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As a novice at soldering, I now have an opinion about single-sided vs. double-sided breadboards (self.electronics)

submitted 2 weeks ago by grue to c/[email protected]

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Me a few days ago, shopping on Amazon: "All the component and jumper wire leads are going to be on the bottom anyway; why shouldn't I get a pack of single-sided breadboards for $6.25 instead of double-sided ones for $10?"

Me today, after having lifted three pads off the damn board in 10 minutes: "Oh, that's why."

Get the double-sided breadboards; they're worth it.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The solder joints will be a lot stronger too. The solder will flow through the plated through hole and create a strong mechanical connection.

The pads shouldn't be lifting off the single sided boards though. Either the boards are crap quality or you're overheating the pads.

[–] lemming741 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I've only seen lifted pads when I'm desoldering a huge component, or on the absolute cheapest board. I find that the white boards and orange boards always suck

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