Breadboarding - things to have on hand

[CheapSuitG]

Hi!

Still a new builder, started in September. I am looking to get into breadboarding to learn more about how circuits work more so than the paint by numbers I am doing now. For the way I learn, I think breadboarding will be the best. Also will keep me busy between orders!

While I have a decent stock of standard resistors, capacitors and pots, it is the diodes, ic and transistors I am typically just buying those for what I am building at that time.

Is there some that I ***HAVE*** to have? I want to hear and learn the differences, see how they interact within the circuit.

Or do I just go to Tayda and buy a handful of everything?

Thanks!

 

[jcpst]

If you didn’t want to just start buying a large variety of stuff, and you want to do more than just order spares when you source parts…

Pick a few schematics of (simple) circuits you want to breadboard, and treat it like another pedal you are buying parts for.

The tutorials in The Test Kitchen sub forum are great, that’s how I got started.

 

[Erik S]

What @jcpst said.

Make lists and order the stuff you need. If you want to have extra stuff around to play with, get extras of whatever you're ordering for projects.

 

[CheapSuitG]

If you didn’t want to just start buying a large variety of stuff, and you want to do more than just order spares when you source parts…

Pick a few schematics of (simple) circuits you want to breadboard, and treat it like another pedal you are buying parts for.

The tutorials in The Test Kitchen sub forum are great, that’s how I got started.

I have a handful of spares from previous builds, just curious if there are any "must try" items. I did get a couple germaniums that I am super excited to try.

 

[Erik S]

You might get some useful suggestions if you settle on a specific project.

People definitely have opinions about what opamp you should try in a rat build, or what you should look for in fuzz face transistors, but "what parts should I try in pedals?" is way too broad a question.

 

[CheapSuitG]

Gotcha. No project in particular yet, just learning the fundamentals.

Like I mentioned, just seeing if there is anything like a BAT41 etc that is a must hear.

I’ll do some more research and see what pops up on circuits like and grab them.

Thanks!

 

[BuddytheReow]

TUTORIAL Thread 'Inventory For Breadboarding - The Beginners List'

Aug 25, 2022

You've spent hours trolling this forum and have wandered into the Test Kitchen and want to start breadboarding, huh? If you're relatively new to this hobby, then you probably don't have a lot of spare inventory. BuddytheReow is here to help you get your shopping list together. This guide is a beginners list of items to stock up on if you want to experiment and build basic circuits, but not sure where to get.

There are generally 2 routes you can go here: find a specific project or projects that you want to build and stock up on those components. Or, take a read below and stock up on a lot...

• BuddytheReow
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[CheapSuitG]

TUTORIAL Thread 'Inventory For Breadboarding - The Beginners List'

Aug 25, 2022

You've spent hours trolling this forum and have wandered into the Test Kitchen and want to start breadboarding, huh? If you're relatively new to this hobby, then you probably don't have a lot of spare inventory. BuddytheReow is here to help you get your shopping list together. This guide is a beginners list of items to stock up on if you want to experiment and build basic circuits, but not sure where to get.

There are generally 2 routes you can go here: find a specific project or projects that you want to build and stock up on those components. Or, take a read below and stock up on a lot...

• BuddytheReow
• Replies: 0
• Forum: The Test Kitchen

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This is perfect!