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Ampoteket
Ampoteket from the street at night: the lit AMPOTEKET sign hangs in the window, with worktables, soldering stations and instruments inside.

Solder, build and get your own parts

Soldering stations, oscilloscopes, two 3D printers and a shelf of parts, right in Pilestredet 35.

Browse parts catalog
The workshop at night: the screens of multimeters, signal generators and oscilloscopes glow along the bench, and a work lamp is lit by the window.

Instead of waiting weeks for parts, you can often find what you need here and get going in minutes.

Eirik Holm, former head of Ampoteket
PS126 · Pilestredet 35, Show the room in MazeMap (opens in a new tab) Time in Oslo: --:--:--OsloMet opening hours (opens in a new tab)

What Ampoteket is

Work on your own projects, use equipment you don't have at home, and hang out with people building the same kind of thing.

Read the story at OsloMet (Norwegian)(opens in a new tab)
Run by
Department
MEK, OsloMet
  1. Students found the room, mapped what it needed and convinced OsloMet
  2. NOK 100,000 in strategic funding for teaching quality
  3. New ceiling lights, a big workbench and reused equipment, set up by volunteers
  4. Opened 26 February 2026

Build what you care about

Having this workshop lets me develop projects I care about, test circuits and get a more practical understanding of what we learn.

Alexander Rosenkilde, first-year student at the opening, now workshop manager
  • Circuits
  • 3D printing

I have worked in music production, and want to use Ampoteket to build gear like preamps and mixers.

Magnus Weden, third-year student, at the opening
  • Preamps
  • Mixers

Equipment and activities

A workbench in the dark: a multimeter reads 001.921 mVDC, and a digital logic trainer glows red in the foreground.

Equipment

  • Soldering stations, power supplies and oscilloscopes
  • Two Bambu Lab P2S 3D printers and prototyping equipment
  • Workstations, a shared workbench and PCs
  • Parts you can buy on the spot
3D model of the Bambu Lab P2S printer, viewed from the front and side, without a logo

Planned activities

  • Soldering and circuit board courses
  • Project evenings
  • Technical workshops
3D model of a soldering station with an iron, holder and circuit board

The parts shelf

The wall of parts drawers: blue cabinets of labelled, clear drawers full of components.
  1. Step 1

    Find the part

    Scan the QR code on the drawer, or look up the code in the parts catalog.

  2. Step 2

    Pay in Vipps

    Add the parts to your cart and go to checkout. It shows the amount to pay in Vipps.

  3. Step 3

    Register the purchase

    Press “I have paid”. The parts are then taken off stock, so we know when to order more.

Every part has its own drawer, with a label showing the part code and a QR code. That label is all you need to find the part again.

Example label: RES-00026. 22 kΩ

Who can use Ampoteket?

Students

If you study electrical engineering, this is the room for you. Join The Resistance(opens in a new tab) or RoboMEK if you want to use it.

Volunteers

Ampoteket is run by volunteers, students who keep the room and the shelf in order. Want to help out? Talk to The Resistance(opens in a new tab) or RoboMEK.

Open weekdays 06–22 and weekends 08–22, with access card and PIN after 16:00, according to OsloMet opening hours(opens in a new tab).

Ampoteket on Discord

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Ask questions and share projects with others who use the workshop.

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