Purchasing PCB?

[bennychico11]

Where do you electronic guys get your PCB for electronic projects? I don't need anything that's pre-printed with the traces specific for my project...just something maybe with a couple holes connected so that I can at least use jumper wires.
Particularly I was thinking about trying the building your own mic project that was posted about last week. So a small board would be nice...or do you just cut the board to fit your circuit?
Thanks
-B

[Creamyapples1]

You can get fresh boards at any electronics parts store (radioshack, etc) I generally use a bread board to tinker around before actually soldering and what not though.

[mshilarious]

Originally Posted by bennychico11

Where do you electronic guys get your PCB for electronic projects? I don't need anything that's pre-printed with the traces specific for my project...just something maybe with a couple holes connected so that I can at least use jumper wires.
Particularly I was thinking about trying the building your own mic project that was posted about last week. So a small board would be nice...or do you just cut the board to fit your circuit?
Thanks
-B

Which mic project are you talking about? The ECM8000 mod needs a circuit board, the Tape Op mic (and my version) is done point-to-point (although it could be done on a small board, but then it wouldn't fit in an XLR connector).

Anyway, yeah something like this from the Shack:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

Just solder in the components on the pads, then fold over the leads to make point-to-point connections.

[bennychico11]

Originally Posted by mshilarious

Which mic project are you talking about? The ECM8000 mod needs a circuit board, the Tape Op mic (and my version) is done point-to-point (although it could be done on a small board, but then it wouldn't fit in an XLR connector).

Anyway, yeah something like this from the Shack:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

Just solder in the components on the pads, then fold over the leads to make point-to-point connections.

yeah, I was going to try the Tape Op one. I haven't done a lot of electronics projects and figured that would be an easy one to start with. Specifically I saw a pic of the attached circuit and wondered where such a small board could be found. All the ones I've seen have been the big ones, such as at Radio Shack. Although that link you gave probably would work for the power supply just fine. I know I used to practice soldering and building simple stuff before on some board that had two long traces on them going from top to bottom for anything you wanted connected throughout, as well as about 40 or so holes connected in pairs.
Thanks.
Thanks.

[mshilarious]

Originally Posted by bennychico11

yeah, I was going to try the Tape Op one. I haven't done a lot of electronics projects and figured that would be an easy one to start with. Specifically I saw a pic of the attached circuit and wondered where such a small board could be found. All the ones I've seen have been the big ones, such as at Radio Shack. Although that link you gave probably would work for the power supply just fine. I know I used to practice soldering and building simple stuff before on some board that had two long traces on them going from top to bottom for anything you wanted connected throughout, as well as about 40 or so holes connected in pairs.
Thanks.
Thanks.

That board is cut down from one like I linked. A sturdy pair of scissors will do the job.

[bennychico11]

Originally Posted by mshilarious

That board is cut down from one like I linked. A sturdy pair of scissors will do the job.

cool, that's what I was wondering.
Thanks man!

[Minion]

You can also buy a printed Circuit board Kit for about $15 that will let you make your own Printed Circuit Boards...The Kit I bought will let you make 2 Boards measureing about 3 in x 5 in....I"m going to use mine for building a Small Mic Pre-amp....

For the Tape Op Mic I just bought a Circuit Board that allready had Traces on it and I just used Wire leads to make the Connections from one Piont to another and it is easy enough to Cut through with a Dremmel or a Hacksaw...

One Small Circuit board is big enough to make about 30 Tape Op Mics as the Board size needed is only about 1/2in x 1.5in and since I use the Body of Cheapo $3 Dynamic Mics there is plenty of Room for the Circuit board and the Power Supply (3 x 1.5v Watch Batteries or when makeing multi-Element Mics I use a Small 12 volt Battery)......


Cheers

[OhSh1rt]

All Electronics (http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...rf_Boards.html) sells Pref Boards for real cheap, I would guess much cheaper than radio shack, shipping is a flat rate of $6 so you may want to buy plenty.


-jeffrey

[bennychico11]

Originally Posted by OhSh1rt

All Electronics (http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...rf_Boards.html) sells Pref Boards for real cheap, I would guess much cheaper than radio shack, shipping is a flat rate of $6 so you may want to buy plenty.


-jeffrey

cool, thanks. I could probably just order my components off of their too.
-B