"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
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Theo Markettos wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Never really saw the point of them over Vero. I suppose you could pack
things in more densely - but not usually a priority for prototypes.

You can use things that aren't DIL - PGAs, PLCCs, connectors etc. You
also aren't governed by the strip layout. It's better for high speed
stuff.

I'm not quite clear how there is a difference if the hole spacing is the
same as Vero?

I'm assuming by Vero you mean stripboard (Vero made a wide range of
different boards). Stripboard assumes that you can use a spare hole to cut
tracks, such as under a DIL IC. Many chip (sockets) and connectors assume
several rows of adjacent pins (eg ribbon cables with 2 rows of N pins) -
where there's no spare hole to cut the tracks. It's fiddly to cut
between two holes and keep both holes usable (and not shorted).

Plus, you don't have to layout your circuit to suit the strips. That means
many fewer jumper wires. And you don't have the stray capacitance provided
by the strips.

It's also nicer to use proper fibreglass FR4 board and not the paper-based
FR2 that stripboard usually comes on.

These days I sometimes use similar but it's all surface mount - strips
would be hopeless for that. Haven't used a DIL chip for years.

I keep clear of SM stuff. Not needed for the things I make.

If your eyesight can cope with it, it's possible to make things a lot
smaller and neater...

Theo