I finially spend the ouple of bucks and got my feet wet in the wide world of electronics (you know, capacitors and such)

I built the USB powered flashlight more to get my feet wet then to get the final product, but it gives a very cool effect on my Keyboard and my hands since i used blue LEDs.

Im asking for any tips for the beginner and any cool projects that a beginner could understand how to do.

Thanks!

Get one of the electronics project kits. I got one for my son one time.

im trying to sway away from kits. And i want to build somthing that I will actually use.

Of course, but kits (ones with a breadboard) can teach you the basics.

I loved those breadboards!

My daddy got me one of those when I was seven or eight. I loved connecting the little wires, but I never understood what they were supposed to do. I didn't even know what a circuit was! I haven't played with it for a few years. Maybe I should pull it out from the dust...

hmmmmmm... i may take a look... but...

I have been thinking and studing since June about this... just finially got up the cash to go and spend 40bucks on supplies and parts. (last time I ever buy LEDs from radioshack....)

I dont meant to brag.. but I'm in electronics in high school and I also do some work on the side. U know I make circuits and stuff. So if u want any schematic or questions u can ask me. Any schematic u want I got. u can also use the web.. For example I got a 555 timer and made an LED flahser. Its really bright to. I also got 600 volts from a 9 volt battery : heh but the parts cost like 20 bucks..I also found a great resource for blue LEDs cheap! bout 65cents each for 20 so it comes to $12. As I said I'm heavely in to electronics.

and btw: u know those stero VU meters? The ones that monitor sound I got the chips and its very simple to make

ok I should stop bragging..I'm just a nerd

EDIT: the 600 volts thing dont wrok anymore casue something got a little to much volts..heh they were all rated for 1kV+

Make your own fanbus or rheobus. Cheap ($10 - $30), good practice, fun, and useful.

You have no choice, do it now.

useful stuff is kind of limited. the best "useful" stuff you can build are the flashy LED things like VU meters or clocks. a nice digital clock is quite rewarding. the breadboard is fun for tinkering. i lost power yesterday so i built audio amplifiers on the breadboard to amplify a little radio.