Electronic kit

For advanced hobby projects, sometimes the kit may only consist of a printed circuit board and assembly instructions, and the purchaser may have to source all the parts independently; or, the vendor may provide hard-to-get or pre-programmed parts while expecting the purchaser to obtain the rest of the components.

People primarily purchase electronic kits to have fun and learn how things work.

Some electronic kits were assembled to make complete complex devices such as color television sets, oscilloscopes, high-end audio amplifiers, amateur radio equipment, electric organs,[2] and even computers such as the Heathkit H-8, and the LNW-80.

Home assembly of common consumer electronics items no longer provides a cost advantage over commercially manufactured and distributed devices.

People still build kits for custom devices and special-purpose electronics for professional and educational use and as a hobby.