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Whether you are just getting started in electronics or you have boxes of parts, it is good to know what are the most critical parts to have in your kit. James asked the element 14 community for what they considered to be essential passive components like resistors, capacitors, switches, wires, and even diodes. In this video, he consolidated their puts and explains what to think about when buying these parts for your kit.

 

The video covers passive components like resistors, capacitors, switches, and wires. Diodes were also included, even though some people consider them active because they contain semiconductor materials. All of the parts mentioned in this episode are through-hole components. Though most of the comments and suggestions would be the same for surface mount. Capacitors were the hardest section to do because there are so many nuances to picking the right caps. During the wiring section, James showed a 3d-printed holder for jumper wires. A link to that Thingiverse project is below.

 

Supplemental Content:

  • The Learning Circuit 13: Switches
  • The Learning Circuit 17: Resistors
  • The Learning Circuit 23: How Diodes Work
  • The Learning Circuit 29: How Capacitors Work
  • Jumper Wire Organizer

Bill of Materials:

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity
RESISTORS
3100 piece resistor kit with E6 values, metal film, 1% Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
470 ohm, metal, 1% resistor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
1 Kohm, metal, 1% resistor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
10 Kohm, metal, 1% resistor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
CAPACITORS
Aluminium Electrolytic kit, 120pcs Velleman 1 Buy Now
Ceramic Capcitor Kit, 224pcs Velleman 1 Buy Now
1uF, 16v, 20% Aluminum Electrolytic capacitor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
10uF, 50V, 20% Aluminum Electrolytic capacitor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
100uF, 35V, 20% Aluminum Electrolytic capacitor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
100nF, 104, 50V, 10%, Ceramic capacitor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
10nF, 103, 100V, 10% Ceramic capacitor Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
SWITCHES
4mm, 160gf push-button, through-hole Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
5mm, 260gf push-button, through-hole Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
WIRING
Non-cuttable Socket, 0.1inch/2.54mm Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Cutable Sockets, 0.1inch/2.54mm 3M 1 Buy Now
Break-away Headers, 0.1inch/2.54mm Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Pin-to-Pin Jumper Wires MCM 1 Buy Now
Pin-to-Socket Jumper Wires Adafruit 1 Buy Now
Socket-to-Socket Jumper Wires Adafruit 1 Buy Now
Breadboard Jumper Kit MCM 1 Buy Now
Solderless Breadboard, small Multicomp 1 Buy Now
Solderless Breadboard, large with posts Multicomp 1 Buy Now
DIODES
Small Signal: 1n4148 Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Power Diode: 50V, 1n4001 Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Power Diode: 1000V, 1n4007g Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Schottky: 30V, 1n5818 Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Zener: 3.3v, 1n4728A Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Zener: 5.1v, 1n4733a Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Zener: 12v, 1n4742a Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now

 

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  • baldengineer
    baldengineer over 4 years ago in reply to dougw +3
    *Facepalm* You know, I even ordered a 10K potentiometer to mention in the list but forgot. But yes, totally agree.
  • dougw
    dougw over 4 years ago +2
    Great list of the common useful parts. I would include 2 or 3 potentiometer values as well.
  • electrosly
    electrosly over 4 years ago +2
    I'm curious about your wire holder shown at 8:43 Is is a premade produce available for purchace or a 3d printed object? Either way, could you please provide a link to it? Thank you and I enjoy your videos…
  • baldengineer
    baldengineer over 4 years ago in reply to electrosly

    I think this is the one you saw:

    https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3640987

     

    And then, here are a couple of others I tried:

    https://www.thingiverse.com/baldengineer/collections/arduino-stick-holders

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    electrosly over 4 years ago

    I'm curious about your wire holder shown at 8:43

    Is is a premade produce available for purchace or a 3d printed object? Either way, could you please provide a link to it?

     

     

    Thank you and I enjoy your videos!

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    baldengineer over 4 years ago in reply to dougw

    *Facepalm*

     

    You know, I even ordered a 10K potentiometer to mention in the list but forgot.

     

    But yes, totally agree. image

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    dougw over 4 years ago

    Great list of the common useful parts.

    I would include 2 or 3 potentiometer values as well.

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  • koudelad
    koudelad over 4 years ago

    Thanks for the parts list from this episode!

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  • DAB
    DAB over 4 years ago

    Good job.

    When I got back into electronic making, the first thing I did was buy a set of resistors and capacitors.

    You just always need them.

     

    Nice tip on the diodes, but I do not use many so I usually scavenge them from old PC boards.

     

    DAB

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