Malachi Learns To Solder and Assemble an Electronic Kit (03-25-2011)

[evilbore]

@3:37

Are those the ones?

Arrrreeee theyyy?

It should say "BC547" on the front.

BC457!!!!! :P

[matthewtchernev123]

i finished that kit yesterday and that kit is lever 2 and he is supposed to do level 1 but he doesn't have to. he is very good as a 5 year old. he reads directions good and he solder's good. and i like velleman kits because you get a big foil pad to solder so so parts will not fall out on small vibrations and maybe a small drop. he is good and so am i. i love velleman kits.

[Veksta]

Top stuff! My dad taught me to solder at a similar age. I am truely greatful for him giving me a love for electronics at an early age that I still carry nearly 25 years on!

[b0bjedump]

mighty impressive !!



[ootdicyilp]

cool!



[coolhaxord]

Well done! This is much better then some of the guys in my 3rd year electronic engineering class!

[pauldzinnjr]

WAY TO GO MALACHI!!!!! you soldier better then I do and I'm 24 years old!

[seedjar]

Go Malachi! I learned when I was about 10 but didn't make any good use of it until recently. I'm almost 26 now and it's harder than I remember. Be grateful that your dad has quality tools! (My Radio Shack iron definitely must go.)

Awesome job Brett, you should be very proud.

[Holdsyfan]

I am 29 and yea, I can't solder :D Great job kid!

[BrixXSM]

Better than I did when I was 15. Hope he's comfortable with the heated soldering iron. Make sure to constantly remind him to keep a firm grip, and keep it pointed away. Very basic stuff, I'm sure, but god, at 13-14, I always used to burn myself because I was left handed and didn't take the care I should have.

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@BrixXSM -Thanks for the comments! Yes I definitely keep reminding him it could "burn his face off", and he did touch the holder once (see here 7:00) which gets pretty hot, yet he is not afraid and wants to keep building and learning. I remind him to take deliberate movements and not to go fast. Just always know where the iron is and to have his solder ready before he picks up the iron. The iron is a little bit heavy/large for him, so the next project we will try a pencil tip iron.

[pspheaven]

:D This brightens my day, do you realize last year our class of 20 some 17-19 year olds couldn't solder this well half way though the year?

Keep it up kid :D

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@pspheaven Thanks for taking the time to comment! I relayed your comments to my son, he's anxious to work on the next project.

[pspheaven]

@MonkeyFCoconut Thanks :) It's great to hear that people so young are taking an interested in eletronics

[SaskView]

Way to go, Malachi!

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@SaskView - Thanks I'll let him know of your support ;-)

[MH2topspot]

wow that robot looks so real....LOL

on a side note I think I heard a PROUD PAPA

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@MH2topspot indeed! Thanks for the comments ;-)

[pyrofer]

You are a brave brave man, and a lucky dad.

I wish I could trust my 5yo with a hot iron!

Congrats on passing on a usefull skill, now lets see the video where you explain Ohms Law to him :)

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@pyrofer Thanks! I was pretty nervous for those first 30 pads on the test board and those first 5 resistors, but he was being very safe with everything so I relaxed just a little. He needs to work on his math more I think before ohms law will make sense, but he could certainly memorize the "triangle" with V R and I ;-)

[Kethlar]

Dude.... Your son rocks... Your son is better than any 30+ year old.... even the best soldererer... has ooopses, and for a 5yo... oh lord... better than even us... he can put the best to shame... I am so Iknow it sound corny but , he even aint my kid and I am proud of him. And mulitple components to that board... man... wow.... just wow, no words for what he has done just no words.  I applaud you for you teaching him and letting him work with the equipment I thank you from one maker to another.

[MonkeyFCoconut]

@Kethlar - Thanks for the super nice comments ;-)