Does any one know where I can buy a big through hole pcb for a big project
Define "big" in ways that give a clue about desired size.
I get my stripboard from here: http://www.veroboard.com/. They have other styles of prototyping PCBs also in all different sizes. You might be able to find a coupon code to get a discount if you do some searching.
Do you want to fit that board on a swimming pool and jump through that hole ? Are you doing this to impress your friends ?
Or do you want that hole as big as a hole through your hair just goes through ?
Okay. Sorry if offended.
-MAlhar
500mm by 500mm just looking for a good site I look at that veroboard site just now keep info coming please
What are you wiring up? Maybe you can use a large piece of Project board and just poke holes thru as needed, and wire stuff up on the back.
Example:
A pcb is normally etched to a pattern. stripboard / blob board / prototyping board are often stamped,
not printed, not usually called a pcb.
I'm going to make a big development board that supports supports programing alot of different ic and prototyping areas
Can't seem to find nothing
I'm going to make a big development board that supports supports programing alot of different ic and prototyping areas
Use plugin modules on a mother board.
Why not a bread board for the prototyping areas?
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Nice module! A little surprised you didn't mount a USB/Serial module too, tho I know you can just plug an FTDI Basic onto the 1284Weeny.
If you want to etch your own mujin, I've seen 12" x 9"
http://www.dipmicro.com/store/PCB-D13F-C-9
and 300mm x 180mm with thru holes
http://www.dipmicro.com/store/PCB-UNI30
Can mount a few of those together at the corners to make a large board.
Or have someone design a large board for you in Eagle. I did a 11" x 11", or may have been 12" x 12", all thru hole board for a customer in Louisiana, with cards shipped direct to him from iteadstudio (5 card minimum).
You can check the board costs here
mujin:
Does any one know where I can buy a big through hole pcb for a big project
The Adafruit "Perma-Proto" boards have "larger than normal" plated through holes (1.2mm / 0.047" drill).
They are very nicely made, the traces are gold plated and as I said the holes are PTH.
They come in 3 sizes, small, medium and large (or as they call them 1/4 size, 1/2 size and full size).
The holes are large enough to accommodate 3 leads of 1/8 watt resistors, a 1/8 watt resistor or small ceramic cap and an IC socket pin and most everything else.
Check 'em out:
(click pic for link)
Hope this helps.
(edit to add): Here is a pic of a few of my projects, one on a 1/2 size board and the other on a 1/4. The large chip is a 1284P (40 pin) so you can get an idea of the size.
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