This is one of those products I could have quickly scrolled past but these Snappable V-Groove Protoboards happened to capture my attention as I had just split up some V-grooved panelized PCBs. Some PCB manufacturers opt for small tabs with perforated holes while others opt for V grooves. If you’ve ever snapped a V-grooved board I’m sure you found it satisfying giving a very clean edge.
I also imagine if you’ve been tinkering with electronics for a while you probably have both a collection of breadboards and a collection of protoboards. Protoboards come in all shapes, sizes and layouts. The Snappable V-Groove Protoboards, when complete, have an array of 32 by 36 through holes. The V-grooving splits this into 4 by 4 hole sections giving you potentially 72 tiny little boards.
The through holes are spaced at the classic 2.54mm pitch so they are compatible with most through-hole ICs. Each hole’s copper pads are unconnected on both sides, rather than any groups of holes being connected. This gives flexibility in circuit layout and you can make connections either with component leads or jumper wires.
As I write, I realise that they remind me of an old set of very small modular breadboards I bought cheaply years ago and made a laser-cut backing board for. Particularly when prototyping with electronics and mechanical components in the same project these little boards have had more use than I imagined. I can see that if I had had the Snappable V-Groove Protoboards, I would have moved quite a few odd layout projects from breadboards to these boards as a permanent home.
While perhaps not the wildest product ever seen these definitely fall into my “grab some as they’ll be really useful one day” folder!
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