Hi, in this thread, I will be showing pictorially the steps involved in the making of an oven control circuit board using a dot veroboard.
I am aware the modern trend in circuit board making is the use of Printed Circuit Board (PCB). However, this project was done for fun to demonstrate that a good and presentable circuit board can be created using rudimentary, affordable and readily accessible tools.


Picture 1: The beginning: ‘Virgin’ board with only connectors mounted.

Make I grab seat here

Picture 4: Creation of the power section (solder side).

Picture 6: Addition of voltage regulators and heatsink (solder side).

Picture 8: Mounting of IC sockets for microcontroller, ADCs and optocoupler.

Picture 10: Soldering of ADCs and optocoupler.

Picture 11: Addition of pull-up resistors and switching transistors.

Picture 13: The circuit board attached to other supporting boards, DB-9 programming port and fan.

Picture 14: The circuit board with ICs mounted attached to other supporting boards, DB-9 programming port and fan.

Picture 15 & 16: The final result.

Picture 18: My workbench.

To follow: A new thread on the mounting of this circuit board in a locally made oven.

Wow.. This is wonderful.

cc: lalasticlala

paulstrings:
Wow.. This is wonderful.

cc: lalasticlala

Thanks.

awesome.
but this must be very tasking.
very neat.

what do you use to clean the copper dots so as to hold the solder lead

Yemmyteespeed007:
awesome.
but this must be very tasking.
very neat.

what do you use to clean the copper dots so as to hold the solder lead

Thanks.

I use fine sandpaper to clean boards before starting to solder.
Also, I turn off my soldering iron periodically while working to prevent its temperature from getting too high.

You really tried, the patience, the neatness and so on, thumbs up.

Brendaniel:
You really tried, the patience, the neatness and so on, thumbs up.

Thanks.

I love your work. Very neat

Okaakoko:
I love your work. Very neat

Thanks.