RadioShack® Matching Printed Circuit Board

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

The board is great, but it does not seem to easily fit inside the standard 6x3x2 project box sold at Radio Shack. Does anyone have a solution for this? It's too long and too skinny!

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

Similar to breadboard which is good, but:

Doesn't quite match: only one power/ground in power/ground rows (standard breadboard has two)

Copper is poorly bonded to board. Difficult to solder without separating (much more so than proto boards from other sources), and I just had a month-old circuit fail when a pad lifted

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

This thing is a blessing in disguise. Anyone who has set up a breadboard circuit and then transferred it to another layout in a project box or cabinet can certainly appreciate it. A pair of 4th order notch filters has a couple of dozen components and it's a cinch to move these devices to a similarly laid out board like this. The board can be easily cut into smaller boards if necessary with the addition of drilling a couple of extra mounting holes. I have not seen this board anywhere else. The price is far better than the work involved in etching another board.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

I bought it for school. I haven't used it yet, but had a few chances to examine it and compare it to others in class. Looks good.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

I used to use these all the time for prototyping, so when I needed one in a hurry, and my local store, which is garbage, didn't have one (per usual) I bought one online. I should have just taken the time to etch my own PC board...I would have been better off. Suprised RS is still in business.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

Hole pattern doesn't match their solderless breadboards. There is just one column of pins on the two long edges, making it hard to copy a breadboarded design that has multiple power supplies or one that has power and ground on both sides. This is a glaring omission.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

It is the best prototyping board if you are used to breadboarding.

Does the job, and easy to translate circuits to it from a test board.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

These printed circuit boards are easy to use and ideal for the prototype and design of small electronic circuits.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

The only downside, is that the solder tracks are easy to lift off with an iron that is too hot, so don't let your soldering iron sit there for more than 3-4 seconds, just long enough to solder the joint and then move on.
Otherwise, this is a very good product and should be stocked for a long time. Simply put: It works and does a good job at it. The ONLY improvement needed is tinned circuit tracks.

Comments about RadioShack Matching Printed Circuit Board with 550 Connect Points:

I have used this board for 20 years and must have purchsed 100 or more. While it's main virtue is that it matches the breadboard, I have found that the layout is extremely versatile. After all these years, I'd be lost without it so I hope RadioShack keeps it on the shelf as it's the only place you can get it now. In the past, the board used to come pre-tinned. Wish it still did.