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+ | ====== Leccie Knitters ====== | ||
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+ | **Electronics free for all (within reason). We're a group interested in exploring and playing around with circuits, microprocessors, | ||
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+ | Notes from initial meeting | ||
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+ | Ben, Alan, Chris, Adam, Christina, Colin, Andrew, Caroline Gordon, Kirsty, Ben & Robb came along. This is what maybe the way forward. | ||
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+ | Schedule will be: | ||
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+ | FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH: " | ||
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+ | 3RD TUESDAY EVERY MONTH: INFORMAL " | ||
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+ | First Initial Workshop: | ||
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+ | ''' | ||
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+ | Fans | ||
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+ | Snips | ||
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+ | Soldering iron | ||
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+ | Safety Goggles | ||
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+ | or | ||
+ | Bread board - Ben will put the actual Maplin part number here soon. | ||
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+ | [Easier to make wire yourself than buy ready cut ones] | ||
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+ | Andrew will bring wire | ||
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+ | Then Two Parallel Project Strands: STARTING 6.30PM | ||
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+ | Session 1. ''' | ||
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+ | Andrew will look into what components | ||
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+ | THE ABOVE WILL RUN IN PARALLEL (I.E. ALSO STARTING 6.30PM | ||
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+ | Session 1. ''' | ||
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+ | ''' | ||
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+ | Check out the [[Equipment Recommendation]] page. | ||
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+ | Maplins okay for most things | ||
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+ | Alan likes "Rapid Electronics" | ||
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+ | Taits Electronics www.Taits-electronics.co.uk | ||
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+ | RS Electronics http:// | ||
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+ | Maybe we could open a trade account with one or more of the above? | ||
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+ | Joint Pay-pal works well as a way to ship Arduino boards circa £14 each | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ''' | ||
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+ | We should make a wishlist of what people are keen to learn about or do and generate activities. | ||
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+ | - Make a cheap projector from cheap lightbulbs | ||
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+ | - DIY video projectors | ||
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+ | - nocturnal solar powered robot workshop | ||
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+ | - bicycle light generated by an alternative to a dynamo | ||
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+ | - Build your own "Myth TV" / PVR | ||
+ | [http:// | ||
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+ | - LED Poi (an led reactive toy) | ||
+ | E.g. [http:// | ||
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+ | (please add to this list - maybe put your name to your ideas too feel free to sort out the formatting too! ) | ||