On 3 Feb 2019 09:58:07 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

So, any recommendations for basic and more advanced kits that won t
break the bank?

You could look at "Snap Circuits". Components mounted on plastic
strips with press studs on the end so they snap together onto a base
board. Comes with small projects you can build or as you have the
bits can easyly play and see what does what or not.

Trouble is a decent set probably breaks the bank.

Failing that get decent sized "bread board", set of prefered value
resistors, mixed bags of capacitors, transistors/semiconductors and
LED/displays a play.

The hard part will be deciding what you want to build/play with.

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Cheers
Dave.