Subj : Re: Electronics project kits
To   : AKAcastor
From : Ben Collver
Date : Thu May 02 2024 09:30:09

  Re: Re: Electronics project kits
  By: AKAcastor to Ben Collver on Wed May 01 2024 12:05:44

AK> Can you also simulate the little springs with one or two strands of the
AK> wire connected and other strands snapped?  The 150 in 1 kits had some
AK> special properties like this. :)

Ha!  I do remember the original stranded wires and the springs, which would
make a little twang if you flexed then let them go.  After the technician
worked on the phone box down the street, i would check out the ground there
and collect solid copper wire scraps.  They remind me of the individual
conductors in twisted pair Ethernet cables, except i remember the colors
were predominantly blue and orange, no green and brown.  Kind of like in
this diagram.  Seemed to work perfectly with the 150 in 1 kit.  The part
that makes me cringe is that i used to strip off the insulation using my
teeth.

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