Arduino Prototyping Techniques #104: Perfboard

Can you make more videos?

Cutting perfboard is better done using a metal ruler and a cutter, by scoring it several times, and then it breaks off very neatly without damaging either side of the board.

I hate those brown perfboards. The copper is only 1 molecule thick!
Any project worth soldering up is worth using the green fiberglass boards.

what are the big pads without holes on the edge of the board for? I'm guessing soldering a larger wire that wont fit in one of the holes, like say +v and -v, but are they connected to the rows at all, or do you have to jump them to a hole to pass the power on?

Great video

can i know which one is better between breadboard and donut board?

Slight problem: Tin Snips DON’T come in left or right handed. The 3 types, come in three basic colors for cutting direction!
Red handles – Used to make “left” or counterclockwise cuts in sheet metal.
Green handles – Used to make “right” or clockwise cuts in sheet metal.
Yellow handles – Used for straight cuts in sheet metal.

Unless your views are cutting circles, the NED the Yellow Handle (Straight) cutting snips.

Any ideas where to find headers for esp32? You mentioned you used headers for the atmega chip, but what would you do for an esp32 dev boards that needs to included on the perfboard?

I can't make the solder connect between holes in a perfboard for the life of me. The solder just refuses to go anywhere that isn't metal. The solder just goes into the singular holes and that's it. Impossible to make the connection between them. I don't know what to do.

Is there a way to fix burned holes in perfboard? Sometime I'm not able to bridge the track because the surface of the hole get burned.

Now, you can buy cheap Pinecil iron for $30 which also has those amazing tips which heat up itself and have thermocouple for extra temperature stability
It heats up extremely quickly (10-30 seconds), can sustain temperature even on big ground planes and works over type c.

When you grabbed that soldering iron tip, I nearly crapped myself

Can you solder a Arduino directly to the PCB?

Thank you so much!

just learning , really helpful thanks mate

There is flux in the core of even decent solder.. You don't need to add flux unless you're reflowing a joint.

Very nice, thank you for the useful tips!

Subscribed! Straight to the point, with lots of tips and great demos.

Getting into electronics is challenging since there are a lot of different skills, knowledge domains and equipment involved.
Videos like these definitely help bridge the gap. Thanks.

SKILLZ!

Well done! I've seen so many crap instructions out there.
I cringe when I read "create a blob of solder" 🤦‍♂️
Of course you make wiring with a wire as a conductor!
Thanks for the great video

Easy to understand, engaging, and very helpful. Keep it up!!!

he has a big perfboard right behind him

Keen to find that soldering iron.. Could you link please?

COOL! I love perfboards.