Well for resistors I had to buy a multimeter. I'm still learning all it
can do, and supposedly it has Bluetooth functionality - so a program that
speaks the values might be something I could do. But just as the
multimeter got me past the resistor-reading problem, I'm thinking there
must be some other gadget that can help with the breadboard problem. What
are these kits you guys are talking about?
On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 1:29 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh yeah! The old radio shack 150-in-1 electronics project kits. I always
had loads of fun with those, especially the radio transmitter circuits.
DE n7zzt Eric
On Aug 8, 2018, at 10:09 PM, Scott Granados <scott.granados@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
the leads attached to springs and youâd patch the kits with wires to form
You know what I used to like were the electronic training kits that had
the connections. Totally impractical for building anything permanent but
was a great way to learn electronics for a blind fellow like me anyway.
Built radios and oscillators etc by hand following the wire by numbers book.
accommodate Integrated chips and other precisely spaced components. I
On Aug 9, 2018, at 12:01 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Unfortunately, the spacing happens to be an industry standard to
worked extensively with these back in the 1980âs when in high school and
later at DeVry Institute of Technology. Believe me, even the sighted can
have issues with using these boards. I can tell you that using another type
of board (for wire wrapped circuits) can be a real nightmare for us blinks.
own circuits. I still have a visual memory of how things can be placed andBtw, I have been having some thoughts to getting back into building my
itâs not all that hard to use a small set of needle nosed pliers to bend
leads to the right distance. And yes, with some short wire leads, you can
put together a surprisingly neat circuit that is even easy for a blind
person to follow.
the resistors as well as the values stamped on the capacitors.
Now, I just wonder if there is an app that will read the color codes on
(reading
DE n7zzt Eric.
On Aug 8, 2018, at 8:20 PM, Mike Fox <mfox32322@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey guys,
So I finally got a multimeter and broke the first visual barrier
They'reresistors) and five minutes later I've hit another: breadboards.
of anlike an Excel spreadsheet for Ant-Man. If I could shrink to the size
soant, I might have a shot at putting everything in the right place, but
wiresfar that's my best guess as to how to crack this one. The "cells" are
spaced way, way too close together, and when components have 3 or 4
know ifthat need to be plugged in at exactly the right place, I just don't
andI can do it. I got one of my projects working by sheer fluke, plugging
stuff around wherever I guessed the crappy diagram said, but I can tell
this probably isn't the right way to do things. :)
So is there such a thing as a breadboard with better spacing between
cells? Or maybe a way to link two wires without being required to use
one? I heard somewhere that "electrical tape" can tape them together
far-fetched.they would still conduct electricity, but that sounds pretty
thisEither way, I'd be interested in any strategies you guys use to get by
Pi Foundation.insanely way-too-visual obstacle. Thanks in advance. :)
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