[Noisebridge-discuss] any comments on quality of perf boards from bg micro

[Jonathan Foote]

I've bought some of those over the years. As far as I can tell, at
least some of them are identical, right down to the "10" in the copper
by the lower left hole.

http://www.bgmicro.com/acs1053450holeprotoboard.aspx
http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=16227+PB

I don't think they are any better than the Radio Shack boards but they
sure are cheaper.
They solder fine if you clean off the oxide with steel wool or use flux.
Pads can always peel if mistreated, though the boards with plated
through holes do better in that regard (we found some of those cheap
in China, there are a few in the soldering area).

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm putting together a parts list for an electronics class, and I want
> to buy some perf boards. I'd like the boards to be of good enough
> quality that the students won't have to struggle soldering to the pads,
> or that the pads come off if overheated, both of which occur with Radio
> Shack perf boards.
>
> I have an excellent recommendation from Dr. Foote for
>
> http://www.mpja.com/products.asp?dept=284
>
> but I'm placing the bulk of my order at BG Micro, and I wonder how
> theirs compare.
>
> Does anyone have experience with the boards from BG Micro?
>
> http://www.bgmicro.com/search.aspx?find=proto+board
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
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