp, metal detector, transistor radio, alarm
Learn about voltage, current, resistors, capacitors and much more
Uses spring hook-up method
Requires 1 "9V" battery

Begin Electronics! Cool kit to introduce the beginner (age 10+) to the fabulous world of electronics. You will learn the basics of putting together circuits through over 50 projects building actual devices like an alarm, a radio, a metal detector and much more. The simple but complete instructions explain voltage, current resistance etc. The kit is a giant "breadboard" and wires that can be connected to form the circuits as explained in the instructions and all without soldering!

User Submitted Electronic Playground 50-in-one Reviews

Date: 2004-01-10
Great kit ... Well Done... Very Educational
The Electronic Playground reminds me very much of the type of electronics kit I had when I was young. I bought this for my son who is 6. While the instructions and details were a little above his head the kit was not. The projects are very straight forward and the the wiring guides are as easy as "connect the dots" (really!). My only minor complaint is that the frame is a bit flimsier (paper and plastic)then I would like.

My son and I did two projects in about 2 hours (two of the smaller ones) and I was able to use the kit to make some customizations (leverage the variable resistor add a light to the electronic buzzer etc.) and show him how circuits/components can be expanded and improved.

But beyond the ease of use the instruction booklet is really quite an excellent resource on basic electronics. For an older child the kit could/should provide a pretty good grounding (pardon the pun). The combination of straight forward instructions (so you get get things to work) and well written explanations (so you know why they work) is great.

I really can't wait to do more projects with my son or ....
maybe I'll just borrow it at night and do them myself.

Date: 2003-08-01
The perfect way to start learning electronics!
This IS the best educational toy I have ever seen! With all the bells and whistles you could possibly want, it's the perfect way to start your kid learning electronics. I would suggest being at least 11 years old though because the going can get a little tough for younger kids after the 10th of 50 experiments! The only problem is you might not want to put it on something unstable because it is a little delicate. Otherwise enjoy a nice gift for someone just starting electronics!