ElectroCookie Arduino Mega Prototype Shield Board Kit, Stackable DIY Expansion Proto PCB for Arduino Mega 2560 R3 (2 Pack)

This is a fabulous kit. I've tried veroboard to make my Arduino MEGA projects permanent. It has everything you need and is also suitable for development using the included wires and screw terminals. I like this as the PCB has been well thought out, its easy to create positive and negative rails that are easy to tie into your components. There are well thought out holes and pads available to solder your components to so you may connect them to the MEGA board or off board case components such as rotary encoders, switches and displays. I like the expanded digital end connector allowing for multiple connections. There is also easy access to incorporate both DIL standard and surface mount integrated circuits. These boards allow quicker breadboard transfer than using 0.1 veroboard given the offset layout of the MEGA headers. Because they use bonded through holes in pairs it's easy to connect everything up. It's very much better than some proto boards that need lots of underside jumper wires. Like all modern PCBs don't go mad on the soldering heat. I think it's absolutly great for the intermediate to experienced user and won't go back to veroboard for mid to complex MEGA projects. Reccomended.

Unlike many prototyping shields, this one has a sensible layout, suitable for a variety of different applications. The gold plated PCB and headers solder easily and the Arduino pins are clearly labelled. As another reviewer pointed out the pins supplied are slightly thinner than standard ones, so there is a danger of getting loose connections. I measured under 0.6mm instead of over 0.7mm. (I usually get round this by bending a slight kink in the pin.) But overall, an excellent product.EDIT: Well, I take back what I said earlier about the pin thickness. I've had lots of problems with loose connections and in the end have had to unsolder the original headers and replace them with better quality ones. It's a shame because the PCB itself is excellent - just don't use the supplied pin headers. I've downgraded my original score of 4 to 3 because of these issues.

Really happy with this for my projects.

I don't know if mine slipped through quality control unnoticed. This is by far one of the worst prototype boards I have ever owned, tracks lifted, poor quality. One corner chipped and a crack in one board.

Looks like a well made PCB and versatile for projectsAll solder pads gold plated for easy soldering

Great Product

quality was higher than expected, very happy with this purchase, will have to solder the header pins yourself though