ElectroCookie 6 Pack Mini PCB Soldering Prototype Board for DIY Electronics Compatible with Mini Arduino Soldering Projects Gold Plated (6 Pack, Multi-Color)

Have used other vero and perf boards but much prefer these so much so that I now don’t buy anything else.I have found them ideal for small projects and are available in larger sizes too.Have had no problems soldering or desoldering for that matter as they are solid and well made.Not particularly cheap to buy but as they have proved totally reliable I would not use any other type of.

I bought these to act as bases for M5stack Atom projects. They lack the power rails on some prototype breadboards which can complicate things a little but the copper between holes is easy to cut or grind away to allow components to be placed on one side instead of straddling the centre line. You can, for example, get an M5 Atom Lite, 4-pin buck regulator PCB and four through-hole SMT switches or the ribbon for a 4x4 matrix (via the 6 underside GPIOs & the 2 Grove connector ones) on the board to provide a simple PP3 powered control unit for Home Assistant.

These are perfect for the odd little electronic project rather than going to the trouble of making a PCB. They have the same layout as a breadboard too, so transferring over is easy.Great for when you have tinkered together a little gizmo and want a permanent version of it quickly.

My only complaint with this product is that the pin/hole numbering is not consistent on the front and back, i.e. A1 on one side does not correspond to A1 on the other side. I’m not sure if there is a specific reason for this, but it seems illogical to me, as surely you want to know if you’ve placed a component in say E7 that you can flip it over and look to E7. Similarly, if you’re working to a CAD diagram, it would be possible to place components in the wrong place if you are working two sided.Other than that, they feel pretty good and are as expected.

It is something that you really need for projects, Different layouts would also be useful - for example, have you ever tried to line up a digispark where the input /outputs are arranged 90 degrees off from each other?

Ideal fo knocking up projects, and keeping them the connected instead of wires coming loose on a breadboard.

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