Argh! I want my robot gear!

Hey guys. Well I ordered these today and hopefully I'll be getting these in less than 2 weeks!

 

What do you think? (I simply copied the list from my invoice, so the pricing and everything is there.

 

Am I missing anything? Or would you recommend something else?

10 Piece(s)

 

Red LED

(Colour : Red)

£0.05   £0.50
10 Piece(s)

 

Yellow LED

(Colour : Yellow)

£0.05   £0.50
1 Piece(s) 3 x AA Battery Box and Switch £0.74   £0.74
1 Piece(s) CR2032 Cell Holder £0.40   £0.40
1 Piece(s) Button Cell £0.56   £0.56
1 Piece(s) Battery Clip £0.08   £0.08
1 Piece(s) PICAXE Servo Upgrade Pack £13.00   £13.00
1 Piece(s) Infrared sensor £0.42   £0.42
1 Piece(s) PICAXE Labels (Mixed)

(Label : Mixed)

£0.99   £0.99
1 Piece(s) PICAXE-28X1 Starter Pack (USB)

1 Piece(s) PICAXE-28X1 Starter Pack
1 Piece(s) PICAXE USB Download Cable

£25.61   £25.61
10 Piece(s) Stereo PICAXE socket £0.08   £0.80
1 Piece(s) Battery Box (4.5V) £0.20   £0.20
1 Piece(s) Battery Box (3V) £0.20   £0.20
1 Piece(s) Battery Box (6V) £0.22   £0.22
10 Piece(s) Miniature 6mm Tactile Switch £0.06   £0.60
10 Piece(s) Green LED

(Colour : Green)

£0.05   £0.50
2 Piece(s) DS18B20 Temperature Sensor £1.99   £3.98
2 Piece(s) Miniature PCB Piezo Transducer £0.57   £1.14
2 Piece(s) Magnetic Pin (Pair) £0.55   £1.10
1 Piece(s) L293D motor driver £3.00   £3.00
1 Piece(s) Axle material for gears and wheels. £1.25   £1.25
1 Piece(s) 7 Segment Display £0.60   £0.60
4 Piece(s) Motor - MM28 - High Torque £0.70   £2.80

 

Kind of pricey for the L293D
Kind of pricey for the L293D

No kitchen sink? :slight_smile:
No kitchen sink? :slight_smile:

Oh, thank you both for

Oh, thank you both for pointing out certain things I might be missing.

I was planning on getting a breadboard from a local electronics shop, as with resistors. However I wasn`t sure which resistors to get, since the offer different voltage/A resistance. Would any of you recommend some that are of common use?

 

As for the breadboard, I assume they’re all the same except for their size right?

All solderless breadboards
All solderless breadboards are basically the same. Get a big one you’ll need it eventually. Get an assortment of 1/4 watt resistors. It will save you time if they have a big pack. You will use 330ohm and 4k7 a lot.

OddBot, you just cleared a

OddBot, you just cleared a lot of questions in that reply, and for that, thanks!

jklug80, is buying a single lare breadboard a good idea? Or is getting a large one for eventual use but getting some smaller ones an also good idea to start off with?

 

Thanks again to both of you!

Spelling…
You misspelled "color" and you used some sorta funny "L" instead of "$"… Other than that, looks good.

Argh!
Argh!

OMFGRLY?
OMFG

RLY?

Ahoy!My stuff has

Ahoy!

My stuff has arrived!

…well, not all of it, the stuff I ordered from the UK is here… but strangely, the stuff from the US isn’t…

I’m from Canada… And I conclude that my neighbors are slow!

Who did you order from in
Who did you order from in the U.S?

Oh, C’mon…
We’re not really that slow… I mean, it’s not like we let our health care be run by for-profit corporations, start illegal wars and elected a moron twice in a row… Wait a sec… Hmmm, where’s that passport again?

X’'D
X’'D

Oh, and it was
Oh, and it was HobbyEngineering by the way.

HobbyEngineering is a bit
HobbyEngineering is a bit slower. The problem is that US companies like to ship UPS. UPS takes 3-5 days to even ship to a US location. Add a day or two if goign to Canada. When I order from the picaxe store in the UK I get it in 4 business days. They ship so the post office delivers. UPS is just slower for some reason. Plus the picaxe store ships the same day I order unlike other shops.

Hmmm, I’ll consider that for

Hmmm, I’ll consider that for futur transactions.

Althoguh ordering overseas is more expensive, it balances out if I order a whole lot of stuff. So is it worth it in exchange for speed?

(definitely!)

Canada doesnt have any major

Canada doesnt have any major issues to work on apparently… http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=1108110

 

:slight_smile:
:slight_smile:

DAMN YOU H.E.!

The guys JUST emailed me asking for my Postal Code!?

I guess I forgot it, but asking it 5 days later?

…rough.

Its possible that it shipped
Its possible that it shipped without it and got returned…