Breadboard Question

[ScholarGypsy]

My breadboards come with a sticky adhesive back.

Then, there is a loose metal plate on the bottom. I think it is aluminum.
Is the metal plate supposed to be attached to make it work?

Can I just discard the metal plate?

 

[FvM]

A photo or product name would be helpful to understand what you're exactly talking about.

 

[ScholarGypsy]

A photo or product name would be helpful to understand what you're exactly talking about.

This is the product basically, but not specifically this model. I forget which electronics supplier I got the breadboards from.


https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-B...8&sr=1-11&keywords=electronic+breadboard+kits

 

[chuckey]

I would presume that a school would screw the ali plate to a big sheet of wood then stick the bread board to the ali, the wood would allow permanent fixing of a power supply unit, voltmeter or what ever the experiment calls for. Just make sure that the contacts do not fall out of the back of the block!!
Frank

 

[ScholarGypsy]

Here is what I learned from a techie guy in store.

The foam padding on the bottom of the breadboard helps with dissipation of heat.

The board that I referred to as "aluminum" according to this man, is nickel plating and probably also helps with heat dissipation.

.