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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: AllyP on July 02, 2004, 05:31:36 AM

Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: AllyP on July 02, 2004, 05:31:36 AM
Hi Guys,

Im in the UK and I want to get hold of perfboard but it seems impossible :( There dosent seem to be a UK supplier! All i can get hold of is strip board and tri hole board.  I know there is Small Bear but I wanted a uk supplier

Are there any tutorials on strip board/tri hole board?  I havent heard of any of u guys using them!

Cheers again,

Ally
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: bwanasonic on July 02, 2004, 12:19:15 PM
When I first started looking up DIY FX info, I know I came across *veroboard* layouts of some simple circuits (LPB1?). Ahh! Found it:

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/v2/richardo/perfboard/index.html

Kerry M
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: Torchy on July 02, 2004, 12:38:18 PM
I do all my initial builds on vero, then if its worth it I put it on a pcb. Got quite a few vero layouts but nowhere to host them ...  :?
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: Ge_Whiz on July 02, 2004, 12:57:35 PM
http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/rkmain.asp?PAGEID=80010&CTL_CAT_CODE=&STK_PROD_CODE=M29454&XPAGENO=1
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: bwanasonic on July 02, 2004, 01:54:10 PM
That's the *evil* perf with unplated holes, isn't it? That's the stuff that makes people hate perf!  :lol:  Radio shack carries usable plated hole perf. Does the UK equivalent carry it? Plated thru holes are ideal, but the single sided stuff works. Of course the unplated stuff *works*, but...

Kerry M
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: RickL on July 02, 2004, 02:11:42 PM
What's wrong with unplated perf? It's all I use now and I've never had any problems. It's particularly easy to unsolder components when you make a mistake (which I've done occationally  :wink: ).
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: John Catto on July 03, 2004, 07:55:28 AM
You can get it from Maplins

http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=040703125215851&moduleno=1917&Products=9
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: Ge_Whiz on July 03, 2004, 12:01:17 PM
Never heard of 'plated' perf. What's the point? You'd be better off with tri-pad or stripboard (which is what I use. I only use perf for RF circuits where stray capacitance is a problem).
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: Lonestarjohnny on July 03, 2004, 12:48:40 PM
RickL,
Your the Man, I like the unplated perf too, it helps you understand the circuit better if your layin your own trace's with the leads of your parts and pieces, and like you say, it's easy to back up and correct the circuit without worry'in about liftin a trace or a pad,
Cool Stuff,
JD
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: bwanasonic on July 03, 2004, 02:56:56 PM
Quote from: Ge_WhizNever heard of 'plated' perf. What's the point?

I guess the correct term for what I was talking about is "Pad-per-hole", as in the stuff smallbear carries:

(http://www.smallbearelec.com/Ordering/Sm2Side.jpg)

Kerry M
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: lightningfingers on July 04, 2004, 01:18:34 PM
I use unplated perf too. I've built a bigmuff, easyvibe and a small stone on it. I find it easier that plated OR stripboard.
Title: Perfboard Blues
Post by: 9V on July 05, 2004, 02:15:58 AM
a beginner thought..

but wouldn't it be easier just to make PCB?

i do understand the copper-pad-per-hole board concept just to know that there aren't etching mess, guess that copper pad per hole is cleaner..

but how would i transfer the layout of PCB into pad per hole board?
i know those leads are used for the connecting, but never really got hold of the idea...

also how would we construct on the unplated perfboard? isn't it just fibre glass plate? isn't there some sort of copper support in order to make it work?
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