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Thank you all! I actually just bought a bunch of stuff like breadboards a starter kit, arduino uno r3, alligator clips, leads, LEDs, and a bunch of different components. I think I’m buying the right stuff to get started. I wanna make a led lamp for my first diy project. The kit I just ordered (in mail), comes with a 3.3v / 5v power supply. Say I have a led strip that requires 12v, I would just have to find a 12v wall wart? Is it possible to take 5v and turn it into 12v? I wouldn’t think so, but I know the opposite is possible via regulator. Doesn’t a transformer amplify power somehow? I don’t have a full understanding of everything yet but I’m getting there I think. I do understand breadboard basics. I’m in lab 5 now in my digital electronics class. We are working with 2s complement and hooking XOR and OR gates together. I love this stuff, going to school is like a hobby! Just gotta keep learning!

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Urge you and other novices to read Feb. 2014 issue of Nuts 'N Volts magazine, Joe Pardue’s article beginning on page 68.

It does a great job of “Breadboard Usage 101”.

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stevech:
Urge you and other novices to read Feb. 2014 issue of Nuts 'N Volts magazine, Joe Pardue’s article beginning on page 68.

It does a great job of “Breadboard Usage 101”.

Never heard of that mag, I’ll have to check it out

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Nuts And Volts is a good beginner’s magazine.

http://www.nutsvolts.com/

More advanced, and a great standard, is Circuit Cellar.

http://circuitcellar.com/magazine/

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Got it! Just downloaded the February issue on my iPad!