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How to Use a Breadboard! (Make: Handbook)

Description:

This full-color, illustrated handbook uses comic book-style panels to explain the basics of using a breadboard; then it walks you through ten fun and educational projects. You'll learn-by-doing as you study the circuit diagrams and colorful drawings, working your way through each project. Bonus features include an "X-Ray" drawing of the inside of the breadboard and a guide to understanding resistor color codes.

A solderless breadboard is the perfect platform for learning electronics, whether at home or in the classroom, because it can be used over and over again for different circuits. With the projects in this handbook, you will learn how to use a light sensor, a potentiometer, a diode, a 555 timer, capacitors, transistors, and more! You'll also be challenged to actively figure out what else you can do with the circuits you have built.

Learn how to build the following circuits:

  • Dark Detector
  • LED Flasher
  • Electric Cricket
  • Breathing LED
  • Banshee Siren
  • Light Theramin
  • Blues Organ
  • Bike Signal Light
  • Touch Switch
  • Led Color Organ
As you gain experience building the circuits, you'll also learn how to read schematics - the shorthand language of electronics. The glossary provides definitions and illustrations for terms that may be unfamiliar.

There's no better way to learn than by making things yourself. In this booklet you won't be handed all the answers. You'll be encouraged to experiment, and you'll be asked questions that you'll have to try to answer yourself. Get started with your breadboard experiments today.

Electronics is the perfect STEM subject because it touches on all the key components - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Build your technical skills with this hands-on learning course!

Read more

About the Author

Sean Michael Ragan is a long-time contributor to Make: magazine and makezine.com, and his work has appeared in such publications as Popular Science, ReadyMade, Chemical & Engineering News, and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of the Popular Science book The Total Inventor's Manual (2017). Jody Culkin is an artist and teacher. Her comic, "Arduino!" has been translated into 12 languages and her illustrations have appeared in Make magazine. She has received grants and awards from the National Science Foundation, the New York State Council on the arts and many other organizations. She is currently a Professor at CUNY's Borough of Manhattan Community College in the Media Arts and Technology Department.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps you really understand what is going on in a schematic

T. · 10 January 2019

Fantastic little book.I bought this together with a couple of Charles Platt books. The beauty of this book is that it turns schematics into breadboard diagrams in really simple steps, so it helps you really understand what is going on in the schematic. Interesting little projects that get you thinking too.Thoroughly recommend for beginning electronics, but also check out the Platt 'Easy Electronics' book (which is a similar format) and then his larger book make: Electronic (2nd edition).

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for beginners

o. · 3 April 2018

quick shipping . great book for beginners, this as i been expected lovin it

Straight Forward Breadboard

J.R. · 5 September 2025

Easy to attach components to the breadboard with illustrations and explanations. Great job!Best to have studied under this handbook.

A great primer for breadboards

J.D. · 21 November 2017

I like making and fixing things for fun, and I’ve been interested in incorporating some simple electronics in my projects for some time, but I don’t really know anything about designing and building electronic circuits. A friend recommended I take a look at this book to learn a bit about how simple circuits work and to help get me started making my own.This book is a very straightforward primer with easy to understand illustrations and clear, simple text. It describes how a breadboard works, how to use one, and even gives some tips and tricks to make a nicer circuit. The book shows how to use a breadboard in a project based format with 10 step-by-step projects ranging from very simple to fairly complex (at least as far as my skill level is concerned) with very clear instructions and easy to understand illustrations.It includes a glossary, a handy chart for reading resistors, and some blank pages for notes. A table of contents would have been nice, but it is so easy to find things it isn’t a major complaint.After reading through this, I’m really looking forward to getting a breadboard some components to try the projects out!

Great book and manual!

R.P. · 17 December 2024

Really enjoying this book and has elevated my electronics skill tremendously

Great intro

C.R. · 9 December 2017

This is a great intro to breadboarding, with 10 simple circuits for first-timers to whet their appetites for electronics. I'm looking forward to working through some of these circuits with my son! Note: Parts sold separately.

If you don’t know what to do with it don’t buy it.

P. · 15 February 2018

There’s no directions, no projects it’s totally useless if you’re a novice trying to learn electronics.

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How to Use a Breadboard! (Make: Handbook)-0
Type: Paperback

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Imported From: United Kingdom

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BOLO is not an authorized or official retailer for most brands, nor are we affiliated with manufacturers unless specifically stated on a product page. Instead, we source verified sellers, authorized distributors or directly from the manufacturer.

Each product undergoes thorough inspection and verification at our consolidation and fulfilment centers to ensure it meets our strict authenticity and quality standards before being shipped and delivered to you.

If you ever have concerns regarding the authenticity of a product purchased from us, please contact Bolo Support. We will review your inquiry promptly and, if necessary, provide documentation verifying authenticity or offer a suitable resolution.

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BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of United Arab Emirates. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the UAE will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in United Arab Emirates are listed on our website.

All items are shipped by air, and any products classified as “Dangerous Goods (DG)” under IATA regulations will be removed from the order and cancelled.

All orders are processed manually, and we make every effort to process them promptly once confirmed. Products cancelled due to the above reasons will be permanently removed from listings across the website.

Description:

This full-color, illustrated handbook uses comic book-style panels to explain the basics of using a breadboard; then it walks you through ten fun and educational projects. You'll learn-by-doing as you study the circuit diagrams and colorful drawings, working your way through each project. Bonus features include an "X-Ray" drawing of the inside of the breadboard and a guide to understanding resistor color codes.

A solderless breadboard is the perfect platform for learning electronics, whether at home or in the classroom, because it can be used over and over again for different circuits. With the projects in this handbook, you will learn how to use a light sensor, a potentiometer, a diode, a 555 timer, capacitors, transistors, and more! You'll also be challenged to actively figure out what else you can do with the circuits you have built.

Learn how to build the following circuits:

  • Dark Detector
  • LED Flasher
  • Electric Cricket
  • Breathing LED
  • Banshee Siren
  • Light Theramin
  • Blues Organ
  • Bike Signal Light
  • Touch Switch
  • Led Color Organ
As you gain experience building the circuits, you'll also learn how to read schematics - the shorthand language of electronics. The glossary provides definitions and illustrations for terms that may be unfamiliar.

There's no better way to learn than by making things yourself. In this booklet you won't be handed all the answers. You'll be encouraged to experiment, and you'll be asked questions that you'll have to try to answer yourself. Get started with your breadboard experiments today.

Electronics is the perfect STEM subject because it touches on all the key components - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Build your technical skills with this hands-on learning course!

Read more

About the Author

Sean Michael Ragan is a long-time contributor to Make: magazine and makezine.com, and his work has appeared in such publications as Popular Science, ReadyMade, Chemical & Engineering News, and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of the Popular Science book The Total Inventor's Manual (2017). Jody Culkin is an artist and teacher. Her comic, "Arduino!" has been translated into 12 languages and her illustrations have appeared in Make magazine. She has received grants and awards from the National Science Foundation, the New York State Council on the arts and many other organizations. She is currently a Professor at CUNY's Borough of Manhattan Community College in the Media Arts and Technology Department.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helps you really understand what is going on in a schematic

T. · 10 January 2019

Fantastic little book.I bought this together with a couple of Charles Platt books. The beauty of this book is that it turns schematics into breadboard diagrams in really simple steps, so it helps you really understand what is going on in the schematic. Interesting little projects that get you thinking too.Thoroughly recommend for beginning electronics, but also check out the Platt 'Easy Electronics' book (which is a similar format) and then his larger book make: Electronic (2nd edition).

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for beginners

o. · 3 April 2018

quick shipping . great book for beginners, this as i been expected lovin it

Straight Forward Breadboard

J.R. · 5 September 2025

Easy to attach components to the breadboard with illustrations and explanations. Great job!Best to have studied under this handbook.

A great primer for breadboards

J.D. · 21 November 2017

I like making and fixing things for fun, and I’ve been interested in incorporating some simple electronics in my projects for some time, but I don’t really know anything about designing and building electronic circuits. A friend recommended I take a look at this book to learn a bit about how simple circuits work and to help get me started making my own.This book is a very straightforward primer with easy to understand illustrations and clear, simple text. It describes how a breadboard works, how to use one, and even gives some tips and tricks to make a nicer circuit. The book shows how to use a breadboard in a project based format with 10 step-by-step projects ranging from very simple to fairly complex (at least as far as my skill level is concerned) with very clear instructions and easy to understand illustrations.It includes a glossary, a handy chart for reading resistors, and some blank pages for notes. A table of contents would have been nice, but it is so easy to find things it isn’t a major complaint.After reading through this, I’m really looking forward to getting a breadboard some components to try the projects out!

Great book and manual!

R.P. · 17 December 2024

Really enjoying this book and has elevated my electronics skill tremendously

Great intro

C.R. · 9 December 2017

This is a great intro to breadboarding, with 10 simple circuits for first-timers to whet their appetites for electronics. I'm looking forward to working through some of these circuits with my son! Note: Parts sold separately.

If you don’t know what to do with it don’t buy it.

P. · 15 February 2018

There’s no directions, no projects it’s totally useless if you’re a novice trying to learn electronics.

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