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A breadboard is a pre-made generic board for prototyping, typically referring to solder-less, reusable plugboards.

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Best solderless breadboard?

Simple question: What is your favorite breadboard, and why? I'm looking to upgrade mine, and am curious to see what other people use.
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What causes dead spots in breadboards?

What causes "dead spots" in breadboards, where chips just don't work right? My guess is that the plastic or backing metal is warped, so the holes don't line up right, or the metal is somehow tarnished and nonconductive. In any case, can these be…
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Breadboard and Circuit Confusion

I'm still a noob to this stuff, and I've run into a problem I can not explain, or understand. I will need help translating / editing this into a real question for you all, so please bear with me. ASSUME all else is connected properly (pin…
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Good Quality Breadboards?

Between my engineering classes and out-of-class projects, I'm always having to clear my breadboard every time I attempt a project. I would like to invest in some good, quality breadboards to conduct out-of-class projects on. Therefore, I have a…
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Why would a breadboard have a conductive plate underneath it?

So for my electrical engineering classes, we were tasked to make an operational amplifier. However, on the day of testing the instructor showed me that the bottom of my breadboard (which he had given me) was one big conductive plate, and that some…
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Gapless breadboards?

For the most part, all solderless breadboards are alike. 5 or 6 contacts spaced 0.1" connected across, a gap (typically 0.3" wide), and 5 or 6 contacts more, and repeated x times down the other length (0.1" from each other). Some have rails on…
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Purpose of breadboard "studs" on base off micro breadboards?

I recently bought some micro breadboards on Ebay. Extremely useful little things. However each have two awkward studs on their bases. See the attached photo. What I'm curious about is their purpose? What might these "plugin" to or be used for?…
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Making a binary counter for my breadboard

I have this component called a breadboard friend. It has a 9V battery that is lowered to 5v so we can power most AOI logic chips. It has a built in 555 timer and a potentiometer. It has 4 leds to link outputs from our logic circuits to - and it has…
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Breadboard layout question

I am a software developer trying to understand how computers work at a lower level. I have managed to create a few simple circuits, one which lights up an LED. I have noticed that all the instructions advise you to connect the components in a…
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my breadboard simulation doesn't work properly

I'm trying to simulate the below circuit on a breadboard but it seems I'm missing something because the numbers don't seem to be correct. Here is the circuit I am trying to build: Here is my breadboard layout: I'm new to breadboards and don't…
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Female headers for breadboard (or: how do I extend the pins of my breakout board?)

Where do I find female headers with pins just long enough (~6mm) to fit a breadboard? Ordinary socket headers such as these: have pins that are too short to stay put in the breadboard, but the so-called stacking headers such as these: have pins…
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Solderless breadboard sizes

I wanted to know about solderless breadboard sizes; a standard solderless breadboard has five holes in a row. There are a lot of options to get a bigger workspace, like assembling two solderless breadboards, or buying a metal plate with multiple…
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Solderable solderless breadboards

Is there such thing as a breadboard that can you can add solder to directly to make a prototype design more permanent? Eventually the design will need to be translated onto an actual PCB but in the meantime for quick semi permanent prototyping.…
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I need help with this breadboard

Let me say to set the scene, that I am a complete beginner with electronics, not having done anything since my school days. I can write code, but hardware is another thing entirely. I got myself an Arduino, and bought a breadboard from Maplins.…
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a solderless breadboard alternative allowing point to point wiring by pushing the wire between special bifurcated pins?

Does anyone remember what was the name of the manufacturer who made a solderless breadboard alternative allowing point to point wiring by pushing the wire between special bifurcated pins on the back of the board. All that was needed was a little…
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