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solderless breadboard bus strips

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-01-12 15:41 in General Discussion
I'm sure that it is more than ONE of us who has been bitten by the
power-bus strips on these boards.

When I (or my students) are using a board that is NOT continuous
along the entire bus length ,I install a 'PERMANENT' JUMPER across
the mid strip gap. This gap usually IS a bit wider than the other
gaps - but STILL.

Having the strips be ONE electrical bus along the ENTIRE board makes
more sense to my feeble brain and it's easier to JUMPER the offending
boards than to remember which ones AREN'T continuous.


(I'm sure that someone has good reason BUT - why the heck ARE some
buses chopped in half? Maybe a manufacturing expense item??)
--
Chuck Britton Education is what is left when
britton@n... you have
forgotten everything
North Carolina School of Science & Math you learned in school.
(919) 416-2762 Albert Einstein, 1936

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-01-12 15:41
    Hi Chuck,

    I do on occasion have need for two different power busses (at
    different voltages), and it was nice having the two separate on the
    breadboard so I could accomplish this. Other than that, I can't think
    of any other reason. Best regards,

    -Dave

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Britton <britton@a...>
    wrote:
    > I'm sure that it is more than ONE of us who has been bitten by the
    > power-bus strips on these boards.
    >
    > When I (or my students) are using a board that is NOT continuous
    > along the entire bus length ,I install a 'PERMANENT' JUMPER across
    > the mid strip gap. This gap usually IS a bit wider than the other
    > gaps - but STILL.
    >
    > Having the strips be ONE electrical bus along the ENTIRE board
    makes
    > more sense to my feeble brain and it's easier to JUMPER the
    offending
    > boards than to remember which ones AREN'T continuous.
    >
    >
    > (I'm sure that someone has good reason BUT - why the heck ARE some
    > buses chopped in half? Maybe a manufacturing expense item??)
    > --
    > Chuck Britton Education is
    what is left when
    > britton@n... you have
    > forgotten everything
    > North Carolina School of Science & Math you learned
    in school.
    > (919) 416-2762 Albert
    Einstein, 1936
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