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Reddit mentions of Smraza Super Starter Kit Project Kit with Breadboard, Power Supply, Jumper Wires, Resistors, LED, LCD 1602, Sensors, Detailed Tutorial for Project, Compatible with Arduino
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Smraza Super Starter Kit Project Kit with Breadboard, Power Supply, Jumper Wires, Resistors, LED, LCD 1602, Sensors, Detailed Tutorial for Project, Compatible with Arduino. Here are the top ones.
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- PDF Tutorial - Detailed PDF tutorial of 28 lessons with sample code and image instructions.
- Perfect Kit for Beginner - The most economical way for beginners to start programming. Compatible with Arduino r3, mega, nano.
- No Need Solder - LCD1602 module with pin header (no need to be soldered by yourself).
- Upgraded starter kits - Come with power supply module, 9V battery with dc.
- Good quality storage box with divider plates- Avoid to mess up and get a tidy box.
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| Color | Colorful |
| Height | 2.4 Inches |
| Length | 9 Inches |
| Width | 6.3 Inches |
This kit is a pretty good starting point: https://www.amazon.com/Smraza-Ultimate-Ultrasonic-Mega2560-Projects/dp/B01L0ZL8N6/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1499059004&sr=1-7&keywords=arduino+kit
Save the rest of your budget for when he blows up a chip or wants to buy more parts.
Obviously a lot of those kits are a huge marked up premium, but it does get you the basic parts to actually do things.
A while back I recommended this kit to someone, I didn't put a huge amount of resources into it though, and never had one myself.
https://www.amazon.com/Smraza-Ultimate-Ultrasonic-Mega2560-Projects/dp/B01L0ZL8N6/ref=pd_day0_21_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L0ZL8N6&pd_rd_r=YKXVW5EZ2PZZ5K5V9J85&pd_rd_w=heGtI&pd_rd_wg=xi5mX&psc=1&refRID=YKXVW5EZ2PZZ5K5V9J85
Seems to have a lot of the basic stuff. What will happen is you'll want to do something, and the kit won't have enough of X to do it. So you spend $3 on amazon someplace and get 100x of something.
I'd also recommend getting a fast/accurate multimeter, a good quality wire cutter & bundles of wires. Next big upgrade would be getting a soldering station and probably an oscilloscope. There's a lot of good-enough working models on Ebay for $50-$100.
There are $20 DIY kits for a small oscilloscope, but honestly spending $50 more and getting an actual scientific device is probably better.
Main thing I would ask in response is why do you want to avoid Arduino for now? I think the base level of knowledge required to do anything interesting with Arduino projects is a little lower and more condusive to beginners.
There is a cost side of things too. You can get a pretty full Arduino kit for $30. To make much progress on the analog side of things you are going to quickly run into a need for a power supply, function generator, ect.
If you are just wanting to meander through electronics and see what there is to do, I would get that kit or something similar and add in a few op amps and 555 timers.
If you are dead set on avoiding Arduino, then I would either recommend you look into the construction type kits that /u/Susan_B_Good suggested. I had one similar to this when I was starting out.