What kind of prototype board is this? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: Legion
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 06:32:31 am
content: I can't remember what this type of board is called. I think you need some kind of special tool to remove the connections between holes, kinda like a punch. Anyone know the name of this type of board and what that tool is?

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 06:38:11 am
content: perfboardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PerfboardEdit: with ground plane that is

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 06:50:57 am
content: Sparkfun calls it a protoboard but on the description they mention it's a perf board as well:https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8815NOt like any perfboard I used, then again I usually use stripboards for prototypes.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 07:02:53 am
content: Quote from: Legion on July 20, 2014, 06:32:31 am"Perfboard"There are similar boards called: "Vector-board" (with no pads) or "Vero-board" (with rows of pads connected together.)QuoteWHAT "connections between holes"? I don't see any connections between holes.I see an ordinary "pad-per-hole" board with ground-plane on one side, and square pads on the reverse.Vero-board requires a special cutter to isolate individual holes/pads. But that is not necessary for your board.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 07:11:26 am
content: There was a screwdriver-like tool to break the copper traces for veriboards.You'd put the tool in a hole and turn it clockwise. That would rip a piece of the trace.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 08:19:17 am
content: Quote from: jancumps on July 20, 2014, 07:11:26 amSpot Face Cutteris the name I recall, and what Vero seems to call it as well (they sell a drill bit molded into a plastic handle for ~10GBP).Farnell sells one fromDuratool(they call it a track cutter). Business end looks more like a properbayonet spot face cutter, has a nicer handle IMHO, and is less expensive.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 08:24:19 am
content: It's that Duratool model that I was refering to.

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 10:37:42 am
content: i'm using vero-boards a lot - but not using any special tool for cutting the traces. proxxon micromot (similar to dremel) with 0.8mm diamond tip does the job quite well, and i can cut at any place - not only around the hole. i can even cut between 2 adjacent holes and have enough copper left to solder leads to both holes.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 12:20:48 pm
content: I use a combination of a 5mm drill bit used hand held and a sharp blade, depending if i want to cut in a hole or between them.

author: rob77
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 12:24:52 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on July 20, 2014, 12:20:48 pmtried the drill bit - a sharp 5.5mm one - used by bare hand. actually it's faster than anything else if a cut at the hole is needed

author: Legion
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 02:44:31 pm
content: Veroboard and spot face tool. Thanks! I thought that's what this is since I don't see how you could solder anything onto here without it connecting to everything else. But maybe my soldering skills aren't precise enough.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 04:36:22 pm
content: Quote from: Legion on July 20, 2014, 02:44:31 pmNO, That is NOT Veroboard! The board in that photo showssingle pad-per-hole perfboard. No tool is necessary to separate the pads, because the pads are already separate!QuoteStart practicing your soldering skills, then. Be sure to have a nice, hot, thin tip, and fine rosin-core solder. DO NOT attempt to use "lead-free" solder as that is challenging even for people with decades of experience.

author: Legion
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2014, 06:15:10 pm
content: Quote from: Richard Crowley on July 20, 2014, 04:36:22 pmI didn't phrase that well. What I meant was veroboard and spot face tool were the items I had in mind. Not to say that this particular board is veroboard.As for the soldering, I don't enjoy messing around with tiny, finicky things, so I'll just toss these. I like my electronics more "Duplo" and less "Lego". If it has to be small I'd rather just have it manufactured.