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jtruc34:
Hi,

Three months ago, a bought the breadboard WBU-204 from Wisher Enterprise. After having used it for a while, I find that the wires a really hard to put in compared to another breadboard I have from an unkown manufacturer. They are 22AWG, so they should be pretty standard.

Why is that? And what better alternative could I find?

If it is a brand that I can find on distrelec.ch, it would be even nicer.

Thanks.

tooki:
3M. I’ve bought those from distrelec before.

If you’re planning a trip to USA soon, you can order them directly from the factory at about 1/4 the cost: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/3m-breadboards-for-cheap/

For what it’s worth, though, it tends to be low quality breadboards that are easy to insert into. High quality ones like 3M and wisher tend to be stiffer. I sometimes use tweezers or small pliers to insert leads into the 3M boards.

tggzzz:
Whichever breadboard you use, you will find you spend more time debugging the breadboard than your circuit.

Much better to bite the bullet and use rat's nest or manhattan techniques over a solid groundplane.

dcbrown73:

--- Quote from: tooki on September 26, 2019, 12:02:42 pm ---3M. I’ve bought those from distrelec before.

If you’re planning a trip to USA soon, you can order them directly from the factory at about 1/4 the cost: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/3m-breadboards-for-cheap/

For what it’s worth, though, it tends to be low quality breadboards that are easy to insert into. High quality ones like 3M and wisher tend to be stiffer. I sometimes use tweezers or small pliers to insert leads into the 3M boards.

--- End quote ---

I keep needle nose pliers at the bench for this.  :)

dcbrown73:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on September 26, 2019, 12:16:18 pm ---Whichever breadboard you use, you will find you spend more time debugging the breadboard than your circuit.

Much better to bite the bullet and use rat's nest or manhattan techniques over a solid groundplane.

--- End quote ---

While in many cases, this is without question true.   Breadboards do have their place.  Especially for people just getting into the hobby building small low freq circuits.

I try not to warn people away from breadboards.  Just warn them of the potential hazards they could face when using it depending on the circuit.   You can build a lot of things on a breadboard without issue.  Especially when testing concepts that your learning.

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