Breadboards

Breadboards are handy little toys used in the electronic world. They can also be known as Protoboards and Plugboards because of their usage. They make prototyping circuitry easy because components can be easily pushed and removed from them a multitude of times. Below is a general picture of a breadboard.

Usually I like to build down the board, or in this case left to right, using as much room as possible. I accomplish this by using as many possibly jumper wires to across the board. When I'm building a circuit for the first time I try to get all the components on the board, then start consolidating the circuit down to what is necessary. Here is a good example of what I do normally. After i have troubleshoot my my circuit I rearrange it so it is more friendly when i go to solder it later.


Before:
After:
I've learned it may look more busy now, but you must remember that a lot of this stuff wont be seen. So any artistic work i may put into my circuit will only be seen if i have a plexiglass shroud go over it.