True, protoboards do have current limitations and are not really suited for power amps.
If you're doing pre-amps, active filters, logic and other low power stuff the protoboards are great. I've had protoboards as large as 8"x10" populated with dozens of ICs and hundreds of resistors/caps. Doing this with a vero board would have been out of the question.
If you're doing pre-amps, active filters, logic and other low power stuff the protoboards are great. I've had protoboards as large as 8"x10" populated with dozens of ICs and hundreds of resistors/caps. Doing this with a vero board would have been out of the question.
More than that, protoboards are usually made of nylon, which is quite hygroscopic; the dielectric properties are dodgy and change with humidity. They're fine for circuits which are totally non-critical of stray capacitance and leakage. Add to that the tendency for the contacts to deteriorate with use and to shave bits of metal off of leads causing unexpected shorts, and you do truly have what Pease calls a "slab of grief."
Besides, they don't make these for vacuum tubes!
- Status
- This old topic is closed. If you want to reopen this topic, contact a moderator using the "Report Post" button.