#Tommy tronic how to#
#Tommy tronic manual#

With good instructions, large pieces, and simple, Lego-like construction Bloc-Tronics put a broad variety of electronic projects within reach of a much younger audience than other electronic kits. Even after years of use the blocks still made firm contact and (other than the labels) showed very little sign of wear. Each block connects firmly to the next with a large conductive surface. One of the biggest strengths of this kit is the fool-proof way the blocks snap together. The company also offered empty blocks and add-on kits for further projects. While this kit is limited to the components that come with it, Set ‘D’ is sufficient for a great many experiments. At some point I may attempt to scan the entire manual. If one were to complete all the experiments they would have built quite a variety of electronic projects. The experiments get progressively more complex through the book.

#Tommy tronic how to#

I can’t say I learned how to read schematics from this manual, but it certainly helped when I started to get deeper into electronics. Each experiment has a short description, block diagram, and even the schematic for the circuit. This book contains 160 experiments, all possible with Set D. It even looks like you could buy empty blocks to add your own components into the mix.

#Tommy tronic manual#

The manual contains 160 combinations for these blocks ranging from a simple circuit with a lamp to a transistor radio.Īdd-on sets were available but largely unnecessary with this set. According to the case (which has also survived nicely) this is the largest set available. This is set ‘D’ which came with 54 assorted blocks, test leads, battery case, meters, microphone and more.

Since I couldn’t stand the thought of not having the kit I started re-labeling the blocks with masking tape.

I played with this kit so much the print started wearing off the labels.

You’ll notice on the picture of the kit that most of the blocks have masking tape on them. The blocks are numbered, but also marked with their electronic symbol. Inside each translucent block is an electronic component, ranging from a resistor to a basic amplifier. In the “Why don’t they make ’em like that anymore?” category, Bloc-Tronic is a set of electronic blocks that snap together to make a very broad variety of electronic projects.Įach block has a label on the front and back and a conductive connector on each other side designed to interlock and allow the blocks to be snapped together in many different configurations.