Can general prototyping boards handle up to 4-5A in current?

[atlbraves49]

So I'm fairly certain breadboards can't handle 4 amps, and pcb is a bit too expensive for our budget (and not really necessary), but can basic prototyping boards handle this kind of current?

something like this

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/21-4590&CAWELAID=220241326

?

 

[berkeman]

So I'm fairly certain breadboards can't handle 4 amps, and pcb is a bit too expensive for our budget (and not really necessary), but can basic prototyping boards handle this kind of current?

something like this

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/21-4590&CAWELAID=220241326

?

You can figure it out if you know the thickness of the copper plating (it's probably "1/2 ounce" or "1 ounce"). Here's an App Note that has a discussion starting on page 7 about the current handling capacility of PCB traces:

http://www.national.com/an/AN/AN-1229.pdf

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