Bill mentioned a strip board, which I kind of liked as an idea for implementation of the final circuit. (due to mentioned issue of contacts in breadboard going bad after a while). I looked for it on ebay and only found some UK items. Is it called differently in the US?
i
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Radio Shack has a variety - such as Catalog #: 276-158
This one is 2 3/4" by 3 1/16 with a pad per hole on 0.1 by 0.1 pitch - I find it better than Veroboard - the strips on Veroboard are never quite where I want them and the capacitance between adjacent strips can be pretty high.
I use 32 gauge polyurethane coated magnet wire to wire up the components (it strips with just a soldering iron). This works well for prototypes and can be permanent if you need it to last. They work well for microcontroller and low frequency analog designs - it is not good for RF unless you beef up the grounding arrangements.
kevin
Probably, or hidden under perfboard or prototype boards. Futurlec sell a stripboard, though it's sllightly different to the original with wasteful corners rather than our plain cut-to-suit sheets.
Thanks, looks nice and inexpensive. I will call them on the phone tomorrow and will get a few of these. I also have a great source of parts now, from a 1960's disassembled transistor tester. Resistors, caps, zeners etc. A big pile of boards with components soldered on.
i
Veroboard is the preferred UK name ( even though that's like calling all vacuum cleaners Hoovers ).
Graham
Just remembered.
Sometimes it's called 'perfboard' ( perforated board ).
Graham
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