secure your breadboard

kelvin james

Because simple problems deserve simple solutions, here is a classic example. Anyone that breadboards circuits has a concern that the components might become loose or actually work their way out with movement. This is the 5 buck solution. Go to the hardware, buy yourself a small window insulating kit, basically the plastic heat shrink stuff. Use the double sided tape provided on the back of circuit board to hold the film, leaves no residue, and is easy to remove. Pull out the blow dryer, and in minutes you have a transparent secured breadboard. And it will keep dust and other crud off the board. As the picture shows, you can hardly see it, but it is strong and flexible. There is probably enough plastic in the kit to do your board 30 times over. Never mind " my circuit ", just threw some stuff on there for an example.

kelvin

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Kelvin,

What a great, elegant, functional idea! Truly inspired! The world needs more of that kind of thinking!

-Phil

Nick Waldvogel

I agree!!!· That is a great idea!!· Thank you very much for sharing.

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Dennis Ferron

Shrink wrapped circuits? Hey this would be good for protecting all sorts of circuits; it could keep a soldered circuit from shorting against the case or getting water on it. And it would be great for securing the breadboards on Boebots.

aalegado

Great idea! Wouldn't this also work with clingwrap?

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I wouldn't connect that if I were you...

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