Every engineer needs a set of tools, useful for completing assignments and projects that entail hands-on construction. With a tool kit you can build your design anywhere, including your home or dorm room. Here is the tool kit you must have for ME 2011. It is sold through the UMN Bookstore as a required "textbook" for the course.
You may already own tools, in which case you are free to purchase on your own just what you need to make up the complete set. You will be using many of the tools in some of the lab sessions and a (small) part of your course grade will depend on whether you show up for class with the tools required for the lab.
All items in the tool kit, are from Elextronix Express (www.elexp.com), with the exception of the Arduino microntroller that is from www.sparkfun.com. The table below shows the Elextronix Express and Sparkfun part numbers so you can go look up a part on the web site to see what it is. If a description is hot-linked, it takes you to instructions on how to use the tool.
ITEM # |
Quant |
PN | DESCRIPTION | RETAIL $ |
1 |
1 |
0604CAL6 | Digital calipers, 6 in. | $17.95 |
2 |
1 |
01DMMAS830 | Digital multimeter | $10.95 |
3 |
1 |
060509 | Soldering iron, 25W | $6.50 |
4 |
1 |
060841 | Soldering iron stand | $0.70 |
5 |
1 |
060700 | Tube of solder | $0.69 |
6 |
1 |
060211 | Needle nose plier, 4" | $3.75 |
7 |
1 |
060220 | Wire cutter-stripper | $2.65 |
8 |
1 |
0601NDR6 | 6-n-1 screwdriver | $2.95 |
9 |
1 |
060124 | Screwdriver, mini slotted | $0.60 |
10 |
1 |
060116 | Screwdriver, mini phillips | $0.75 |
11 |
1 |
03MB801 | Solderless breadboard, 3.3" x 2.1" | $2.95 |
12 |
1 |
270022YL | 22 g solid yellow wire, 25 ft. | $1.05 |
13 |
2 |
2801BST | 9V battery snap | $0.25 |
14 |
2 |
11 TIP120 | Darlington NPN bipolar transistor | $0.60 |
15 |
2 |
11 2N3904 | NPN biploar transistor, general purpose | $0.12 |
16 |
2 |
08L53RD | LED, red, 5mm | $0.12 |
17 |
10 |
13005-330 | Resistor, 330 ohm, 1/4 watt | $0.06 |
18 |
10 |
13005-1K | Resistor, 1K ohm, 1/4 watt | $0.06 |
19 |
10 |
13005-10K | Resistor, 10K ohm, 1/4 watt | $0.06 |
20 |
1 |
17DTS63K | Switch, tactile, membrane style | $0.30 |
21 |
045UBCA3 | USB cable, A to B | $4.50 | |
22 |
2800AK9 | 9V Alkaline battery | $2.50 | |
23 |
Sparkfun DEV-00666 | Arduino Duemilanove microcontroll board | $29.95 | |
24 |
White box | $0.00 |