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- Why are perforated PCBs preferred to striped PCBs?
I had a book that was written for electronics enthusiasts, in which the author described various circuits for hobbyists, like thief alarm, plant pot water tester (to find out whether the soil is moist or dry), radio, etc.
In all his circuits, he used a certain PCB which he called "veroboard". Later I found that he was talking about striped PCB boards.
However, when I see youtube videos, I find people mostly working on perforated PCB. I have also seen that finding stripped PCB on Amazon is a headache, but perforated ones are easily available.
Why are perforated boards preferred to striped boards? In the latter, there are tracks already made for you; you just have to break tracks if required or create cross-connections using jumper wires. On the other hand, in perforated boards, you have to construct the full tracks by soldering wires on the lower side of the board. Isn't that more work compared to striped boards?
Edit: Fixed spelling
In all his circuits, he used a certain PCB which he called "veroboard". Later I found that he was talking about striped PCB boards.
However, when I see youtube videos, I find people mostly working on perforated PCB. I have also seen that finding stripped PCB on Amazon is a headache, but perforated ones are easily available.
Why are perforated boards preferred to striped boards? In the latter, there are tracks already made for you; you just have to break tracks if required or create cross-connections using jumper wires. On the other hand, in perforated boards, you have to construct the full tracks by soldering wires on the lower side of the board. Isn't that more work compared to striped boards?
Edit: Fixed spelling
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