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Re: Any good summer electrical projects?

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Originally Posted by Zholl View Post
absolutely right, alex. I'd try doing something with an arduino, but I'm still trying to figure out how all this works, so I'd rather not get in too deep. I will look into the stop watch idea, though. messing with the logic gates is probably a good place to start
In my experience, Ardunios are pretty hard to mess up. The materials aren't written for engineers and technical people, they are written for non-technical people who want to get their feet wet. It certainly helps to have people you can ask, but I'm pretty confident you could figure an Arduino out on your own. In addition, their forums are conveniently filled with knowledgeable people who love to help.

You might try this for some old time electical fun. Some of the projects would make neat shelf displays or gifts.
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