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DKS-TK1 Kit: Essential Electrical Tools for Every Engineer!
2025-01-29 | By Antonio Velasco
Hand Tools Misc Hand Tools Solder / Desoldering Solder
One of my first embedded systems/hobbyist electronic projects involved making a mini keyboard out of a perfboard, a few pushbuttons, and a 555 timer IC. It was relatively simple when it came to the parts, and it was easy for me to grab some spare components from the lab. However, when I got home, I realized that I would need more than just the components since the project specification required that all of the components be soldered onto the perfboard. So, I looked to get a soldering iron and some solder. Simple, right?
After getting the soldering iron, I realized that I'd also need a sponge to clean off the excess solder from the iron. I then used way too much solder on the perfboard, so I had to find a way to get that off. Wicks and solder suckers work the best for those, but it took another few days for them to arrive. Two days later, once I was done soldering everything, I found that the 555 piano didn't work. So, naturally, I had to put in yet another order for a multimeter, delaying my project completion a bit more.
My current toolset consists of tools acquired through "trial and error " and bought as needed. Getting them all at once could've saved me a ton of time, but when I first started out, I had no idea what I even needed!
Thankfully, DigiKey sells the TK1 tool kit, a starter set with all of the essentials!
What's Included?
The TK1 kit comes with everything a beginner would need to embark on their first project, including:
- A soldering iron set complete with a stand, sponge, tube of solder, solder wick, and a solder sucker
- A multimeter with multiple functions and a sufficiently high rating (and this comes WITH batteries!)
- Snips, pliers, and wire cutter/stripper
- Flathead and Phillips screwdrivers
For anybody starting out, it's a must-have to ensure that you're well-equipped to solve most troubleshooting issues. Also, even as someone who has had access to labs with soldering stations or multimeters, there's simply no substitute for working on projects at home in your PJs!
Using the Toolkit
Being an all-in-one set, it's a simple toolkit that could serve most hobbyist occasions. Even as someone who has a number of tools already, I find myself breaking it out to assist me with solving numerous issues.
Something that happened to me recently was that my laptop keyboard suddenly stopped working. Even worse for me was that the power button was built into the keyboard, meaning that I couldn't even turn on the laptop. So, naturally I did what any sensible person would do: take apart the entire laptop to find out what's wrong!
The TK1 kit proved to be essential in this process, with the screwdrivers fitting every tiny screw on the case and the multimeter helping me to test every connection.
After some analysis, it was concluded that the keyboard suffered water damage and shorted--but more importantly, everything else was functioning normally. The motherboard nor any other essential components were damaged, so it was still salvageable (at least, to serve as a stationary desktop computer with an external keyboard attached).
So, my friend hardwired a button to the exact pins which correlate to the power button on the keyboard, so that it serves as a makeshift on/off switch.
Some thin copper tape proved small enough to work, and the multimeter helped to not only identify the pins, but to verify that the button would work before the battery was reattached.
After some work, the computer turned on again! It was great to have my laptop back and working again, but being able to retrieve all of the stored files was even more important.
The TK1 Kit helped me in a bind there and is something I would recommend to anybody starting out looking to build their arsenal!
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