Re: Strip board?


Ignoramus4371 wrote:
> 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?
....

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.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103798&cp=2032058.2032230.2032265&pg=2&parentPage=family
http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032265&cp=2032058.2032230

kevin

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