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

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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)

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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