By (semi) request, I thought it may be time for someone to put together a guide on how to design a circuit on stripboard/veroboard. This will done in a few parts, so please bear with me. The parts 2 and 3 (possibly more) will be a "build along" tutorial to give specific insights on how to design your own and teach you "how to fish" rather than giving you a fish. This is a skill that you can get better at with practice. Part 1 will be the basics and general tips. Build alongs will use these tips in practice.
First things first. Check out a previous thread about what stripboard/veroboard is...
In part 1, we talked about the basics of stripboard, how they work, and some general tips on designing a layout. For part 2 I thought it would be a good idea to write up a "build along" post for a simple, 1 transistor circuit. For this example I will use the Copper Clad Fuzz. For those of you this is pretty much an Electra distortion and IMO should be one of the first things you try out on a breadboard to get your feet wet with regards to circuit building. Below is the schematic we will be working with. We will be building this circuit stock without any mods. Of course if you find...
By (semi) request, I thought it may be time for someone to put together a guide on how to design a circuit on stripboard/veroboard. This will done in a few parts, so please bear with me. The parts 2 and 3 (possibly more) will be a "build along" tutorial to give specific insights on how to design your own and teach you "how to fish" rather than giving you a fish. This is a skill that you can get better at with practice. Part 1 will be the basics and general tips. Build alongs will use these tips in practice.
First things first. Check out a previous thread about what stripboard/veroboard is...
In part 1, we talked about the basics of stripboard, how they work, and some general tips on designing a layout. For part 2 I thought it would be a good idea to write up a "build along" post for a simple, 1 transistor circuit. For this example I will use the Copper Clad Fuzz. For those of you this is pretty much an Electra distortion and IMO should be one of the first things you try out on a breadboard to get your feet wet with regards to circuit building. Below is the schematic we will be working with. We will be building this circuit stock without any mods. Of course if you find...