Velleman MK152 Spinning LED Wheel Mini Kit, multicolored

My grandson loved this gadget. Admittedly, it took a bit of fiddling with a soldering iron to get it work, but work it did. With only a little help from me, it took my boy around an hour to get it to work. Handling the hot soldering iron was a first for him (and a traumatic time for me - his mum would not have been happy if her little soldier had been burned), but he enjoyed the achievement, and delighted in the result.

Very good for getting children interested. These are not expensive so if they make a mistake it is just part of the learning experience.

Quick to do but not all pieces line up quiet right , ok for a beginner xx

I love these mini kits, they really test ones soldering skills, and when I put it all together it worked. Great.

I previously bought the Velleman "bug" kit and thought the components were a bit cheap but at least it worked. This "simpler" kit was bought along with the Sound to Light Unit to introduce electronics to my 10 year old, and both were an utter waste of money. I have plenty of experience soldering PCBs so when the connectors flake off the PCB and the legs of the IC are about as robust as a KitKat wrapper then I know its lacking quality. I've seen others work (and the bug worked) so I can only assume the quality varies from poor at best to terrible. I won't be buying one of these kits again.

All received many thanks

Perfect for practicing your soldering! Very happy with the product and the seller. Recommended.

Didn't work. Reflowed solder and swapped some parts to try and bring it to life. No Joy. No tech support shown.

Alles in Ordnung.

Llevo a tiempo. Lo pero ha sido la calidad de la placa ya que al soldar los led se despegan los contactos

Enjoyed building this! It was straight-forward to assemble and works great. It is addictive to use again and again, and provides a nice, random ending pattern. The instructions on the packaging were fully accurate and will make assembly a breeze for novices and experts alike. Three notes: 1) Note that the copper pads are VERY thin. When clipping the leads, make sure to NOT pull on them at all; otherwise you will tear up the pads and render the entire board unusuable. 2) The green LEDs are slightly dimmer than the rest of them. This is normal if it ends up being this way on yours. 3) NO 9V Battery is included.

It works but the circuit board seems to be of a cheaper quality so when soldering one should be careful not to damage the board. Also the diode position shown in the figure is wrong so look for images on the internet to fix the elements to make it work.

I thought I was buying a IR Remote Tester and after completing it, I found out it was a toy. The kit was well made and instructions short and clear, making it a snap to assemble. It gave me a chance to sharpen my soildering skills and completed it in about 30 min. I wouldn't have ordered it if I would have read the description a little closer. The only reason I gave it a four was that it wasn't what I was looking for.