Breadboards for Beginners

Step 3 Building a Circuit on the Breadboard

The circuit schematic, and the layout on the breadboard will turn out entirely different. Anyone using a breadboard must focus on the connections rather than their place on the schematic.

When you use switches or potentiometers, you must use single-core plastic-coated wire of 0.6mm diameter (the standard size). Stranded wire is not suitable because it will crumple when pushed into a hole and it may damage the board if strands break off.

The rest of the circuit is built by placing components and connecting them together with
jumper wires. Then when a path is formed by wires and components from the positive
supply node to the negative supply node, we can turn on the power and current flows
through the path and the circuit comes alive.

Comments

[TheJenx]

Sorry, I'm new to this- can you explain what jumper wires are? I googled it but they just look like very short wires with the insulation stripped off the ends.

[Stormed Wolf]

Thats really all they are, You can buy them in kits that come with several different lengths. They're much more convenient than stripping your own wire.

[elpaps1993]

can u tech me?

[YellowZealot]

 That's what this instructable is for. Read it, CAREFULLY, and for the love of god spell correctly.

[lillabibba]

Nice Instructable, very helpful!

[Brennn10]

Thanks!