[sdiy] OT: A Passing of the Torch

[Heitor Alves]

that brings me old memories... even been young (28) i remember when i
was 12 building experiments in a kind of science fair p boxes (here
they were called other name). But congrats to your kid, its seems he's
on the right track, like his dad :oD

heitor

On Apr 10, 2005 1:38 AM, Oren Leavitt <oleavitt at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> That's awesome, Scott!
> A big round of applause to him from us here on SynthDIY!
> 
> I was 12 when I started getting doing my first electronics kits, too.
> Radio Shack Science Fair P-Boxes - still remember the smell of the
> perferated red plastic box that would inevitably melt as I soldered. :-)
> 
> Oren
> 
> Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> 
> >My son (12) put an electronics kit together today.  A little FM radio
> >transmitter, 3 transistors (2xFET 1xBJT), 2 diodes (one is a varicap),
> >resistors, caps, 9v batt.  Strip line type oscillator, varicap modulator.
> >He did all of the soldering and most of the component ID, learned instantly
> >about proper part orientation.  It works.  Big grins, he's very proud of
> >himself.
> >
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