Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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For the 3rd year in a row, I'm building a bunch of kits all December.

This first one is a nice easy audio level meter kit based on the LM3915 chip.


This is the kit I built, if you want to get one to play with
lm3915 DIY kit
pileofstuff.ca/r/k3bab



For anyone curious, this is the PCB holder I used:

Ebay:
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Banggood:
pileofstuff.ca/r/ny1lv

Aliexpress:
pileofstuff.ca/r/8dtx9

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It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I did it.