Will discusses where to purchase all the electronic supplies he mentions on the show as well as address some questions about cost and things to look out for.

He also recaps how the local hosted event for Arduino Day 2018 went.

When purchasing electronic supplies:

99% of what is needed can be purchased from Amazon & eBay

Great success with eBay

Exceptions with solder, LED strips, wires misrepresented, expect some dead components

Arduinos, ESP8266, sensors, resistors, ICs,

What NOT to buy from eBay:

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Solder; anything where performance is critical, high-end audio-amps, flash drives

High voltage, test equipment, batteries & battery banks,

Stuff “too” cheap probably is missing protection

Keep in mind, virtually everything is made in China

Take-away Lessons:

Start simple, because you may decide not get into it

A simple sensor kit is a good way to start:

Arduino

breadboard

wires

PIR

ultrasonic

LEDs

Youtube is a great resource for how-to and demonstartion

Links:

https://www.ebay.com/

https://www.amazon.com/

https://sparkfun.com/

https://adafruit.com/