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Electronics - The Best of Instructables Volume 1

Projects from the sixth chapter of The Best of Instructables Volume 1.

This section has a range of modern projects for the budding electronics hobbyist, as well as those poking their heads into electronics from other hobbies. There's some "pure" electronics projects, and several mixed-media projects that feature clever ways of interfacing electronics with the world around you. Some of the projects show you techniques that are quite cutting-edge. Many of the projects feature LEDs (light-emitting diodes) and microcontrollers (computers on a chip), so grab some components, and get ready to unleash some power!

- dan


Click here to order a copy of The Best of Instructables Volume 1 from the MakerShed!



Ultra TV-B-Gone by m_jake


Dance Messenger by dan



Ghetto Development Environment by The Real Elliot


LED Throwies by Q-Branch



Programmable LED by alex_weber


Arduino Charliplexed Heart, just in time for Valentines Day. by jaypee4227



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Aug 3, 2010. 2:10 PMshubham garg says:
Instructables is a really good place from where you can pick a dozen of ideas.It has helped me through a number of projects and provided with new and interesting ideas.
Aug 16, 2009. 6:19 AMmonster1995 says:
lol everything is from or in make magazine
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Aug 16, 2009. 7:23 AMStumpChunkman (author) says:
Where do you think they get ideas from?
Jan 14, 2010. 9:54 AMmankros_dakren says:
(shameless fanboy-ism)Make is an O.K. site, but the UI needs revamping and they have very few actual tutorials. 'ibles is MUCH better.(/shameless fanboy-ism) 
Jun 12, 2010. 1:29 PMpenguin27388 says:
this site is the best
May 5, 2010. 10:39 PMsudharsan93 says:
well well well this is wat i really waiting for . . . . . . . . . .fantastic site
May 1, 2009. 12:44 PMafatflatcat says:
thats called plagarism there, bro
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May 1, 2009. 1:43 PMStumpChunkman (author) says:
Which part? Do you mean the summing of dans original text and giving him credit, or the linking to instructables that are shown in the chapter I'm pointing people towards?
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Mar 30, 2010. 9:23 AMyofortune says:
Hahaha nice job.  I love it when people outsmart people who are trying to show off.
Oct 19, 2009. 6:45 AMGksarmy says:
 bahahah
Dec 29, 2009. 10:55 AMpackbunny says:
all these are a front for communism activites!!!!
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Jan 7, 2010. 2:22 PMM4industries says:
 Hush! We'll be blacklisted like milsorgen said!
Dec 29, 2009. 5:39 PMmilsorgen says:
sshh!!  your going to get us blacklisted
Dec 25, 2009. 10:29 AMdcyinely55 says:
This site tell friends all about and make nice stuff
Nov 10, 2009. 8:06 AMboy8 says:
i like this site :)
i like all of you too :D
Dec 13, 2009. 7:45 PMart rebel says:
boom de yada
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Dec 15, 2009. 8:43 PMpossum888 says:
 boom de ya da
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Dec 18, 2009. 1:44 PMM4industries says:
 boom de yada
BOOM DE YADA! (African tribal leader)
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Dec 19, 2009. 6:15 AMchubyatyahoo says:
 Bomde YAHAda!
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Apr 28, 2009. 11:34 AMsharlston says:
WILL SOMEONE PUT THIS IN PDF FORMAT SO I CAN DOWNLOAD IT THEN PRINT IT
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Nov 5, 2009. 8:05 AMpunkhead58 says:
Why would you print a compilation of instructables? Print the individual ones, this page would serve you no purpose if printed.
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Nov 5, 2009. 1:08 PMsharlston says:
sorry thats what i meant
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Jun 3, 2009. 9:45 PMAdHd says:
You could use one of the many print-to-PDF tools out there and make your own PDF. Oh, but that would require you being able to print. So, just what browser do you use that doesn't have a print function?
Oct 20, 2009. 5:03 AMGksarmy says:
 meant to post "i think we need to be best friends" under here.
cuz it's awesome.
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Oct 19, 2009. 8:18 AMsharlston says:
thqnkw
Oct 19, 2009. 6:45 AMGksarmy says:
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Oct 19, 2009. 9:55 AMsharlston says:
why
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Oct 19, 2009. 11:23 AMRobert L says:
why not
Oct 19, 2009. 9:28 PMRedgerr says:
agreed, why not?
Aug 6, 2009. 10:52 AMengrali says:
hay masters.................. i m new with u .............. even i cant chat,is thr any one to help me .................... i will b very thankful to him..............
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Mar 19, 2009. 2:04 PMcrapflinger says:
i've got no problems with someone posting up a bunch of guides...makes it easy to look at a topic and find a bunch of instructables...HOWEVER...if the guide is about "electronics" you'll need to find more than 6 to get an accurate cross section of what's available here....also....i'd hardly say that you picked the "best" of what the community has to offer for this particular topic
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Jun 3, 2009. 9:57 PMAdHd says:
My guess is they picked from what was posted when they compiled the contents of the book, which was fewer in number than what is posted today. I'd appreciate the benefit of your experience; if you think there are better electronics instructables, then please post your own list -- I'm eager to see it.
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Mar 19, 2009. 2:35 PMStumpChunkman (author) says:
I didn't pick the best or worst. I picked what was published in the Instructables book. The first sentence states exactly what criteria I used in picking these.
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Apr 7, 2009. 3:32 PMDELETED_JoshM96 says:
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Apr 7, 2009. 4:14 PMStumpChunkman (author) says:
Exactly. We're trying to make a(n instructables) digital copy of the book. This is the best way we could think of putting them all together.
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Apr 8, 2009. 10:48 AMDELETED_JoshM96 says:
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Apr 8, 2009. 12:07 PMjarrek says:
They just happened to pay for things they could have found online for free. It's the convenience of paper they're paying for.
Mar 27, 2009. 12:35 AMmemyselfand1 says:
Exactly. These are brilliant ideas that I never would have found normally. Thanks, StumpChunkman.
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Mar 21, 2009. 5:41 AMDr.Bang says:
These are really interesting things some people post that I probably would've never seen if it hadn't beenfor this. And that's seriious!
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Mar 19, 2009. 1:58 PMlemonie says:
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