Busboard PR3U Protoboard-6H-3U 6-Hole 1 Sided PCB Stripboard, 3.94" W x 6.30" L x 1/16" T

[Music] if you're building a circuit but you don't have a designed circuit board for it using perf board is a good option perf boards are also called perforated circuit boards prototyping boards and dot pcbs it's basically a bunch of copper pads on circuit board material usually on one side but it can be on both sides i have a couple of small perf boards here and you can see that there is a section that will let you easily break these two apart if you need it even smaller you can cut it when you add a part to these boards you can add it to either side but typically you'll want to add it to the side without the copper pads after guiding the leads through some holes bend them to hold the part in place if you have a part where the leads don't line up with the holes just bend the lead so that they do when you are ready to solder the parts together there are a few ways to connect the leads o