Author Topic: New Breadboard for me (Read 4320 times)

aZiZ1 · « **on:** October 17, 2008, 12:25:29 PM »

So today was a good day, I show up to my Academy Class(u take a class in another school), and im Taking A+, so i can get my certification out of the way. Well in that class im like a teacher pet, because i dont do what other kids do, i either run errands or fix ppl's computers so that my teacher doesnt have to. This way i get to do what i want and not do bs class work.
Well today i was talking to my teacher on how i make portable battery packs and she told me to hold on. She walked into the back of her storage room and got me an INSANE looking breadboard for freeeeeeeeeee.

Analog/Digital Trainer PAD-234A

It Seems awesome. Anyone got any experience using this?
Find me a manual? I looked everywhere and i couldnt find one.\

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:24:43 PM »

Oh. Meh, I don't like those. It's pretty much just a little electronics kit to me. Well, it'd be cool to have I guess...but it's...eh, an electronics kit.

Reaper · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:32:47 PM »

Kind of old school but thats pretty awesome.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:38:20 PM »

Well since im kind of broke and probable will be till i get out of college this is awesome, I had been looking at radioshack breadboards, but when i compared them to this, its...uhm... Not comparable in my eyes. The ones at radioshack look like

compared to this. And i dont really care if its an electronic's kit, but to me its better then nohing.
Im happy

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:40:42 PM »

Oh yeah I'm not saying it's bad, noooo. I'm just saying it's more or less just an electronics kit. It is pretty cool, I guess. I'd like to have one to just like test stuff on and everything, but I've never used one so I can't really say I suppose.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:49:13 PM »

Im sitting here trying to make a rechargable portable battery pack, but i am so confused on how to use it. It seems to be so advanced it makes me inferrior

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:51:58 PM »

It's okay don't feel bad, I wouldn't have the slightest idea on where to start either xD

GhoSt · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2008, 03:09:24 PM »

I luvz breadboards, they are great for prototyping without solder. You need the right awg hook up wire for the slots tho.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:23:04 PM »

Im not to worried about what AWG wire is needed, my teacher said she had a couple of ziplock 1gallon bags full of stuff that goes with this, I didnt have time to get it, otherwise i would have missed my bus back to my school.

Alien_X · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2008, 08:50:28 AM »

Only hardcore people use breadboards, join the club

You need 22 - 26 AWG wire, or buy a set of jump/jumper wires.
But 30 AWG just about works.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2008, 01:24:17 PM »

Thanks Alien_X

I got a few questions about something im making and it seems you are the best person to ask about it.
May i have ur AIM or someway of contacting you?

My AIM: Pimpinswede919

Tec_ · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2008, 01:54:00 PM »

i may have a manual for you i have 2 pad trainers i built both of them let me do some looking

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2008, 01:57:22 PM »

That would be awesome, Thanks Tec_

Tec_ · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2008, 03:18:50 PM »

one of mine

and

pm me an address and ill make a photo copy and send you one

also i think i have the instruction manual as well but i have no clue ware. i knew kida ware the maual would be

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2008, 09:39:43 PM »

Hey Tec_ check ur pm

Alien_X · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2008, 12:57:31 AM »

alien _ x @ live .com

Without spaces.

802Chives · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2008, 05:08:03 PM »

Those boards are very nice to have, they usually have all sorts of goodies on board like different voltage supplies and signals and switches and lights ect ect. They are very expensive to buy new and that is a definitely a good score. Don't worry about em being old, electrons were the same back then as they are now.

Tec_ · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2008, 12:23:34 AM »

there not old at all. i built mine 2/3 years a go. payed about $60-100 for the parts kits

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2008, 12:47:29 PM »

I don't really care if they're old or not, the fact that i got something that i needed was a hell of a lot better then paying for one. As long as i'm happy i couldn't care more if its old or broken or w/e. I'm just really happy i finally got one.

robin1989 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2008, 01:33:37 PM »

cool that looks like lots of fun

802Chives · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2008, 10:08:38 AM »

Quote from: 802Chives on October 19, 2008, 05:08:03 PM

Don't worry about em being old, electrons were the same back then as they are now.

I wasn't commenting on anybodies proto-trainer in particular. I just stated that so that people who don't already have em wont be turned off from gettng em at junk sales or surplus sales (cuz that is where you will find most of them for reasonable $$$) These may be the best thing going for amature digital and analog inventors, as they eliminate a whole slu of expensive equipement.

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Author Topic: New Breadboard for me (Read 4320 times)