[sdiy] breadboard, was: Minimum spacing between 1/4" jacks on DOTCOM modules..

[Paul Perry]

Yeah, it's really stripboard (the generic version of the original Vero.)
My secret weapon is a wire brush - after soldering I scrub the soldered side 
with a stiff wire brush to remove any shorts.

As for those Penfold and PE projects, I don't know how many DIY careers were 
blighted by the errors in each project!

I always use a drill bit (the kind for pop rivets is ideal) in a handle to 
cut the trace. Works better than the expensive special tool.

On the other hand, all the professionals I know use the "pad per hole" 
stuff. You can build higher density, but I personally can't keep track of 
anything when I use that. I am a bear of little brain.

paul perry MelbourneAustralia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Kalomiris" <tokalo at videotron.ca>
To: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
Cc: "synthdiy diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] breadboard, was: Minimum spacing between 1/4" jacks on 
DOTCOM modules..


> Paul is that the Vero board where you cut tracks with the Vero tool, or 
> pad per hole and you use the component leads for connections ? I loved 
> building from the UK mags like Practical Electronics, they always had a 
> diagram for Vero construction showing you where to cut and put jumpers. 
> (Anyone remember those A.R. Bradford (sp) DIY projects like the 
> "Percussion Microsynth?" Ah those were the days...and of course E&MM too.)
>
> There was a Canadian product called 'END" (Electronic Network Designer) 
> that was a combination breadboard and prototyping card....you flip it over 
> when done and solder the breadboard jumpers...and you're done (the cover 
> had a foam to hold the parts in place...but only good for low profile 
> designs or less you end up with parts falling out...Good idea but costly 
> and the final board warped when fully populated.
>