While beginner soldering kits are prevalent across Tindie, they usually bring something unique to the table. Whether it’s an artistic design, a joule thief, or an interactive game, it’s the details that make beginner’s soldering kits stand out.
The Solar Dice Kit does exactly this by offering a few interesting features to the kit. Not only does the kit allow you to build your own set of electronic dice that light up the pips as LEDs, but it’s also exclusively solar-powered. The store page jokingly mentions that, much like real dice, you’ll never need batteries!
An ultra-capacitor stores solar energy, which will ensure you can boot it up even if you haven’t charged it recently. Leaving it in the sunlight will charge it up and allow for 10-20 dice rolls on a single charge.
The microcontrollers also come pre-programmed, and the LEDs are also charlieplexed to utilize fewer pins on the MCU. At only about 1-2 hours to assemble, you’ll be using this as your board game companion in no time at all!
