"The kit includes instructions for 150 different projects. The text is Japanese only, but there are illustrations of each project to help you put them together, although the final result may come as a complete surprise. The projects include several radios, a lie detector, motorcycle and gun sound effects, wireless microphone and a variety of logic circuits [AND, OR, NOT, NAND and NOR]."Someone needs to come out with an audio/synth centric version of one of these. regardless, this does look pretty cool. I have a Radio Shack Electronics Learning lab with a bread board and well written project guide. I highly recommend these things if you want to learn the basics and just have a fun toy to play with.
You can find more info on the Gakken on Retro Thing.
Lol...I had one of those growing up...it was my favorite toy by far !!! :o)
ReplyDeleteMy friend had one of these in the late 70's. The instructions were only in Japanese then as well. His dad had picked it up on a business trip to Japan. I thought it was pretty cool at the time, and I'm not surprised that someone has revived it. It's easier than the 'Snap Circuits' kits.
ReplyDeleteThe original kit had a Texas Instruments "synthesizer" block.
ReplyDeleteI had the EX-120 version and bought the upgrade to an EX-150. Also bought an FM Radio module. Was sold in Harrods in the mid 80's. I still have it and the manual was in amusing English.
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