tingbowie DIY Soldering Practice Kit RGB Practice Learning Electronics Training Board

Great little project for my Scouts to learn on.

Does with it supposed to do the switches aren’t switches they are sliders so u can dim/make different color than what I show in pic. Did not come with instructions but it was rather straightforward to put together.

I was kind of excited to get this little gadget because I have always been fascinated by the fact that you can 'combine' red, green and blue light and end up with white light. I assembled the little gadget and plugged it in. The red and blue LED's work just fine, but the green LED does not light. Kind of a letdown. I realize that in electronics, there are the occasional defective component, so I don't hold any bad feelings toward the seller. I was actually pretty impressed by the overall quality of the PCB and the other parts. It is a well built little device. I just happened to get that one defective part... luck of the draw, I guess. Don't let this review keep you from buying one for yourself, like I said, I just happened to get the one with a defective part. I still want to see the thing work like it is supposed to, so I'm actually going to order another one! Have a great day y'all!

The kit came with all needed supplies, except a usb-c cord (which I knew). The soldering was easy for a beginner to complete, even though it didn’t have any directions. (This was a first soldering project for my 8 year old, and it was completed in about 20 minutes with support from an older sibling, who had soldered once before.) Good value, all parts present, and great teaching tool. Note: the light bulb has 1 long wire, the long wire goes through the hole marked with a dash on the circuit board. Otherwise, it’s a pretty easy to figure out project without instructions

I've bought two of these so far and neither have worked. I've soldered hundreds of kits and do not think the issue is on my end

Worked great! No instructions were included for assembly but it was straightforward enough with my limited experience. I got to practice soldering while also having fun creating a neat little gadget that can show a variety of colors!

Like some of the others, I put everything together correctly but it didn’t work. Luckily I was able to see that the usbc pins had no voltage across them (maybe because usbc has a more complex power “handshake”). So I soldered on a 4.5v battery instead and it worked!

NOTE! Use an older USB power block. One that is 5V only. Modern USB-C power blocks, the kind that will deliver multiple voltages/currents will not work due to lack of power handshake from this device. Keep it simple. Otherwise, great RGB teaching / demo tool.