Vectorboard mounting question

Nat · July 31, 2003, 10:57pm

Hello, I plan to mount my swtiches and leds on vectorboard and I’d like to know what’s the best way to do it, like on this photo :

Would it be possible to have a photo of the other side of the board ? Would help a lot,

Thanks,

Nat

Steven_C · August 3, 2003, 6:30pm

this looks like a vgectorboard made by TK, from before he had access to PCB’s.

Have a look at my midibox photos in the gallery, or also in the midibox of the week thread, to see how I mounted the LED’s and buttons, I ran wires straight from the back of the vectorboard to header pins on the PCB’s

good luck, from Steve

Nat · August 3, 2003, 8:27pm

But how does the components stay on the board ? Only with the wire or with some glue ?

Thanks,

Nat

T.K · August 3, 2003, 9:31pm

They are soldered to the copper pads on the opposite side:

Best Regards, Thorsten.

Nat · August 4, 2003, 12:14am

Thanks

The vector board at my store doesn’t have any solder pads that’s why I didn’t get it ..

Steven_C · August 7, 2003, 10:47am

he he, now you get it

Thorsten, what is that monster you are building?? Is it like one of the new mackie control for plugins?

gillesdeshays · August 7, 2003, 4:20pm

Hi Nat !

a tip for you :

http://www.midibox.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=tips;action=display;num=1060043167

Nat · August 7, 2003, 6:23pm

Thanks I get it now, I’ll just have to find some vector board of the good size with solderpad… the only stuff I see hear is without pads or too small

Steven_C · August 8, 2003, 6:04am

Nat, Let me know if you can’t find anything local, I could post you some, should be able to post pieces in an envelope to you!

Nat · August 8, 2003, 7:06am

Cool thanks, i’ll try to find some here but if I’m in desperate need of it i’ll ask you

banneduser · August 8, 2003, 2:18pm

What’s the cost of these things at your local store?

Here it is 5euro for 160x120… that’s pretty expensive if you want to mount all your pots and encoders this way.

Nat · August 8, 2003, 7:47pm

I don’t know for steve but the stuff here is around 1$ for 20cm*20cm. Problem is that I can’t find anything larger than that

banneduser · August 8, 2003, 9:18pm

Hi Nat,

Are you in the US ? If that’s the case, could you tell me where are you finding such cheap vector board ?

Tks,

Richard

Nat · August 8, 2003, 11:45pm

I’m in Canada, it,s a store named addison

Steven_C · August 9, 2003, 4:30pm

very cheap,

us aussies are definately getting ripped off down here… my vectorboard to mount buttons on LC cost around $30 Australian, from Dick Smith!

nILS · August 10, 2003, 3:05am

Reichelt /Germany) charges:

50x100mm : 0.61 EUR

100x100mm : 1.10 EUR

200x100mm : 2.05 EUR

500X100mm : 5.00 EUR