> ON4WIX wrote: >> Today he asked me if I could teach him to build some stuff like he >> had >> me seen build (or rather - put together) so many times before. >> Of course, considering his age soldering is still out of the >> question.
I built a Radio Shack "Science Fair" kit when I was 8 -- an eight-note electronic organ. I remember staying up until 11 PM to finish it, and it did involve soldering. I remember my dad checking up on me a few times. It was late but he could see I was motivated, so he'd just smile and let me continue working. Years later he told me he figured the future was in electronics, and I had played right into his hands :) In fact this little kit may have launched both my electronics and music careers. When I finished it, I could tell that one note was out of tune. It was clear from the schematic that the resistors set the pitch of each note. I didn't really know about parallel/series combinations yet, but I experimented and got the note dialed in, by ear. This is my long way of saying that perhaps your 7-year-old *can* solder. If he really wants to. 73, Wayne N6KR P.S. This email was read and approved by my own 7-year-old son, Griffin :) ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
