Phillips EE Kits

[Tom]

This web site brought back quite a few memories... I played around with one
of the 'EE' kits in the early 60's when I was in Thailand---Pop picked it up
for me when he was in Hong Kong.

http://ee.old.no/

Judging by the links presented on the page, these kits played a major role
in shaping the lives of many engineers-to-be in Europe and elsewhere. I
don't remember seeing these kits marketed extensively in the US although
every now and then I come across a Ham's bio that contains a fond reference
to them.

Tom

[Bob Liesenfeld]

Tom wrote:

> This web site brought back quite a few memories... I played around with one
> of the 'EE' kits in the early 60's when I was in Thailand---Pop picked it up
> for me when he was in Hong Kong.

Yup, I had one of these as a kid. Probably the EE-20. Loved it. It was a
sophisticated toy. As I got older, I used (read blew up) a lot of the
components in my own experiments. Sigh.....wish I had kept it intact.

Bob WB0POQ

[Tom]

Bob Liesenfeld > wrote in message
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>
>
> Tom wrote:
>
> > This web site brought back quite a few memories... I played around with
one
> > of the 'EE' kits in the early 60's when I was in Thailand---Pop picked
it up
> > for me when he was in Hong Kong.
>
> Yup, I had one of these as a kid. Probably the EE-20. Loved it. It
was a
> sophisticated toy. As I got older, I used (read blew up) a lot of the
> components in my own experiments. Sigh.....wish I had kept it intact.
>
> Bob WB0POQ
>
I looked though my stuff and all I could find of my EE20 was a heat sink,
the ferrite rod and the Valvo OA76 diode (I think that diode came from the
kit).

Blew up components is right... I recall electrolytic capacitors coming apart
when they were hooked up wrong---I had to get new 100 mf capacitors.

I remember building the:
Vochtigheidsindicator (moisture indicator)
Automatische nachtlamp
Morse-code apparaat met oortelefoon
Morse-code apparaat met luidspreker

Did you see this link to the EE20?
http://www.rrd.demon.nl/Philips%20experimenteerdozen/foto_ee20.htm
I tried to download the pdf template file but I didn't get anything.

You're right, they were nicely put together kits. I'll keep my eyes open on
eBay for them---maybe even try the Dutch eBay.

Tom

[Tom]

Sorry, I meant this link to the EE20
http://members.lycos.nl/bouwdoos/ee8.html

[Richard]

"Bob Liesenfeld" > wrote in message
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>
>
> Tom wrote:
>
> > This web site brought back quite a few memories... I played around with
one
> > of the 'EE' kits in the early 60's when I was in Thailand---Pop picked
it up
> > for me when he was in Hong Kong.
>
> Yup, I had one of these as a kid. Probably the EE-20. Loved it. It
was a
> sophisticated toy. As I got older, I used (read blew up) a lot of the
> components in my own experiments. Sigh.....wish I had kept it intact.
>
> Bob WB0POQ
>

Ha. That's takes me right back to '66.

I was so keen to put the radio together I did not bother with understanding
resistor colour codes, I just banged anything in for the resistors. Then
one of the electroylitics went "Bang!". Happy days.

[Bob Liesenfeld]

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> >
>
> Ha. That's takes me right back to '66.
>
> I was so keen to put the radio together I did not bother with understanding
> resistor colour codes, I just banged anything in for the resistors. Then
> one of the electroylitics went "Bang!". Happy days.

Heheheh. My take on that was to figure that all those resistors and caps in a
2 stage AF amp were not really needed to make it work, they just made it work
*better*. So.....I ended up building a 2 stage direct coupled amp before I
even knew what direct coupled was......till one of the transistors got so hot
>it< went BANG!
--Sigh-- To recapture some of that wide eyed "Will it work!?" Do kids even
think that way today? My experience says no. :(

Bob WB0POQ