If you've got quite a densly populated veroboard, is it geneally easier to start with low profile components like wires and resostors, and finish with taller components like TO220 packages, or is it less fiddly to start at one side and work your way across? And any other clever "life hacks" to make…

When assembling a through-hole PCB, it's better to start with the low components since you typically need to work with it upside down and it's easier to keep the components from moving around that way. Work from low profile to higher profiles in order. For a protoboard, that can work, but I find th…

I like to start with the power and ground connections and ring them out with a continuity tester before installing any components. I then follow up with the rest of the wire “traces” and low profile components. Then I install the taller components in what ever order feels right at the time, double c…

Some ideas you might want to ponder. [image] Share tips you have come across General Electronics Project construction example and hints If you are new to making projects, below is a process you might want to try. Rather than using a prototyping PCB, we will b…

Thanks all. Am i the only peraon who uses veroboad/stripboard as opposed to perfboard? Stripboard always strikes me as neater, though possibly not as compact.

[image] fenghuang: Am i the only peraon who uses veroboad/stripboard as opposed to perfboard? No I preferred strip board. My tip is don't get hung up on using all the strips all the time.they are fine for power and ground. If you are not good at converting a circuit into a strip board desig…

I've used fritzing for it, but TBH I find paper & pencil easier. :rofl:

[image] fenghuang: I've used fritzing for it, No keep it that way it is truly appalling, I am talking about strip board layout programs like [image] Verodes free stripboard layout software - Hobby electronic soldering and... Verodes free stripboard layout software is a stripboard/…

For designing prototype / strip board layouts, I simply use a sheet of paper with a 5mm (about 2 times larger than life) dot matrix pattern and a pencil. I draw the top view then, when it looks OK, scan it and flip it in a graphics program so I have an under side view as well. I used to use tracin…

I use a similar approach. I've duplicated all the proto board types I use in Affinity Designer as templates. I'm going to take a look at Verodes that @Grumpy_Mike suggested as I hadn't heard of it until today. Edit: Whoops, don't have a Windows box. [protoboard]

[image] EmilyJane: suggested as I hadn't heard of it until today. Nether do I, but search for a Mac Strip board layout software.

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Veroboard assembly sequence

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