UsefulComponents

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Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018

$20.51

Portable Crystal Set Radio Kit of Electronic Parts, Solderless Choccy Block / Terminal Strip 5060971140001

$19.22

Alternate Flashing Light Flip-Flop Choccy Block Terminal Strip Kit of Electronic Parts 5060971140025

$10.22

Dashboard On Off Rocker Switch 12V Illuminated SPST 15A D.C. Red, Yellow, or Green Light.

$5.08

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Ferrite Rod Loopstick Antenna with MW, LW & Ant AM Radio Coils 5.75" 149mm Long 10mm Diameter, Dansette 111

$19.22

Bipolar Silicon Transistor Small Signal Low Noise, Various NPN / PNP Pack of 1, 5, or 10

$2.51

Miniature Plastic VHF Variable Capacitor Tuning Trimmer, Vishay - BC Various Values

$5.08

100uA D.C. F.S.D. 81mm Diameter Circular Moving Coil Meter by Ferranti, 1200 Ohm Microammeter

$25.65

Basic SPST Keyswitch, Key Operated Switch 0.5A 110 V.A.C.

$2.51

Narrow Body Aluminium Control Knob for 6mm T18 Splined or Flatted D-Shaft Pots

$3.79

Three Terminal TO-220 Linear Voltage Regulator IC Various 78xx and 79xx Series

$3.79

60mm Slider Travel Mono Fader Potentiometer Pot 88mm Length, Linear SR60

$7.65

60mm Slider Travel Mono Fader Potentiometer Pot 88mm Length, Various Linear and Log

$7.65

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 4" Inch 100mm Philips Silver Label

$10.22

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 4" Inch 100mm Tricorn Clear Scotch 3M

$10.22

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 4" Inch 100mm EMI EMITAPE Quartic Clear

$10.22

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 4" Inch 100mm Tricorn Clear

$10.22

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 4" Inch 100mm EMI EMITAPE Orange Label

$10.22

Stereo 45mm Travel Slider, Dual Log Fader Potentiometer A50K Pot, 60mm Length

$7.65

Low Distortion Audio Transformer 1 to 1 600:600 Ohm 4kV Line Isolation PCB Mount

$7.65

B50K Switched Stereo Potentiometer 12mm, Dual Pot On-Off Switch in Splined or D-Shaft

$6.36

Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, 3" 74mm Inch Philips

$10.22

Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart

3" 74mm Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool

$10.22

3" 74mm Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, Scotch 3M

$10.22

3" 74mm Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, Grey Kodak

$10.22

3" 74mm Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool, Light Blue EMI Emitape

$10.22

Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor 80pF High Voltage Single Gang for Antenna Tuning Unit or Transmitting Loop with Ceramic Insulators

$32.08

Variable Capacitor Air Spaced 120 + 160pF, 5:1 Reduction Drive with Mounting Screws

$21.80

BASF 17.5cm 7" Seven Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording Empty Take Up Tape Spool

$10.22

Axial Electrolytic Aluminium Capacitor, Various Values by Vishay-BC

$3.79

Axial Electrolytic Aluminium PSU Reservoir Capacitor, Various 2200uF 40V, 3300uF 35V

$5.08

Toroidal Ferrite Core 18mm Diameter, EMC Inductor Coil Form / RFI Choke Ring

$2.51

Fast 74AC CMOS Logic Gate Chips in DIL DIP I.C. Texas Instruments Various

$3.79

4000 Series CMOS IC Dil Dip Chip by Texas Instruments Various

$2.51

0.5W Radio Speaker, 8 or 64 Ohm in Paper or Mylar Cone 66mm Ferrite Magnet Louspeaker

$5.08

Microswitch SPDT, 3A 250V in Various Button and Lever Micro Switch Actuator Styles

$5.08

74HC Series Logic IC, Various Types in DIL / DIP by Texas Instruments

$2.51

Passive Ring Modulator Kit Of Parts 2X LT44 Transformers and 4X BAT48 Schottky Diodes

$10.22

Thermal Printer Paper Roll for Lecroy Oscilloscope, 110mm Width

$6.36

Audio Matching Transformer, Miniature Output and Center Tap Inter-Stage Split Windings

$5.08

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Robert on Dec 1, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Very quick shipping, packed with care and as described.

Eagle LT700 or LT44 Radio Output / Inter-stage Tapped Audio Matching Transformer

Eagle LT700 or LT44 Radio Output / Inter-stage Tapped Audio Matching Transformer
Michelle on Nov 29, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

brilliant item as always, quick delivery too

Black Control Knob for 6.35mm Round 0.25" Inch Shaft, Flat Blade Grub Screw Fixing

Black Control Knob for 6.35mm Round 0.25" Inch Shaft, Flat Blade Grub Screw Fixing
Scotland T-Shirts on Nov 27, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

My eight year old nephew was so excited to receive this as a birthday gift. Great little kit, packed well, with easy to follow instructions available on the web (I appreciate the lack of paper instruction book for environmental reasons). Looking forward to seeing how he gets on with building his radio.

Henry responded on Nov 27, 2022

Thanks for the 5*s. I hope it works well.

Portable Crystal Set Radio Kit of Electronic Parts, Solderless Choccy Block / Terminal Strip 5060971140001

Portable Crystal Set Radio Kit of Electronic Parts, Solderless Choccy Block / Terminal Strip 5060971140001
Roger on Nov 19, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Top quality product at a reasonable price

Henry responded on Nov 27, 2022

Thankyou for the review, much appreciated.

Portable Crystal Set Radio Kit of Electronic Parts, Solderless Choccy Block / Terminal Strip 5060971140001

Portable Crystal Set Radio Kit of Electronic Parts, Solderless Choccy Block / Terminal Strip 5060971140001
Michelle on Oct 17, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Good product, and quick delivery, really pleased

Henry responded on Oct 23, 2022

I'm glad that all worked out well. Thanks for the review.

Black Control Knob for 6.35mm Round 0.25" Inch Shaft, Flat Blade Grub Screw Fixing

Black Control Knob for 6.35mm Round 0.25" Inch Shaft, Flat Blade Grub Screw Fixing
Joel on Dec 3, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Nice kit, easy to assemble..

Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018

Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018
sarah on Dec 3, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

This is a gift so I cannot do a complete review. All I can say is that it has come promptly, very well packaged and has the senders info in case of need for any more help needed.

Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018

Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018
Moog on Nov 24, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Exactly what I was looking for :)

10mA F.S.D. 82mm Diameter Circular Moving Coil Meter by E.T.E.I. Milliammeter Model 505

10mA F.S.D. 82mm Diameter Circular Moving Coil Meter by E.T.E.I. Milliammeter Model 505
Kenneth Woolley on Nov 24, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Good quality item, matched the description and met my expectations, very pleased, Thank you

360pF Higher Voltage Single Gang Air-Spaced Variable Tuning Capacitor (Radio Condenser)

360pF Higher Voltage Single Gang Air-Spaced Variable Tuning Capacitor (Radio Condenser)
Paul on Nov 22, 2022

5 out of 5 stars

Thanks great item and fast shipping

Capacitor, Orange Drop Plastic Film Caps Various Metallised Polyester 368

Capacitor, Orange Drop Plastic Film Caps Various Metallised Polyester 368

About UsefulComponents

Sales 643

On Etsy since 2019

The beautiful trace that you get on an oscilloscope when playing with some custom built Ambisonic surround-sound gear.
Loud reception using the Useful Components crystal set radio kit on a farm fence while out hiking in Shropshire.
The BTR/3 Stereo tape machine at Radio Glen in Southampton. We still used that machine in 1993. After I'd fixed it :)
Sometimes one has to erect a big crystal radio aerial to see how good it is. This 100 meter one was pretty good:)
I dabble with surround-sound and annoyingly claim to have built the first *cheap* soundfield microphone in 2003.

Useful Components: Electronics kits with fully detailed instructions online.

As a kid I was fascinated by the Ladybird books, "Magnets, Bulbs, and Batteries," "How to Make a Transistor Radio," and "Simple Electronics." The kits that I've devised are similar projects using modern components which I hope can provide some easy things to make, and at the end actually do something which isn't completely trivial. There's no screen or programming, no software, and nothing to go out of date. You just put it together, and it works. I think that the instructions provided online are highly accurate and step-by-step, just like those old books but more reliable with the modern components.

If you want the university level explanations, they are there at the bottom of the page as well.

I like to think that they could be quite handy for school science projects.

As well as the kits, there are many other electronics parts in the shop now which may help with repair jobs or odd projects.

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Henry Walmsley

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Hello. I'm an electronics engineer who sells kits & electronics parts for repair jobs and projects. For UK dispatch, put anything in your shopping basket from any listing for one postage charge, but watch out for the higher postage lumpy items.

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CLIFF Electronic Components

Redhill, England

I supply useful CLIFF parts that no-one else will stock, e.g. all available colours of one type of control knob rather than just the black or red variant found at other retailers. These are frquently used by customers for fixing and customising vintage mixing desks and equipment.

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