First thought it was my eyes:-)

I think you must have got the scrap piece ! :-)

Nope. I have used some that look just like that, about 10 years ago. Seems that company is still in business. Well, the boards were low cost, and that might be important to Dutch engineers ;-)

Arie de Muynck

Well, I have seen a number of misaligned protoboards. None of them, however, was so badly aligned as yours!

Pere

was so badly aligned as yours!

If I stare at this too long on my huge monitor I think it could give me a trip (or epileptic attack) :)

Are the holes punched (as opposed to drilled)?

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

On a sunny day (Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:23:15 -0400) it happened Spehro Pefhany wrote in :

I really do not know.

If the holes are smooth on the inside and the edges of the holes are sharp on both sides, it's drilled.

If it's rough compared to a typical unplated hole it's likely punched (or they used a really, really dull drill). Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

On a sunny day (Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:54:43 -0400) it happened Spehro Pefhany wrote in :

Looks like the edges are sharp, and I see some horizontal scratches in the holes, like from a rotating object, so perhaps drilled. ftp://panteltje.com/pub/hole_close_up_img_0574.jpg

Obviously, the board was designed for parts with leads that are off-center. :-)

Ed

At first i thought the holes were plated through and no copper on the surface. That would have been a neat trick.