Thanks... but one more question.. The boards I've seen have individual
copper pads that surround each hole. The pads do NOT interconnect holes.

If these are for wirewrap, why the copper pads at each hole?

- jim

p.s. I'm familiar with many fabrication techniques, I'm just trying to
figure out how one works with these particular boards.. i.e. why are
these boards so common and electronics stores.

W3JDR wrote:
Unclad perf-board is generally used for wire-wrap applications only. To do
wire-wrap work you need a wire-wrap tool and a roll of wire-wrap wire. Both
are available at Radio Shack. You buy the type of IC sockets that have long
wire-wrap pins. For leaded components, you either wrap directly to the leads
or you put them in wire-wrap sockets.

Wire-wrap works OK for digital and low-freq analog work, but it doesn't work
at all for SMT parts. You generally need a good copper ground plane for RF
work.

Joe
W3JDR

"James W" wrote in message
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When working with simple perfboard (just holes, no 'traces' connecting
the holes) how does one connect the components together? I'm guessing by
using jumper wires for point-to-point wiring on the backside, but that
seems a bit ugly.

- jim