Special Offers
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Crazy Cricket KitK1109 |
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| (SC Nov 2011) Have some fun with this update of a classic old kit. Hide him in a drawer and he starts chirping away madly. As soon as he picks up loud noise or light he shuts up. | |
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Salt Water Fuel Cell Motorcycle KitK1111 |
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| An environmentally friendly motorcycle powered by a salt water fuel cell. A great way to learn about alternative energy ideas. No batteries required! Includes 3 fuel cell sheets. Approx length 130mm. Can be assembled in under an hour. | |
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7 In 1 Solar Rechargeable StationK1121 |
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| An innovative solar kit that can be assembled into a motorised toy, plus a transforming solar powered recharging station. No glue or soldering required. Provides hours of fun playing and transforming vehicles into different configurations. Build a concep | |
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6 In 1 Solar Super Recycler KitK1132 |
| This educational kit uses common household items like soft drink cans and DVDs to create fun and interesting solar powered designs. The kit can be built (and rebuilt) up to 6 different ways. | ||
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Mosquito Lure KitK1134 |
| This cheap and easy to build kit has been designed to help combat zika and other mosquito borne viruses. It lures male mosquitos into a trap by producing an inaudible tone which attracts them. The female mosquito is the culprit for the painful bites which are not only uncomfortable, but spread some very nasty viruses. | ||
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Salt Water Fuel Cell to suit K1116/K1120 Pk 5K1140 |
| Packet of 5 fuel cells designed to work with kits K 1116 and K 1120. Ages 8 and up. | ||
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Salt Water Fuel Cell to suit K1122 Pk 5K1142 |
| Packet of 5 fuel cells designed to work with kit K1122. Ages 8 and up. | ||
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Infra Red Rolling Code Remote KitK1940 |
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| Ideal for keyless entry for doors in cars, homes & industry, this Keyless Entry System features a rolling code to ensure high security. It also has two door-strike outputs, an alarm system & provision to use up to 16 separate keyfob transmitters w | |
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433MHz Remote Control Trigger Kit - Transm...K1955 |
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| (SC January '09) This easy to build transmitter and receiver unit can remote activate just about anything you want over a range of 200m! Up to 5 receivers may be used in one area and each can drive a 12V rel | |
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Champ Preamplifier KitK2112 |
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| (SC July '94) Designed to compliment the K 2115 Champ Amplifier When it comes to simplistic but effective circuitry design, you can't beat the pre-champ. It has been designed to compliment the CH-AMP kit which when | |
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TOY0055 'Learn To Solder' Zoo Animals KitK2546 |
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| This DIY soldering kit contains everything you need to create simple circuits with minimum level electronics and soldering. Kids will be introduced to the basics of circuit, soldering and take the opportunity to play with LEDs, batteries. | |
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PC infra red controller kitK2755 |
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| (SC Aug '03) Simply connects to your serial port and provides remote control of Winamp and WinDVD software packages. In addition to this it can also provide a host of other PC automation abilities. Great for watchin | |
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Voltmeter LED Expanded Scale KitK4326 |
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| (ETI September '80) Brilliant single chip design by ETI. Ten segment display indicates exact voltage in 0.5V increments from 10.5V to 15V. | |
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Quick Brake Automotive Light KitK4344 |
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| (SC Jan '16) The quick brake module is designed to detect fast pedal movements between the accelerator and the brake, switching on the brake lights of your car before your foot reaches the brake pedal. This gives other drivers more notice when travelling behind you and reduces the risk of a rear end accident. | |
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K5250 Power Supply KitK5255 |
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| Up to 12 K5250 Intercom Sub-stations can be used from this one power supply. | |
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Touchscreen Digital Audio Recording KitK5530 |
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| (SC Jun-July 2014) Record CD quality sound directly to an SD card with this touchscreen recorder. It offers hours of recording and playback time from an internal rechargeable Li-Ion AA battery and may be recharged via USB. A stereo line input and mono mic input are provided via 3.5mm jacks, plus an internal microphone for instant handheld r | |
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Mini Vox Relay KitK5544 |
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| (SC Sept. '94) Compact miniature design uses only one IC to switch a relay. This versatile Vox circuit is triggered whenever a noise or sound is made (via the microphone) causing a relay to close for a preset time. | |
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LED Musicolour Light Controller KitK5804 |
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| (SC Oct/Nov '12) Accepts audio input signals and drives coloured LEDs "in tune" with the music. 16 output channels respond to different audio frequency bands and the light brightness is in proportion to the | |
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Video / Audio Switcher KitK5842 |
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| (SC June '01) If your home or business has more than one CCTV security camera you will want an automatic scanner that switches between the cameras so you can see what's happening, all on a single monitor. | |
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240V Christmas/Lighting Controller - Slave...K5886 |
| (SC October '10) Brings your Christmas light show to life! Lights will flash, dim up & down in time with your favourite Christmas carols. Power up to 32 channels of lights from a master unit & 4 slaves. | ||
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LED Christmas/Lighting Controller - Slave KitK5887 |
| (SC October '11) This new LED light slave controller kit will operate with the K 5885 master unit. Drive up to eight strings of LEDs, each string with completely individual control. Up to four slaves can be used per system - that's 32 channels of l | ||
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Photoflash Camera Trigger KitK6009 |
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| (SC January '09) Want to try your hand at 'stop motion' photography? This camera shutter/flash controller allows you to take a picture at a precise moment between 1ms and 9.99s after a trigger. Triggering can be from the included electret mic | |
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12/24V MPPT Solar Charge Controller KitK6027 |
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| This MPPT charge/Light controller will work with 12V or 24V solar panels to charge a 12V or 24V lead-acid or lithium iron phosphate battery. you can then use the battery to run 12V dc lighting. | |
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Mains Timer KitK6047 |
| (SC August 2012). This simple circuit provides a turn-off delay for a 230VAC light or a fan. It can be used to make a bathroom fan run for a set period after the switch has been turned off or it can be used with a pushbutton to turn a light on fo | ||
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240V Mains Brownout Protector KitK6049 |
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| The Brownout Protector is designed to protect single-phase induction motors in fridges, freezers, pumps etc from burnout if they attempt to start during a brownout. It will switch off the power if the voltage falls below a set threshold. | |
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eFuse Resettable 12V Circuit Breaker KitK6075 |
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| Ideal for automotive fault-finding * Set for any current between 315mA and 10A. This resettable Electronic Fuse (eFuse) can be used temporarily in place of a conventional fuse when fault-finding. | |
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Versatimer Switch KitK6125 |
| (SC June '11) The 'Versatimer' drives a 12V latching relay suitable for switching applications requiring a very low current drain. It also provides a battery discharge protection feature for use in designs with lead acid batteries. Plus an in-built | ||
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Programmable Remote Control Mains Switch KitK6130 |
| This remote control mains switch can be programmed to switch appliances on and off after a set period or to switch power on and off at set times. | ||
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Crawling Microbug KitK8104 |
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| Brightly coloured bug-shaped miniature robot. The microbug is always hungry for light, it drives towards it. Two open-chassis subminiature motors, adjustable light sensitivity suits almost any light intensity. | |
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Running Micro Bug KitK8112 |
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| A bright coloured miniature bug shaped kit which is attracted to light sources. An intermediate level kit involving soldering which features two sub miniature motors and adjustable light sensitivity. | |
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Super Stereo Ear KitK8135 |
| This stereo amplifier boosts ambient sound in the surround area by 50x! It has a headphone jack, volume control and power switch. | ||
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Ender-3 Desktop 3D PrinterK8600 |
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| The Creality Ender 3 is one of the worlds best selling desktop 3D printers. Creality have developed the Ender 3 with a community of users and contributors to achieve the best possible print performance for its price. | |
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CR-10 V2 Desktop 3D PrinterK8606 |
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| With the Creality CR-10 V2 Desktop 3D Printer you can add 3D printing to your workbench to produce working prototypes. | |
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LD-002R Desktop Resin 3D PrinterK8620 |
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| Resin based 3D printers are rapidly becoming the go to tool for high resolution 3D prints. They offer a faster print process with excellent accuracy and a stronger finished product thanks to UV curing on each layer. | |
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HID (RFID) Entry Tag KitK9300 |
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| Essentially, the system consists of a reader module and one or more "tags". Based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identity) technology, each tag is encoded with a unique identity. When a tag is brought within range of th | |
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Fingerprint Access Controller KitK9350 |
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| Do you hate carrying keys? The Fingerprint Access Controller can store and recognise up to 20 fingerprints and can give access to your home or workplace at any time, day or night. | |
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Mini-Maximite BASIC Computer KitK9552 |
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| (SC November 2011) The idea behind the miniMaximite is simple: to shrink the Maximite down to the size of a large postage stamp while keeping it 100% compatible with the larger version in its external I/O capabilities and programming language. | |
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Maximite Colour Computer KitK9555 |
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| (SC September 2012) Fully upgraded Maximite design, see below for list of upgrades. Ideal for datalogging, monitoring & switching relays. Utilising the new Microchip PIC32 processor, this powerful embedded computer can read/save programs on an SD c | |
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Mega Box Mark II for ArduinoK9670A |
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| Developed in house by Altronics, this new revised MegaBox is an upgrade of our original K 9670 - adding space for two shields, plus FIVE 2A 5V relay outputs and eight opto isolated outputs. All UNO/Mega pins are broken out to header sockets for easy connection to other breakouts. | |
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Jumbo 7 Segment Digit LED Display KitK9680 |
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| (Designed by Altronics) These 210 x 110mm jumbo digits are made from PCB and can be daisychained together into an array of numbers for counter and clock projects. Each board is fitted with 74HC595 8 bit serial shift register chip and can be driven by Arduino ShiftOut. Aux output is provided for driving a decimal point/colon. Build yourself a sales | |
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7 Segment 4 Digit LED Driver Shield KitK9700 |
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| (Designed by Altronics) This 4 digit common anode driver board is ideal for building an Arduino controlled clock or counter. It features two on board 74HC595 chips which can be easily driven using Arduino ShiftOut. It utilises all through hole components for easy construction. | |
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Heart Rate Interface Module for Arduino KitK9805 |
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| Utilises photoplethysmography sensing to detect blood flow and heart beating. This project is ideal for interfacing with Arduino projects requiring biometric monitoring. Published in DIYODE Magazine November 2017. | |
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Caravan Dual Car Accessory Socket 12V DC W...L1037 |
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| Includes dual weather resistant 12V accessory sockets. Ideal for caravans and RV's. | |
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Car Accessory Socket & Merit Socket 12V DC...L1041 |
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| Includes dual weather resistant 12V accessory sockets. Ideal for caravans and RV's. 6.35mm spade rear connections. Mounted on an Altronics Dual Cover Wallplate. | |
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Caravan Dual Merit Socket 12V DC WallplateL1044 |
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| Dual 12V DC Merit sockets with protective dust cap. Ideal for use in 4WDs, Caravans and RV. 6.3mm spade connection. | |
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100A DC Power Shunt Box With Panel MeterL1045 |
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| A 100A shunt box designed for use in high current remote power, off-grid and PV backup systems. Rated up to 100A it provides connections between the batteries and the load using screw terminals and heavy duty binding posts. Maximum voltage 16V (ie: suits 12V battery systems only). Dimensions: 125W x 62H x 82Dmm. | |
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Outdoor Caravan / RV Digital TV Antenna KitL2003 |
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| This outdoor antenna is a must have for your caravan, RV or boat. It provides crystal clear reception in mobile vehicles. | |
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7.5v + 7.5V PCB 30VA Toroidal TransformerM4615 |
| Toroidal transformers provide a higher output compared to traditional E-I transformers of a similar physical size. They have substantially reduced radiated hum and electrical noise, generate less heat and have much better regulation making them ideal for | ||
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150W 12V DC To 240V AC Modified Sinewave '...M8070A |
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| Designed in the shape of a soft drink can, this compact inverter mounts snugly in your vehicle's cup/drink holder. | |
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1500W 12V To 240V Pure Sine Wave Inverter ...M8133 |
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| A versatile and high spec inverter with MPPT solar charger in built. |
