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[hitsware]

PRT-12070

Why do the holes in the outer pairs of busses not line up with the main grid ?
Makes them (IMO) on the edge of useless.
Somebody please say it was an accident and will be corrected :dance:
I had such great hopes for them as an alternate to the Adafruits ...

[Ross Robotics]

Out of curiosity, why would that make it useless?

[darrellg]

It's made to be analogous to a breadboard, on which the holes also do not line up.

[hitsware]

>It's made to be analogous to a breadboard, on which the holes also do not line up.

??????????????????..........I have many varied breadboards and the holes line up on all of them

>Out of curiosity, why would that make it useless?

For appearance ..... If you run a resistor from bus to circuit, it's at an angle to everything else ....

[skimask]

For appearance ..... If you run a resistor from bus to circuit, it's at an angle to everything else ....

First world problems?

I've got a stack of protoboards too, solderless and soldered types.
About 1/2 and 1/2 whether or not the holes line up.

[hitsware]

> First world problems?

I'm thinking of installing a simple audio amp to try to sell ....
Needs to look super ........

>About 1/2 and 1/2 whether or not the holes line up.

On the solderless I have the busses are slightly off (I think not purposely)
On the solderable (Adafruit) they line up perfect.
The Spark Fun are obviously off by 1/20 " purposely ....
What other solderable are available ?

[darrellg]

??????????????????..........I have many varied breadboards and the holes line up on all of them

Do you have one of these?: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12002
All of the breadboards I have don't line up.

If you are trying to sell a product, you should probably have some custom boards made. They are called prototyping boards for a reason.

[hitsware]

>Do you have one of these?: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12002

Yes....Only slightly off due to tolerances.

>If you are trying to sell a product, you should probably have some custom boards made.

Granted..