My dad designed and wrote the 150-in-One project for Tandy. I developed the black and white photos that he took with his Canon camera out in the sun (um, that may have been for his books). My brother drafted the schematics. It was a family event! :) Glad to see so many young people enjoyed it so much! My dad was always a teacher.
@mlwakat
3 жыл бұрын
That sounds amazing!
@sailgoal
2 жыл бұрын
Wow thats cool. My Dad had a TV repair business and I was around 10 years old when I got this kit. I built the fish caller oscillator and took a small speaker from a doner radio. I sealed the external speaker in a planters peanut can. It worked! I used to put the speaker against the side of our fish tank and the fish would come to that side to investigate the sound. I later dropoed the sealed speaker can into a sand pit pond with ckear water behind our house and the fish were definately drawn to the sound! What a great memory. 🙂👍👍 (I also had the 200 in 1 kit so its may have been that kit in which I tested the fish caller).
@MorryB
2 жыл бұрын
@@sailgoal Haha, I forgot about the fish caller! I think I first used it on my aquarium fish (they didn't care, lol) and then even tried it during a family ice fishing trip (with no success).
@sdrc92126
Жыл бұрын
I got this kit in grade school (2nd grade) and studied that book obsessively (OCD?). I got my BSEE 15 years later :) thank you
@BrettHoustonTube
10 ай бұрын
That is so cool! I had the kit as a boy. My Dad owned a Radio Shack franchise and was a communication engineer for CBS. That kit was a brilliant design and was so much fun. We created an electronic whoopie cushion to rig chairs for dinner guests.
@MultiScrotch
3 жыл бұрын
I HAD the 150 in One in the end of 70s !!!! LOVED IT !!!!! so much memories, thank's for this video !!!
@ctscantechnologist
3 жыл бұрын
I learned so much about electronic from this kit. I wish I could have preserved mine.
@7smr
2 жыл бұрын
I still have this kit when I bought it around the late 70's from Radio Shack. I lost the original manual but I found a pdf file online and I will pass this on to my son.
@RWKelley
5 жыл бұрын
I had this model! It provided hours of fun. It also removed the mystery/fear of electronic components. I wished they made them today for my kids to use/learn.
@RetroSpector78
5 жыл бұрын
Maxitronix still makes a 200 in 1 model I think. An exact replica of the Tandy / Radioshack version.
@michaelbauers8800
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, the 200 in 1 has some logic chips. The 150 in one had some simple IC, like an op amp?
@coolelectronics1759
2 жыл бұрын
@@RetroSpector78 radioshack had one recently before they went out of business and I just bought one brand new for $100
@muzzaball
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I had that exact same kit when I was 10 years old. Great to see it in operation again. I made the exact same circuits as you did - I definitely remember those springs and components. Thanks.
@hemiolabooks450
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that tour thanks. I'm restoring an early 70s kit, 50 in 1, wooden box, all germanium. Do you happen to know the coil voltage for the relays in these? I think I need a replacement.
@b5bus
3 жыл бұрын
I was an only child back in the 80s. I had this exact kit back then so I had a lot of time and fun with it.
@MorryB
2 жыл бұрын
I had this! The crystal radio project was my favorite. It blew my mind that you could listen to radio without batteries/solar power.
@sdrc92126
Жыл бұрын
RS had a similarly built crystal radio kit!
@CurvedVacuum
3 жыл бұрын
Had one of these as a kid, got me into making electronic music which I still do :)
@LayneRuley
5 жыл бұрын
Had an 80s version of this growing up! Thank you so much for the great video! Good Content!
@genki2genki
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this kit, but I just cannot imagine today's kids having the patience or interest. But I was fascinated.
@robvegart
2 жыл бұрын
I had like 2 or 3 of these kits in comparable. Back when America wanted to learn and have fun doing it.
@rodsims8471
4 жыл бұрын
This got me started in the magical world of electronics .. I modified Vox so when it heard a sound the relay would turn on my casset recorder then after 5 sec ( delay cap ) turn off .. ohh the fun I had with that … LOL
@ronnyverminck1450
4 жыл бұрын
Prices are not in € but in Belgium Franks. In those days of Tandy, there was no €. So, i think that invoice was for small components, probably a 9v battery and 2 1.5 AA battery
@michaelbauers8800
3 жыл бұрын
I had one of these. A cool set with a lot of stuff to try out.
@danimal_1814
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video ... so fun to see ! ...
@raccoon874
2 жыл бұрын
*the box art alone is nostalgia*
@CassetteMaster
4 жыл бұрын
I love how the PNP transistors are germanium!
@robvegart
2 жыл бұрын
As a kid some 40 years ago, I made the vox voice project, the colpitts oscillator, rc oscillator, the digital counter probe, the fm x-mitter, the am/fm radio, the crystal radio(probably everyone's favorite) the different meters, etc... Mines I think had a few IC's. 555 being one of them, and a few 4000 or 74ls packages... Might be 4066 and 4001 or 4002. I could be wrong.
@TheShamrock1234
4 жыл бұрын
I had one just like this, spent hours playing with it.
@OnTheRocks71
4 жыл бұрын
Dang, I had both of those growing up, still have the 200-1 too.
@braxma12
Жыл бұрын
I have bought the 40 in 1 electro magnetic kit science fair NEW and the connections are tarnished. I suspect even the wires... what do I do, Please help. Beautiful, spanking new and doesn't work. I tried 1 lamp with new wires and barely worked. So I know the components work, just 50 years old thats all...
@davidmonaghan958
4 ай бұрын
Loved them
@adeshization
5 жыл бұрын
where can I get these kits to buy new … or at least with everything included used ,.... guys please ?
@Cyberpuppy63
4 жыл бұрын
Just use the parts list given in the manual; label all the parts, and apply to a thick card-board backing. :) Home made!
@3dsmaxrocks699
2 жыл бұрын
eBay!
@tarajoe07
2 жыл бұрын
These still exist in the form of "Snap Circuits"
@burntoutelectronics
4 жыл бұрын
Ah germanium transistors
@michaelbauers8800
3 жыл бұрын
If you water them, they grow into flowers. Or is that geraniums? ;)
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