Wiring prototyping boards with thin copper wire

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Wiring prototyping boards with thin copper wire

Wiring protoboards

This looks like an easy way to hook things up on a protoboard:

Using 0.3 mm insulated copper wire. I solder to the wire tips at approx. 400 degree Celsius first (that burns the insulation) and at 310 degree Celsius finally.

Not to fast though – needs some patience…

A way to wire prototype boards

Check out the Flickr photo page for some notes and suggestions for some other kinds of wire as well.

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I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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