How Good Is a $10 Signal Generator Kit for Beginners?

Satisfying Soldering #1 - Today we're building a cheap and easy-to-assemble XR2206 function generator kit! This is a perfect project for beginners who want to learn the basics of soldering, or hobbyists looking for a budget-friendly signal source. I'll walk you through the entire process step-by-step, from unpacking the kit to testing the outputs. Whether you're following along at home or just want to watch satisfying soldering, this video is worth the watch
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Unboxing
01:29 - Background
02:36 - Assembly
09:20 - Inspection
10:17 - Housing
11:41 - Testing
15:06 - Conclusion

[@julianmuller981]

Fun video well done!

[@uint8_t566]

this was awesome! a small explanation on what a signal generator is in laymen terms would have helped at the start of the video as i dont have an electronics background. great video though!

[@TerminalCuriosityEE]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@ivolol]

"Kainkalabs" channel has two really excellent videos on improving the circuit of this kit. It has a lot of weird flaws in the values they've chucked in it. You can likely just search "XR2206" on youtube search and find them
By the way, if you want a 'cheap' oscilliscope that's good enough for hobbiest use, I recommend FNIRSI's DPOX180H. Being battery powered means it's mains-earth ground isolated which is nice for beginners. At 2 channels and over 100Mhz it does a lot of good things for a basic scope in small package! And it's cheaper than any "benchtop" scope you could get. A benchtop with good FFT and basic protocol decoding would be 'ideal' to start at, but at a good price point below those, you can get this one.