Circuit Skills: Perfboard Prototyping

When you think - "DIY electronics", one of the first images that likely comes to mind is a bunch of parts and wire soldered to a standard piece of perforated circuit board - and that makes sense. Perfboard is super-versatile - essentially it's just a grid of potential solder-point connections. You can trim it down to just the size you need - or leave extra space for future enhancements ... or revisions, if need be.

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[Galfonz]

His videos are much better then the ones that are just commercials.

[alexgochenour]

The music to these Make: videos puts me at ease. Collin is one talented dude.

[doodh_jalebi]

Engineers like Collin never die, they just go OFFLINE!

[trance]

I must say! Another great video for most of us beginner-intermediate electronic enthusiasts. I learned a few great tips on my own after so many circuits I built. But I picked up a few more with this video and your other videos. Thank you so much. And keep them coming. :D

[Ohms]

Good tutorial. One caveat: after testing, scrub the board using an old toothbrush and some 90% isopropyl alcohol to remove solder bits and flux. Make sure the board is completely dry before plugging it back in.

[jaredj]

The best strain relief for external parts I've seen is when you drill two holes next to the solder point and loop the wire down and back out.

[JeremyCook]

Very nice to get a proper introduction to the basics of this prototyping technique. I've used these boards before, but just kind of did whatever seemed to work!

[Omie]

I think you are the only person who does instructional videos on this channel nowadays.

[nextstorming]

Collin produces high quality YouTube videos, it would take me for ever to get to that standard

[MrWildBunnycat]

Excellent vid! I was just going to build an audio project and was considering perfboards. This video is just what I need!

[freeNode]

it is generally a good idea to test your circuits on breadboard first if for no other reason, just to make sure all your parts work correctly
I've had to mod circuits from the net before to get the expected results and there's nothing more disappointing than a huge project that doesn't work at the end when you aren't sure why

[BulletMagnet]

I find myself preferring "pad per hole" more and more these days. Sure, it's not quite as neat-looking on the underside, but my layout options are more flexible and I don't mind a bit of spaghetti! I've found the thing that's helped me most is to use PTFE-insulated hookup wire - if things are getting a bit packed-in, it doesn't melt if you accidentally jab it with the soldering iron!

[metalfist]

i have no clue what he does but its 100 times more interesting than any of the john park videos:)

just FACINATING

[owenkilleen]

I don't care how many times I hear an American say  "sawder", I am always going to say "soulder". I'm Irish and proud. :) Love these quirkily well presented shows :)

[MyBigThing]

LOVE the synth music! I hope it's used in every video from here on out for multiple reasons!

[aaronregan]

Bending the lead in a certain direction I have never thought of that and I have been doing this for a while amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[LVILLuminati]

I own a Arduino Uno (I F*ing love it). It's a programmable microcontroller, and Arduino makes an IDE to program them with using a modified version of C programming language. You would want one if you want to perform digital (and PWM analog) functions. If what you're doing requires many ICs or tons of analog, then I'd suggest maybe looking into Arduino. If it's purely analog circuitry, then it's not necessary. He's definitely trying to upsell, but if it's around $30, pick one up, theyre fun

[MegaMellojello]

2:08 omg that is the most satisfying looking circuit !!

[rich]

For some reason I call resin laminated paper versions(the tan kind) perfboard, but the fiberglass kind(the green ones) protoboard.

[DanielsGameVault]

wow collin is amazing. A M A Z I N G ! How can you dislike this ?