[sdiy] breadboard questions

[John Luciani]

On 12/19/06, Harry Bissell Jr <harrybissell at prodigy.net> wrote:
> (sorry I can't resist... :^)
>
> The best breadboard would be
>
> Vector 169P84WE with T42-1 uhhh...
> contact pins.

I agree with this.

It may take longer to build but it will take less time to debug.
The Vector board is cheap enough so that you don't have to dismantle
an old designs to start a new one.

A couple of other ideas ---

   * Use Vector K24A pins for external wires. Make sure you get the 169P84WE
     board and not the paper core. The K24A pins press in hard and you could
     break the paper core board.
   * Use #28 wire for the small holes in the T42-1 (aka flea-clips),
#22 wire for
     the large hole and the slot. The #28 can be cut with an Xacto knife.
     If you pull your wires straight you can run perpendicular wires, without
     insulation, using the flea-clip slots and large holes.
   * layout your circuit on graph paper *prior* to breadboarding
   * Get the P149 tool for inserting the flea-clips

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