Re: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc. (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:57:13 +0200
From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc. (fwd)

What about this http://www.vellemanusa.com/us/enu/product/list/?id=523008 ?

Tesla list wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:54:14 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
> From: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc. (fwd)
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> I had a great 7th and 8th grade science teacher but I was already very
> intersted in science.  I had a chemistry set with real chemicals.  I had a
> microscope too.  And I still have my electronic project set, one of those
> things where you have to clip the resistor and capacitor wires into spring
> devices.  The book has about 140 projects.  My 2 Sons had a lot of fun
> with the electronic project set when they were younger.  I still like to
> build projects with it sometimes.
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>> From: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Oct 31, 2007 8:13 AM
>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc. (fwd)
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>> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:26:45 -0500
>> From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
>> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc. (fwd)
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>> Hmmm  lets see,  a lack of interest, a fear of someone building 
>> something that may hurt themsevles or someone else, cost to produce the 
>> item ( imagine having to pay someone to sort thru the resistors, caps, 
>> diodes  etc and put them into a bag for the kit)  and I suppose just 
>> trying to find the "real" resistors instead of the micro-surface-mount 
>> stuff. And besides, who wants to learn about electricity when you have 
>> an X-Box 3000  ;)
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>> It is a shame that "Responsibility" has diminished the access to some 
>> really great learning tools....   Gawd forbid they ever bring back the 
>> "toy store" chemistry set from the 60's...  now that was an awesome 
>> learning tool...  probably why I have such an interest in science and 
>> associated fields.
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>> Scot D
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>> Tesla list wrote:
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>>> You mean no fun *Tesla Coil* kits?
>>> -- Chip
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>>> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:52:24 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
>>> From: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: FUN Electronic Kits, EICO, Heathkit, Allied, etc.
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>>> Why is there no FUN electronic kits available any more?
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