Best Quality Breadboard?
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Are you having a bad time finding a good quality breadboard? I bought a bunch of brands and models to see which ones are worth buying. I also describe the characteristics you should focus when searching for a good quality breadboard.
Here's my list of recommended brands/models:
- Busboard Prototype Systems BB830 amzn.to/2QsyY3C
- Jameco Valuepro WBU-202-R amzn.to/2NLz8oe
Recommended Tools:
- Electronic Parts Tester (ESR LCR-T4): amzn.to/2QvQJlP
- Breadboard (good quality): amzn.to/2QsyY3C
- Storage Case for Jumper Wire: www.walmart.co...
- Multimeter (Fluke 17B+): amzn.to/2L3PNQk
- Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope: amzn.to/2C5ZwD7
Note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Here's my list of breadboards to avoid:
- Any cheap no-brand breadboard from China
- Adafruit Product ID 239
- Elegoo MB-102
- Miyako USA EIC-102
- Jameco Valuepro BB-102
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This is a great review! You've summed up all of the important points very well and your conclusions match my experience. I've had great luck with the BB830 and WBU-202-R. Thanks for the comprehensive video.
I am glad I could help.
you are the one
who makes computer on breadboard
thanks i got intrest in logic gates
ben
Ben, have you used 3M breadboards? I’ve had great luck with them as well.
@@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers I bought an Assembly Specialists breadboard, which, IIUC, is the OEM for 3M's breadboards. They look exactly the same, apart from branding in the top left corner. Inserting a 0.6mm jumper pin requires a bit over 1kg force on my board (unless I intentionally loosen the terminal by abusing it, which then drops insertion force to about 300g). Does this match your experience?
I've seen rave reviews for ASP/3M breadboards, but I'm having a hard time understanding why people like them so much, and I've seen no complaints about the insertion force being so high that solid core jumpers and resistors would surely buckle. Does everyone loosen up all several thousand of their terminals, or?.. Did I get a dud?
I've been frustrated with the overall quality of breadboards out there and have wondered if there are any higher-quality boards to be had. This review is EXCELLENT! You're concise, you cover the relevant issues and you don't ramble .... thank you very much for taking the time and spending the money to get this information out there. you're awesome!
Thank you for your kind words. Making videos like this take a lot of time, but knowing that I helped someone makes it worth it.
Glad I didn't have the money yet because I'm sure I would've wasted it on loads of boards already
There needs to be lots more folks like you on the Internet. That's the kind of info we designers and experimenters can appreciate. Thanks so much.
Aww. Thank you so much for those kind words :)
Great video. I like the way you review the different brands. Really helps when making purchase decisions.
Thanks.
Great video. Tired of breaking the connection points by only inserting components or having loose wires.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I have been fighting with cheap ass breadboards for ever. Just ordered a couple of the bus boards. couldn't justify the almost double price for the janesco ones for just the added feature of end-to-end connectivity. 👍😁💖
I am glad it was useful for you.
And you are right, I better buy more quantities of the Bus Board than less of the Jameco. Actually after I made the video I've bought 5 more Bus Board breadboards and they all work perfectly.
Remember to buy them from a trusted seller. There's fake articles saying is from Bus Board but actually you receive something else. If you don't get a real Bus Board Prototype Systems, get you money back.
@@interlinkknight I used your link. Hope they send the good ones.
Then it should be the right one because I've bought them from that same link in amazon and they are the original. Although I selected the Bus Prototype Systems seller fulfilled by amazon.
I have a large size breadboard made by 3M, and it is far superior to any others I’ve tried. It was expensive, but 22 gauge solid wires and breadboard type wires fit very firmly and I’ve never had any intermittences issues.
That's true, I heard that the 3M are great. But too expensive
InterlinkKnight it was well worth it to me as I spend hours in my lab making things. Check out my channel if you’re curious. And please, please subscribe, like and share if you enjoy what you see - and hear. 🙋🏻♀️
Excellent review. I avoid breadboards simply because mine are so poor. Too may wires -- forget it, something will not be making good contact. Either that, or I do a trifecta, mangulating a wire in the same hole until giving up on it. Will try one of your good ones here to see how the other half lives.
Cool. You wont regret it.
Late to the party, but I'll add some comments anyway... I've noticed that there can also be a variation in the power rail dimensions. Amongst my several breadboards, some measure 0.100" (Jameco Valuepro WBR-202-R) between '+' rail and '-' rail, while others are 0.150" ( older E&L Instruments SK-10). I only noticed this recently when I built a 5V brreadboard power supply that is designed to connect into the top and bottom power rails, straddling the board vertically. In either case, the PS as-built did not fit; with the Jameco it was because the power rails top-to-bottom dimension did not match (1.800" vs. 1.750", with the E&L it was because the pitch of the power rail '+' and '-' was not standard 0.100" but 0.150". I also have other breadboards (Archer/Radio Shack) that have only one row per power rail. I have one breadboard that accepts the PS exactly. So many variations!
That's interesting. At least for me, I never seen those differences. Still, there's no real set standard so sadly that kind of things happens.
Thank you for sharing
So helpful. Thank you
I failed test practical tests and went through 2 breadboards before realizing that getting a GOOD quality breadboard is essential for prototyping. I would happy pay 3 times the price for a quality board rather than get frustrated with junk.
We all been there...
Outstanding! Than you for your service!
Great Test. Thanks for your work.
IDK man that jameco has that yellow color that old electronics get after its aged for a bit.
I know that yellow color looks weird, but it's like that originally. It's not because it's old
thank you man god bless you i almost bought a horrible bread board
Very useful review. Thanks.
Nice video. Thank you
Arent split rails necessary for over 1 voltage sources? My circuits class has been doing voltage dividers and measuring current using 2 voltage sources and I am trying to buy boards that can do this
When I need to use two voltages, I use one side for one voltage and the other side for the other one. So we do have two power rails already in all good quality breadboards. They are just in different sides. When you need 3 or more voltages, then you could join multiple breadboards.
Technically some people could need 4 power rails in a single breadboard, but count the time you ever need more than 2 power rails. Now count the times you need the entire power rail. Obviously by far we mostly use the entire power rail so all good quality breadboards have the entire power rail without splits.
The WBU-202-R is $9.95 from Jameco, but you would have to add perhaps $10-$15 for shipping.
Right now I see $12.34 & FREE Shipping
Is already on the description
@@interlinkknight jameco.com, product 20723. If you buy 5 it's roughly equivalent to Amazon's cost, even with shipping (domestic US).
3M and Texas Instruments seem to make really good ones. they are quite a bit more expensive (like $50) but I would wager they are good for life? I am in the market for a breadboard and I only like to buy things once.
I've been using these for a few years and still going strong. I don't see why they would not last for my entire life
PEPE CAJAS dice:
SUPERBBB!!!
Thanks man!
Thank you!
really wish i watched this before buying 20 elegoo breadboards to follow along with ben eaters 8bit computer build. oofie
@@stuffandjunkanduhh5049 the tight slots are really annoying but i havent had any connection issues yet and the power rails arent divided either so its better than expected but still pretty bad
Wtf how are they gonna take advantage of people who want to actually learn electronics?? I think imma just put in the time to build my own at this point...
You saved me
Hmm.. Disconnected power rail should be an advantage/plus rather than the opposite. You virtually have separate boards for 4 different voltages With your logic ALL breadboards failed this because ALL of them have at least 2 disconnected power rails.
In cases where people require 3 or 4 power rails, that would be an advantage, yes. The question would be: how many times do people use 1-2 power rails vs 3-4 power rails? Maybe like 90% vs 10%?
Good brands know this so neither of the good brands add this feature of splitting the power rails, at least that I know of.
In that case, you would have to buy a bad quality breadboard so it can have the split power rails, but now you would suffer the bad connections, the bad labels, etc.
I know the pain, I have fried 2 projects with bad quality breadboards, good ones are rare..
And how did a bad quality breadboard cause a project to be destroy (fried)?
Current peak...
Wow. I didn't thought of that. Another reason to buy a good breadboard. What brand of breadboard do you use now?
I was using an external power supply for my project and the Positive side of the power wasn't well inserted, end up building peak amps. Actually i still have one withe the letters miss labeled side to side :D I do not recall the brand. Oh by the way, I have news for you, "hang out" any time.
i have a few breadboards from china and they are sh... and i have also two the best quality breadboard and one is made in europe and another one is japanese! And they are perfect even after 1 year of excesive using! But they are 2 or 3 times more expensive than Chinese ones but the cost of frustration has some limits too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck finding any of those in Europe...
the test of a quality pinboard does it connect a resistor to a led reliably, gently shake the component . If the led blinks the breadboard is NOT reliable . This is the most important test . the rest of his points don't count
This is one of the most helpful video-tutorials a beginner could watch.
Thank you so much for spending your money on all these boards and for taking the time to record and share your knowledge.
Cheers m8
I am glad I could help :)
Excellent review. I wish I saw your video before buying Elegoo breadboard which is terrible.
Haha 😄 same. Worst board I ever bought
i agree
I often feel like the world of breadboards is still in the 1900s.
There's a lot of room for improvement and it could be a good business opportunity for those of us who want more from their breadboards.
lol "nonsense labels." That sent some chuckle-worthy mental images through my head.
Nice video, btw.
Great review! I've just wasted 2 hours chasing ghosts because the breadboard I was using had shitty connections.
Hopefully that's soon a thing of the past. Bought a BB830.
I had a breadboard as a teenager in the 80's, from Radio Shack. Lately, 40 years later, I've been studying Arduino. I was so disappointed to see the obviously junk breadboards available these days. Thank you, 6 years later, for posting this. I'm going with Busboard.
1:18 The purpose of interrupted power rails is for when you need more than two different supplied voltages on the same breadboard.
Installing jumpers when only one voltage is required is a small price to pay for that functionality.
I disagree. Most of people and most of the time we use only 1 or 2 power sources, much more often than 3 or 4. All good brands know this so they don't split the power rails.
Bless you for doing this. Holy cow, breadboards have gone to crap. I feel the pain of all those commenting below. My hair is already gone (can't pull any more out) which means I only have my own life to take out of frustration. And I can't budget any more work benches, having broken the last 20 with my forehead.
I can make it myself. Just got instructions from woodprix website and I'm ready for do it :D
Build a breadboard yourself? How? Is it worth it?
Thanks
Thanks brother to provide good knowledge regarding best breadboard.Pakistan
You are a saint. Thank you.
Thanks, man. So many awful products. I needed this guide.
I am happy I could help. Cheers.
Absolutely convinced me to spend the extra.
Thanks for the recommendations. I recently encountered some problems with a few different breadboards of dubious origin and measured an insanely high contact resistance that ranged from 0.4R to 50R.
And this is the only useful video I could find on the subject so thanks again.
We all been there. I'm glad I could help.
Great review, it helped me to make a purchase decision. Thanks!
A comprehensive investigation into breadboards. I know now I am not alone in my frustration of some of the cheaper ones. I've ordered the BBS BB830T as the Jameco seems to be unavailable in the UK. I'll try and remember to report back here whether it was better than what I already have! Thanks again for a great video.
:)
ValuePro now in Uk www.amazon.co.uk/Valuepro-WBU-202-R-830-Point-Solderless-Breadboard/dp/B00B88630E#customerReviews
I'm getting back into electronics after quite a few years of pure programming and bought some Elegoo packages to introduce me to the Arduino family. I couldn't believe how inexpensive the breadboards were. I now know why. The piss poor connections are very frustrating. My 40 year old Global Specialties and Radio Shack Archer breadboards are more reliable than these brand new Elegoo. (I found that a liberal spray of Flux Remover or Contact Cleaner helps.)
And yes, I have one Experimentor 600 that perfectly fits the Arduino Nano! ferretronix.com/stuff/breadboards/
I just bought two Busboard BB830s. Let's see how they compare.
Thanks for the recommendations!
Great to hear that I could help.
Totally agree, I have a old Archer board with better connections than my brand new Elegco (RIP Radio Shack).
The race to the bottom frequently comes at the cost of quality.
Same here too ... getting back into electronics after years of programming. The components are so damn crappy compared to back in the day when I was doing my labs in college. The resistor lead gauges now are so feaking flimsy it's terrible. Don't by anything less then 0.5mm leads in size.
I'm having many of these problems with my current breadboard. It's about to go in the trash.
Ha ha. I know what you mean. Yes, you better put it where it belongs (the trash)
@@interlinkknight I ordered a Jameco breadboard (part no. 20774) last week. It arrived today by FedEx Ground (on a Sunday!) I'm about to try it out. Looking forward to using it.
can you buy the metal parts and rebuild the breadboard? i dont think its possible but if it was you could possibly make a cheap breadboard more expensive with better internal metal plates plates.
I don't see the point of doing that
hi, great video and very thorough. I use a matsuhama breadboard. I bought it when i was in univercity and i'm still using it 17 years after. i remember paying about 30 USD. the only downside according to your list is that you cannot expand it. it comes as an assembly , it has twice the capacity of the breadboards you compared and its own base plate and 3 banana posts. Also you cannot plug in a breadboard power module because the positive/negative rail have 1pin clearance between. you must construct an adapter pcb
Thank you for your words. Yes, I've seen those kinds of breadboards and they look great. I didn't test those big breadboards because would be too expensive and I wanted to focus in only one type of breadboard for the video. Keep taking care of your breadboard because that level of quality is not easy to find. But if you ever need to buy a smaller breadboard, go with the Jameco Valuepro WBU-202-R. It's my favorite. Although the Busboard Prototype Systems is not bad either. Good luck.
Good comparisons, thanks for taking the time to do them. There's a US brand called Global Specialties Corporation who do good quality boards (they're test equipment manufacturers). Basic prices are reasonable but if you're buying from outside the US (as I am) they might get hit with a hefty import tax - if you shop around there are suppliers who cover it for you by shipping stuff over in bulk (I use Mouser, there are probably others).
When I was searching for other brands I did found the Global Specialties model GS-830. I contacted the company and asked if they include the back-plate and they say no. At that point I didn't want to try more disqualified breadboards. I want to find good quality breadboards that have all requirements, or at least the first 7 features on my list. That's why I didn't even bother buying it.
At first I thought this would just be dopey, but in fact it was very helpful and well thought out. Thanks
This is so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to do this in a thoughtful and thorough manner.
In my case breadboard not work properly, with digital electronics and z80 cpu.
In Poland only china breadboards is.
I don't think if I'm able to find any of these brands in Iran, but your precise criterions helped me so much, THANKS.
Same in India.
They ship from another country n shipping cost is more than the product itself
Noo! I have ordered $25 in breadboards. If i had found this last week, i wouldn't have done that. 😭 I was surprised that Adafruit would make something in bad quality
Ask for a refund, based on the bad quality of the breadboards
yes thank you for spending the time to do this i found out the hard way that only for a few dollars its worth buying the better ones.
Please try 3M breadboards.
I could not find the standard size
I have a couple of Velleman SDAD102 and the BIG advantage is that these have 6 holes (a to f) on each side instead of the standard 5 holes (a to e) and the quality is superb.
There is a new breadboard coming, the Velleman VTBB9, Lego compatible and also with the 6 connections on either side (nickel-copper alloy and ABS polymer).
Nice. I see the Velleman SD12N on amazon at $14.69. Does it come with a back plate?
I do not know, I do not have the SD12N. I have the SDAD102 and it is my very best breadboard. I will buy a couple of VTBB9 when they are available.
I agree the Elegoo breadboards are not good. I thought they looked good quality because they come in printed cardboard boxes, but the connections are too loose.
Super review, thanks. But Jameco, unfortunately is unavailable in france (and i suppose in europe). Ouinnnn !
If you understand in the beginning that all these breadboards are crap then you won't get as frustrated. I've used a lot of four letter words working with these intermittent connections.
Yeah I've been stung by the Amazon "chosen ones", too... Kinda suspicious who gives them such great ratings, if already in a simple circuit one can see that they just don't work.
How about testing the 3M? I can contribute $10 for you to buy one.
They are so expensive! $58 for one? 3M is a great company and I'm sure they build great quality breadboards so I don't think I need to test them (I trust them). But no matter if their breadboards are excellent, I would prefer buying several breadboards from busboard prototype systems or jameco. Don't you think?
@@interlinkknight I am on the same page. Nobody in the UK had busboards when I was shopping around a week ago.
Therefore, I put one 3M board in my basket because I need to reuse my components and I need a reliable connection...
But I couldn't pull the trigger on £45 for a breadboard...
Luckily, they (BusBoard) just came in to our Mouser today and I see I can buy a whole selection of boards for 45 quid...
That being said, I still think it's interesting and even if the 3M doesn't make sense, I'd still like to know just how different it is from a BusBoard.
Could also look into unwanted capacitance/induction...
We all know breadboards have some capacitance, induction and other unwanted stuff but i never seen it to be a problem. Unless you are using it for very high frequencies, it's fine.
Thanks for the info.. wanted to build a really large breadboard and this will make my descicion easyer!
Excellent video. I can’t tell you how much time I have wasted using bad boards.
It's incredible how so many of these have good reviews on Amazon. Thankfully a good look at the worst reviews and pictures helps.
Probably done by those very same manufacturers.
Thanks! Very useful!
Nice video. I was a little disappointed that he didn't cover other more $ boards like Global, Wisher, and 3M. Personally, I've been using Wisher brand lately. They are very high quality and not too expensive. You can find them on Radio Shacks web site and Amazon.
Wisher is made in Taiwan ..Global Specialties & 3M are good!
I believe the reviewed WBU-202-R is a Wisher. www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/20723.pdf
I've been struggling for 3 days with some (very simple) Arduino code that wouldn't run correctly and couldn't figure out where I went wrong. Then I accidentally pushed on the breadboard while the code was running and voila, it's the %^$#^%$# breadboard. Thanks so much for this video, I really never considered the importance of the quality of breadboard.
That's a funny story. But yeah, most of us made that mistake of buying a bad quality breadboard thinking that is enough. I was so angry about it that I made the video. It took almost a year to make the video. I love seeing that I helped other people so all that time and effort was worth it.
Good luck
A great review, very useful, I have subscribed and liked immediately
I've been soldering on protoboard because of the poor quality of breadboards
Thank You very much. You done very good work.
My breadboard did not come with back plate and power rails are interrupted
This is great public service. Thank you 😋
Bright white plastic == Bad quality(most of the time)
Thanks brother for the advisessss
No problem
Tx, awesome, rich, no BS review.
I have the Elegoo breadboard (as part of an Arduino starting kit) and it's not good! Also, the components in the kit are low quality. It's cheap, but quality is below average as well. Anyway, thanks for this video!!!, i'll try to find me a Busboard or Jameco ;)
Yeah, i haven't seen a kit with good quality components. And elegoo in general has bad quality stuff. I bought also from elegoo jumper wires and they are so flimsy. I recommend breadboard from mostly busboard prototype systems because they are inexpensive and good. Just buy it in a reliable source because there are many fake ones
Thank you for this video. 👍 I bought breadboards for a university course and they are aweful. We sometimes couldn't read analog sensor signals with the breadboard and now I know why. I will send them back and tell the dealer that the quality is unacceptable for university projects. Bad connections make it almost impossible to learn from mistakes.
Yeah, you should return them and get decent ones. I'm glad I could help
nice video.. it's really so helpful.. thnx
Great review, thank you!
Thanks a million
thanks for this, it seems the busboard BB830 on amazon uk at the moment, is bad version (bad reviews and they mention the letters are not aligned). I'm looking at the velleman sd12n 11gbp free delivery, let's see.
There are many counterfeits of the busboard BB830 breadboard, especially on ebay and amazon. You should only buy it from a trusted source. I bought it on arrow.com
InterlinkKnight ah ok, thanks. I’m happy with this vellememan sd12n (power rails are separated and no back plate and no labels, but connections seem good so far) - really appreciated your video though
One thing I look for in a good breadboard is that the power rails line up with the holes in the main part of the breadboard. I have some quite nice half-length ones that I like OTHER than the way the power rails don't line up.
ALSO... My Elegoo breadboards don't have split rails. They hold quite well, the funneling is nice and I only found one bad connection due to a manufacturing error that I was able to fix.
Some of the power rails can be difficult sometimes but that main body of the boards are fine.
Another person also mentioned that their elegoo breadboard was different than mine. He was from Europe so I am thinking elegoo sends different products to different parts of the world. From what country are you?
@@interlinkknight
I'm from Canada
I got them from Amazon.ca
www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01EV6LJ7G?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_pd_title
Interesting. Thanks for your input.
useful, thank you!
this helped so much . thank you . really
Excellent review!
Thank you very much for your hard work I was surprised about Adafruit I thought that would be the best as their prices are so high
Good guess. I was expecting a decent breadboard from adafruit too, but it's the worst I've seen
So sad that here in South America they only have the terrible generic ones from china and literally no other option. Most sellers don't even ship here and when they do the shipping is super expensive :(
Same in South Asia 😢
Great review! Tnx dude!
I like Circuit-test
An very compilation. I like that
Great review! Thanks a lot!!
I bought a cheap one... instant regret... had problems with the simplest of circuits like 1 LED and 1 resistor (just learning) and 1st lesson learned was that a large % of the pin holes didn't work. Nothing like trying to learn circuits and how they work, with a half dead breadboard... well, I guess I did learn something so... bravo cheap breadboard.
Any love for Bestol brand?
Most of us go through that mistake and lesson. I haven't tried that bestol brand
The Jameco is manufactured by Wisher Enterprise and might be easier to find in some markets under that brand.
Interesting. Thank you for the tip
Contrary to the rave reviews on on EEVblog forums, Reddit and elsewhere, I would highly advise *against* purchasing the Assembly Specialists (same as 3M) breadboards. Required insertion force for a 0.6mm pin is just a hair over 1kg. That's not a typo -- it's absolutely bonkers. If you abuse a terminal -- reinserting a pin repeatedly and wiggling it up and down -- you can get that down to around 300g. You're going to have a really, really bad time trying to get solid core wire, resistors, etc to not buckle and fold over well before they insert.
Going to give the BusBoard a go, will report back later.
That's interesting. I never tested that breadboard. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your great review. it has bin very helpful. The only brand i can get is the BusBoard can't seem to find the Jameco Electronics one. But the BusBoard is good enough. Going to buy 2 from each BB830 and BB400.. and i think one BB1460 not because i need it but i think it's fun to have a big one and shipping is 7 euro so i had better make sure i have enough.
That's great. Yeah, the BusBoard is good enough. I'm glad I could help :)
Thanks for taking the time to post this. It was very well done.
Aww. Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you like it :)
Really nice review !
Avoid the cheap Chinese brand SYBO. The boards are not quite 0.1 inch pitch, so for bigger devices (40 pins or more) the ICs don't even fit!!!
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.