Flashlight Kit
Contributors:
M-Short
M-Short Introduction
The Flashlight Soldering Kit is a basic soldering kit designed to help teach the basics of through hole soldering and circuit design. This tutorial will go over the basics of a circuit, how to solder, and show you how to build your own flashlight.
Required Tools
To build this you will need a few basic tools such as a soldering iron, solder, and snippers. If you have never soldered before and are looking for a basic setup, the Beginners Tool Kit is a great place to start.
Suggested Reading
Here are a few basic tutorials on some of the concepts that we will cover. There are also links throughout the tutorial to give you more information on a topic if you are confused or just interested in learning more.
How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering
This tutorial covers everything you need to know about through-hole soldering.
Resistors
A tutorial on all things resistors. What is a resistor, how do they behave in parallel/series, decoding the resistor color codes, and resistor applications.
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Learn the basics about LEDs as well as some more advanced topics to help you calculate requirements for projects containing many LEDs.
Polarity
An introduction to polarity in electronic components. Discover what polarity is, which parts have it, and how to identify it.