🎉 Roll the Dice, Ignite the Fun!
The Velleman MK150 Shaking Dice is a microprocessor-controlled gaming accessory that offers a unique shake-to-play feature, eliminating the need for buttons. With its vibrant multi-colour design and compact dimensions, it’s perfect for game nights, ensuring you never miss a combination with its smart flashing display and energy-saving auto power-off.
A**R
Fun project but ball switch is poor
Bought this kit as soldering practice for my 12yo son. As an introduction to soldering it's a bit tricky in places as some of the soldering pads are close together so some adult help is required. This is a fun project but really let down by the ball switch. I bought two of these kits as the ball switch in the first kit broke when the bending one of the component leads. It pulled out of the switch body rendering it useless. Fortunately I managed to purchase some alternative suitable 10mm ball switches on Amazon and fitting one of these switches worked well. With the second kit I didn't even bother using the switch supplied and just went with the alternatives I purchased. With a decent switch the project is good and fun to build. I recommend fitting the switch so it's angled downward so the switch is off. This prevents the unit switching on with the slightest vibration and also it works better. Doesn't matter what way round the switch is fitted polarity wise. With a decent switch fitted I now have two working dice and overall pleased that I bought them.
D**H
a great dice
this is a great dice, easy to solder and it works!!
P**L
Can be a good project, if you sort the switch
I was looking forward to this ......and was disappointed. Different tilt switch just as others have described. I got it to do a demo and stay on three but not working properly. Now it does nothing a compete waste of time and money. Dont buy. Sorry.Update: I brought 2 more as I wanted make this work. With help from other reviews about the "tilt switch".I found the easiest way was, to use 2 legs cut of a soldered resistor and solder these to where the switch should go onto the board. Then solder the switch to the two metal legs. Then put a blob of solder on one end connecting a leg to the body as in my photo. Put the battery in. If it works but starts resetting then re solder the switch the opposite way to get the right polarity. When your happy de solder the legs and replace with the switch.
I**H
Excellent
Excellent. Works very well.
C**S
Bodged switch and weak pads
For a beginner level soldering kit, I was dissapointed in how easy the pads on this soldering kit came off the PCB. This is easily avoided of repaired for the experienced but not what you might expect from something for beginners.The switch for this kit is a barrel/ball bearing style switch that comes with an addendum stating that you should bridge the case to a leg at one side with a blob of solder and pitch the switch at an angle, it's not totally clear unless you are experienced. Which side to bridge is also unclear too, and requires some testing of continuity when the switch is in it's two positions. Once I had worked out the correct orientation and which side to 'blob' the solder onto I found that the solder didn't want to adhere across the gap and I ended up having to use fine wire and a glue gun to make sure it didn't move, WHAT A PAIN!!All in all this kit needs a re-design and is not fit for beginners or anyone wanting to enjoy learning to solder.
P**6
Excellent
Excellent. Product as described, delivered on time and well packaged
E**D
Five Stars
IT'S PERFECT !
W**H
Kit incomplete missing ball switch
Incomplete so I didn’t build it.
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