Electronics - The ELEGOO MEGA2560 R3 Most Complete Starter Kit.

A nifty and educational tech toy for high tech kids of all ages.

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[chevyx]

I bought this for my family. We r working through it. I think anyone who actually build all those lessons would have earned a very good education in electronics. For my money, it’s as good as an associate degree in electronics

[gregf]

Yes, I was given one by my stepfather (a Westinghouse Electronics Engineer) when I was twelve. Best gift I ever had.
When I received it (Christmas) he told me that in the future, _everything_ would be digital.
It took me _many years_ to transition (out of my own pocket) from Analog electronics to Digital electronics.
It became my career.

[rossbassette]

Kevin, You never cease to Dazzle your viewers with your ability to clearly explain technology!!!

[hughpatterson]

That exact kit is what got me into ham radio and electronics! I ended up going back tom school at the age of 59 for electrical engineering and concentrated on IoT devices. Now, five years later, I still build plenty of stuff with my Arduinos. I prefer the Mega to the Uno due to the extra pins. Great video!

[Garage]

Just picked one of these up at a yard sale for $10. They had it marked as $8, but I just gave them a 10. Given they regularly go for $60 plus I think I did okay. Really appreciate the video, gives me an idea of what this little box of goodies is capable of! I figured it was largely worth it even for just the prototyping goodies and an Arduino of any kind.

[mihoz]

I've just ordered this from Amazon due to your review. I'm looking forward to experimenting with it. Maybe something radio related. Thanks Kevin!

[shaunewing]

OH YA ... LOL Iv had one . was a blast. I remember making my own electric motors with wires and pencils and foil from that kit. good old 80s, great vid my friend

[bruceweight]

My dad bought me one I'm not sure it was the 150 kit but it was a lot of fun. I remember rigging wires out to the roof and waiting for a rain storm for the rain alarm what an exciting moment when it went off especially in the desert. My son bought me one of these Elego kits. Ihave had a lot of fun with it. I need to get back to it again as i have quite a few projects I didnt get done. This kit alows you to make a programer for ATMEGA 328 chips. I used it to update my QCX CW radio several times without having to order new chips from over seas.

[Steven_VESY]

Here in Canada we had a store called Consumers Distributing. It was like the Sears catalogue centre, or a JCPennies. They sold almost everything. You went in, looked through the catalogue, and filled out a little slip with the stuff you wanted and hand it To the girl behind the counter (They had just about anything a family would want except groceries). She would add it to the bottom of the stack and the guys out back in the warehouse would take a few of these and collect a cart full of stuff and put in on the back counter were the girls would pick it up and call your name. They had a kit that was 200 or 300 projects in a black plastic brief case. I got one for Christmas one year. I took that thing everywhere I went. Played with it for years. No idea what ever became of it. I actually had my first job there. They sold THINGS that I will not discuss here for family friendliness. One of these is my favourite story, but it's not family friendly so that's as far as I will discuss it here but it was a hilarious story. (I don't think the lady that ordered it would agree). They went out of business in the mid to late 80's. I wish I still had that kit. In my late 50's I can still see me playing with it. Made for a lot of snowy week ends with dad at the kitchen table. Every time I think of it, those are the times I remember! PS just looked it up and I guess you had them in the US as well.

[problemwithauthority]

Kevin, I have acquired every iteration of the Arduino boards. I use the Mega for prototyping and then make it smaller with nano or pro-mini boards. I've yet to create the "next best thing" but having a blast trying to make it happen.

[Steve-GMHUU]

I got a more basic kit a while back to learn about Arduino as I wanted to use them in radio projects. Had loads of fun following some online tutorials. My kids showed some interest. So, I got them a kit but they haven't shown much interest. Probably because they can't play computer games on it 😄. When I was a kid/teenager learning about electronics, I would have loved something like this.👍Thanks for video Kevin.

[TheArtofEngineering]

I had Dick Smith Fun Way to Electronics books. You stuck the project schematic on the wooden board and screwed down the wires and components. Loved it! Then met a family friend who was a ham…. The rest is history…. 7 years at sea as an RO. ❤

[temidien]

Just starting out in electronics and found your video to be very helpful in deciding whether to pick up this Elegoo kit. Many thanks for sharing!

[curtstacy]

Excellent kit. I started with the radio shack kit when I was younger, then I started with the PIC microcontrollers. the Arduino was getting pretty popular so I bought this kit to quickly learn the Arduino and it worked great. easy to use. We really need a kit that covers both kits. I feel the people starting with the Arduino kit are missing out on a lot of the basic electronic skills. Great video, Thanks Kevin.

[Chri]

I begged my dad for one of those electronic kits when I was a kid. I quickly became disinterested in it. Now I got this r3 kit

[edb.]

I spied on my parents and uncles, never heard anything important around Christmas but made them mad, oh it was fun.. It was a useful box of projects

[johnqpublic]

I too have this kit. It's been on the shelf a while! What perfect timing right before Christmas as this kit would be a great gift for a lot of people young and old alike! I would love to see more videos working with micro-controllers. I worked with PLC's a lot in industry and this stuff can really solve problems for you. Please keep up the fantastic videos Kevin! You do have the gift of simplifying and explaining this stuff! Thank You!

[FFCJ]

My journey to EE started with a Denshi Board, then progressed to a 65 in one Archer, then the exact 150 in one kit landed in my lap Christmas morning 1976. When I moved to Dallas at age 22 in 1985 I found a new old stock 150 in one at a Radio Shack in Garland. That one I still have. And years later eBay provided several Denshi board kits. Try locating one if you can, it’s worth it for the manual alone.

[carter]

Loved this video Kevin but really looking forward to more Ham videos. I enjoy seeing things from your point of view

[WHNorthcote]

At 09:15 that sensor is for humidity. So it will be for local WX station. Wire it up and use the matrix LED to show temperature, barometer pressure ETC. Did one years ago with the Pi 8x8 LED and it worked quite well..