Electronic circuits do not always have to use a PCB to assemble them. If you still don't feel you have the ability to use PCBs to assemble electronic circuits which may still be a little difficult and make you confused, you can try testing the assembly of electronic components on a plastic board called a breadboard. This breadboard is intended as an initial project board or often referred to as an electronic design test board. By using this breadboard, you don't need to be too confused in making an electrical circuit because you just need to connect various electronic components on this board, which have lots of holes that are provided to assemble various components.
In addition to making it easier for you to test the electronic circuit that you will assemble on the PCB first in the breadboard, even by using this board you can save a lot of expenses because you don't need to be afraid of having to buy a PCB board again if there is an error or component damage that makes your circuit not can be used after you finish assembling it. And again, you can use this breadboard for various electronic projects because it is easy to assemble when you are finished using it. Maybe now you are getting interested in knowing how the actual process of using this breadboard is to try an electronic scheme that you have previously made.
If you want to start testing the electronic schemes that you have made before, whether the schemes work according to your expectations, then you need to prepare a few things before starting to assemble the components on the breadboard. The following are some of the equipment you need to prepare.
- Breadboard
- Wire cable with a diameter of approximately 0.5 mm. if possible, prepare two different colored wires of two different colors.
- The cutting pliers will be used to cut the wire cable according to the size required.
- Clamp pliers that will be used to bend the component legs and attach the component to the breadboard.
- DC power supply.
If you have prepared all the equipment, you just have to start assembling on the breadboard according to the electronic circuit design.