Had the 60 in 1 version of this. It was awesome. I remember attaching a wire to the screw of the faceplate of the lightswitch so the crystal radio would work. And I always wanted the 300 in 1 which was about four times the price! :)
I know this video is old but I have to comment, I just bought my daughter the modern equivalent from smyths because it brought back all the memories for me receiving one on Xmas day in about 1985, my parents bought it for me because they’d had enough of me taking apart the home electronic items, I was born in 76 so this exact kit in Tandy had gone, instead they sold the Electronic Lab 130-1 which was a more modern looking version of the same thing, when I was about 9 or 10 I’d spend hours in Tandy while my parents shopped in other stores, I befriended an old man who worked there but was an electronics expert and he’d give me advice on how I could pimp up the 130-1, I remember buying the components to extend the range of the radio transmitter which was powerful enough to reach from my bedroom to the kitchen radio, I’d broadcast little radio shows to my mother in kitchen while she was cooking, I’m an electrician now and it all started in Tandy, the kids of today are missing out, great to see this again 😎
I was born in '71 and I loved this toy when I was a kid! My friend used to come over and rap over the FM transmitter, through my clock radio! He passed away a couple years ago. R.I.P. Unsel.
I remember doing this too. I forgot the specifics but I somehow incorporated the bar antenna into the circuit then ran a long wire off the end of that up my wall, then controlled the whole thing with the code key button. What I ended up with was a Morse code spark-gap transmitter similar to what was used on the Titanic. It caused a LOT of interference all over the AM radio band though, so in retrospect it probably might not have been a good idea. Though I doubt the interference traveled much further than my house.
I'm pretty sure my version of the 150-in-1 booklet had a 'shocker' circuit that used the relay as a simple oscillator, and fed the square wave into the transformer, using the center tap on the input (full coil on output) to make it step up the battery to enough voltage to give a decent tingle. Needless to say, that was one of my favorite circuits as a kid.
I bought a couple of sets very much like this from a car boot sale a couple of years ago for £1 each. I bought both and giggled all the way home. Great fun for the time, and i need to get a video or 2 made from them, some day.
I had the 60in1 iirc. It was a great intro to structured electronics projects. I mixed it with a box full of random salvaged components to make my own trial and error circuits. Many "fryodes" were created.
You know what, this is still pretty cool. :) These days it’s a lot of “put this into that and presto, that’s a laptop”, without having a clue what is going on. :) I didn’t have this kit, but I do remember building a radio and connecting the antenna to underground pipes and a hygrometer to check when the bath was filled with me anxiously waiting downstairs if it would work properly.
"Science Fair" was Radio Shack/Tandy's in-house brand of STEM-oriented toys. Mostly electronic kits like these but other things like weather stations, build-your-own RC cars etc. That name brings back memories going to Radio Shack with my dad and seeing all those cool toys but never being able to afford them.
There were several variations of those kits sold under the same name at different times. I had a 150-in-1 as a kid that looked very similar, but didn't have the CdS cell, or the IC, for instance, but was otherwise nearly the same. That old set got thoroughly thrashed over the years, but I recently picked up one that looks almost exactly like the one you show here.
I had one of these but I don't reefer which one, and it's driving e crazy. I loved it and it remains a big regret that I didn't take better care of it. It felt amazing discovering new ways to use it.
I owned both the 150-in-1 and later on, the 200-in-One. Funnily enough, I enjoyed the 150-in-All more than the more modern one. Not being an English speaker, my grasp of the English language was a bit too limited to understand the more complicated bits that were described...and the fact that I was rubbish at Math probably had to do something with that as well ;-). Electronics still is one of my major hobbies. *NB* : Be mindful of some errors in the wiring diagrams. Please look up the errata first before building other circuits. I believe there was even one circuit amongst them that would damage a part if you stuck to the instructions.
that light harp also did double-duty as a hearing test and tinnitus inducer. ;) I had friends growing up with smaller sets (I recall 30- and 60-in-1), and when I was old enough to get my own income from a paper route, I bought the 200-in-1. The most complicated project was "UFO invasion" ISTR, and was very proud when I got it working.
The segmented LED display doesn't seem to get much love in this kit as a numeric display, but after having wired the rats nest on the 200-in-1 for the UFO game so it showed "U F O ." in sequence, I understand why it was omitted. A BCD decoder was probably not cheap in 1976.
That kit looks like loads of fun. I'd still enjoy using it. I still order kits from time to time just to do something relaxing on the bench. One of the very last brick and mortar radio shacks is still near my house. I should go there and ask if they still carry anything like that.
BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on 198 kHz LW. I don't know if it's an urban myth or not, but once read that british nuclear submarine captains were taught to use the presence or not of this signal as indication of whether the UK had survived a nuclear war.
Awesome set. Just so many practical lessons that would be fun to learn. I so wish I had the manual to go with my set back in the day. I might’ve learned something 😅.
I also had some kits in this style (not the same) when I was a kid, I believe I got them for Christmas (not at the same time). One of them was with springs and wires like this, the other has the component in a plastic-block with contact-strips on the side. The last one I think came as a 60-in-one, I later got or bought an expansion for it so it turned into the big version (I think it also was about 150). Actually it should be easy to look up, because I still got them, just need to pick them of the top-shelving in my electronics-room. Let me know if I should do a quick look of them.
My mom brought me these from garage sales in the 80s. I think I had this exact model. Unfortunately I discovered how much fun it was to plug the components in to main power and watch them explode. Even if I did have to pick some of the fragments out of my face.
I bet I still could learn a thing or two, or even three, from that electronic project kit *lol* It's also a very cool compenium of useful circuits that can be used in all kinds of projects. I really liked it! Thanks for showing this cool piece of history to us! ... I wonder if the germanium transistor thermometer works by the transistor going up in gain the hotter the surrounding air is...
So when do we get a recapping video? On a serious note, Im tempted to buy one of these. It looks like it would be a great way to learn the basics even in 2021.
That was a surprising and unique septandy video :) I did have an electronic kit like this but it was much simpler. Still fun though. It was called "the little electrician" in Norwegian.
still got the 200 in one i got 40 years ago certanly helped to read schematic drawings as a ten yr old yep your right my dogs werenot impresed with the harp
You know I'm kind of late to this but The amplifier I remember working. you would hide the earpiece and that would work as a microphone and then you could listen on the built-in speaker. I also would bug my sister's room
Besides the 200 in 1, the 160 in 1 and the 150 in 1 had neat projects with a relay. I have tried building a sound alarm from the 150 in 1 and adpat it to the 160 in 1 it did not work. The Light activated switch led was neat.
I had something a bit like this as a kid - with the spring terminals and wires and things - but it had much less of the stuff and I basically learned nothing from it that I recall. But I also got a GCSE in electronics without really knowing what a transistor does, so... standards were not high! Good thing I went into software not hardware really isn't it.
Can you get 2x BD131 transistors, 1xBC212L, 2x IN4007 diodes, 1x 680R resistor, 1k 470k resistor, 10uF electrolytic and a 470uF electrolytic to build a Class A amplifier and run it of a PP9 9V battery, you will need to google for 5W Class A amplifier for the circuit.
i've had so many of those it's rediculous.. I used to link like the 4 or 5 sets that I had together to do weird stuff.... i bought a modern versin of this for my 13 year old for christmas last year and he loves it
@@ctrlaltrees just came across a video today of yours actually it was a feature on a part 2 of a video came to your channel love love love the content just throwing this out if you decide to get rid of the Japanese 64 totally intrested can't wait for more vids catching up on alot right now specifically this one lol
Had the 60 in 1 version of this. It was awesome. I remember attaching a wire to the screw of the faceplate of the lightswitch so the crystal radio would work. And I always wanted the 300 in 1 which was about four times the price! :)
I know this video is old but I have to comment, I just bought my daughter the modern equivalent from smyths because it brought back all the memories for me receiving one on Xmas day in about 1985, my parents bought it for me because they’d had enough of me taking apart the home electronic items, I was born in 76 so this exact kit in Tandy had gone, instead they sold the Electronic Lab 130-1 which was a more modern looking version of the same thing, when I was about 9 or 10 I’d spend hours in Tandy while my parents shopped in other stores, I befriended an old man who worked there but was an electronics expert and he’d give me advice on how I could pimp up the 130-1, I remember buying the components to extend the range of the radio transmitter which was powerful enough to reach from my bedroom to the kitchen radio, I’d broadcast little radio shows to my mother in kitchen while she was cooking, I’m an electrician now and it all started in Tandy, the kids of today are missing out, great to see this again 😎
I was born in '71 and I loved this toy when I was a kid! My friend used to come over and rap over the FM transmitter, through my clock radio! He passed away a couple years ago. R.I.P. Unsel.
My favorite trick was feeding the relay into itself to turn off and on quickly. If you touched the pins on the coil you might get a small shock.
I remember doing this too.
I forgot the specifics but I somehow incorporated the bar antenna into the circuit then ran a long wire off the end of that up my wall, then controlled the whole thing with the code key button. What I ended up with was a Morse code spark-gap transmitter similar to what was used on the Titanic. It caused a LOT of interference all over the AM radio band though, so in retrospect it probably might not have been a good idea. Though I doubt the interference traveled much further than my house.
I'm pretty sure my version of the 150-in-1 booklet had a 'shocker' circuit that used the relay as a simple oscillator, and fed the square wave into the transformer, using the center tap on the input (full coil on output) to make it step up the battery to enough voltage to give a decent tingle. Needless to say, that was one of my favorite circuits as a kid.
I bought a couple of sets very much like this from a car boot sale a couple of years ago for £1 each. I bought both and giggled all the way home.
Great fun for the time, and i need to get a video or 2 made from them, some day.
Do it! 😁
I had the 60in1 iirc. It was a great intro to structured electronics projects.
I mixed it with a box full of random salvaged components to make my own trial and error circuits. Many "fryodes" were created.
Fryodes, I like it!
You know what, this is still pretty cool. :) These days it’s a lot of “put this into that and presto, that’s a laptop”, without having a clue what is going on. :) I didn’t have this kit, but I do remember building a radio and connecting the antenna to underground pipes and a hygrometer to check when the bath was filled with me anxiously waiting downstairs if it would work properly.
I got that set for Christmas one year... many hours spent on it... so cool
I had the 75-in-1 and the 150-in-1 sets.
I’ve been trying to find this damn thing for about 25 30 years thank you
"Science Fair" was Radio Shack/Tandy's in-house brand of STEM-oriented toys. Mostly electronic kits like these but other things like weather stations, build-your-own RC cars etc. That name brings back memories going to Radio Shack with my dad and seeing all those cool toys but never being able to afford them.
There were several variations of those kits sold under the same name at different times. I had a 150-in-1 as a kid that looked very similar, but didn't have the CdS cell, or the IC, for instance, but was otherwise nearly the same. That old set got thoroughly thrashed over the years, but I recently picked up one that looks almost exactly like the one you show here.
I had one of those. Yours is in excellent condition. Nice video.
I had one of these but I don't reefer which one, and it's driving e crazy. I loved it and it remains a big regret that I didn't take better care of it. It felt amazing discovering new ways to use it.
I owned both the 150-in-1 and later on, the 200-in-One. Funnily enough, I enjoyed the 150-in-All more than the more modern one. Not being an English speaker, my grasp of the English language was a bit too limited to understand the more complicated bits that were described...and the fact that I was rubbish at Math probably had to do something with that as well ;-). Electronics still is one of my major hobbies. *NB* : Be mindful of some errors in the wiring diagrams. Please look up the errata first before building other circuits. I believe there was even one circuit amongst them that would damage a part if you stuck to the instructions.
that light harp also did double-duty as a hearing test and tinnitus inducer. ;)
I had friends growing up with smaller sets (I recall 30- and 60-in-1), and when I was old enough to get my own income from a paper route, I bought the 200-in-1. The most complicated project was "UFO invasion" ISTR, and was very proud when I got it working.
The segmented LED display doesn't seem to get much love in this kit as a numeric display, but after having wired the rats nest on the 200-in-1 for the UFO game so it showed "U F O ." in sequence, I understand why it was omitted. A BCD decoder was probably not cheap in 1976.
Had one of these too. I was too impatient to get the most out of it but it was fun to tinker with. I'd love to hunt one down one of these days.
That kit looks like loads of fun. I'd still enjoy using it. I still order kits from time to time just to do something relaxing on the bench. One of the very last brick and mortar radio shacks is still near my house. I should go there and ask if they still carry anything like that.
I remember wanting this kit when i was a kid... Would of been hours of messing around.
BBC Radio 4 still broadcasts on 198 kHz LW. I don't know if it's an urban myth or not, but once read that british nuclear submarine captains were taught to use the presence or not of this signal as indication of whether the UK had survived a nuclear war.
Awesome set. Just so many practical lessons that would be fun to learn. I so wish I had the manual to go with my set back in the day. I might’ve learned something 😅.
I also had some kits in this style (not the same) when I was a kid, I believe I got them for Christmas (not at the same time). One of them was with springs and wires like this, the other has the component in a plastic-block with contact-strips on the side. The last one I think came as a 60-in-one, I later got or bought an expansion for it so it turned into the big version (I think it also was about 150). Actually it should be easy to look up, because I still got them, just need to pick them of the top-shelving in my electronics-room. Let me know if I should do a quick look of them.
My mom brought me these from garage sales in the 80s. I think I had this exact model. Unfortunately I discovered how much fun it was to plug the components in to main power and watch them explode. Even if I did have to pick some of the fragments out of my face.
I bet I still could learn a thing or two, or even three, from that electronic project kit *lol* It's also a very cool compenium of useful circuits that can be used in all kinds of projects. I really liked it! Thanks for showing this cool piece of history to us! ... I wonder if the germanium transistor thermometer works by the transistor going up in gain the hotter the surrounding air is...
I think that's exactly how it works! I agree, I could also learn a lot from this kit - I'm definitely going to be building some more of the projects 🙂
So when do we get a recapping video? On a serious note, Im tempted to buy one of these. It looks like it would be a great way to learn the basics even in 2021.
That was a surprising and unique septandy video :) I did have an electronic kit like this but it was much simpler. Still fun though. It was called "the little electrician" in Norwegian.
I still have one of these in my spare room
still got the 200 in one i got 40 years ago certanly helped to read schematic drawings as a ten yr old
yep your right my dogs werenot impresed with the harp
You know I'm kind of late to this but The amplifier I remember working. you would hide the earpiece and that would work as a microphone and then you could listen on the built-in speaker. I also would bug my sister's room
Make a NeoGeo joystick adaptor 😁
Didn't realize how advanced some of the projects were. They were too advanced for a 7 year old lion. The only one that worked was the radio.
Besides the 200 in 1, the 160 in 1 and the 150 in 1 had neat projects with a relay. I have tried building a sound alarm from the 150 in 1 and adpat it to the 160 in 1 it did not work. The Light activated switch led was neat.
Im old and that was amazing
I had something a bit like this as a kid - with the spring terminals and wires and things - but it had much less of the stuff and I basically learned nothing from it that I recall. But I also got a GCSE in electronics without really knowing what a transistor does, so... standards were not high! Good thing I went into software not hardware really isn't it.
Haha, same. My day job is in software, I'm just a tinkerer when it comes to this electronics stuff!
I had this kit over in the US
At 13:13, in the manual, I have never before seen "Hobbyist" spelled "Hobbiest". It looks like "Teachers, Students, and Hobittses"!
Haha, well spotted! The manual is indeed full of typos and spelling mistakes. I suppose it adds to the charm. 🙂
I had this 40 years ago. I wonder if two kits could be patched together to make a better radio.
Ring of Three Transistor amplifier chip.
I had that exact model and mine had the key switch for morse code.
Can you get 2x BD131 transistors, 1xBC212L, 2x IN4007 diodes, 1x 680R resistor, 1k 470k resistor, 10uF electrolytic and a 470uF electrolytic to build a Class A amplifier and run it of a PP9 9V battery, you will need to google for 5W Class A amplifier for the circuit.
Sounds interesting, I'll have a look into it. 👍
Is that a " man 5 " seven segment L.E.D. display?
i've had so many of those it's rediculous.. I used to link like the 4 or 5 sets that I had together to do weird stuff.... i bought a modern versin of this for my 13 year old for christmas last year and he loves it
Awesome to hear!
@@ctrlaltrees just came across a video today of yours actually it was a feature on a part 2 of a video came to your channel love love love the content just throwing this out if you decide to get rid of the Japanese 64 totally intrested can't wait for more vids catching up on alot right now specifically this one lol
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