This is my board testing station as of late. I have my breadboard mounted to a piece of particleboard with velcro, along with an old box from a tattoo machine speed control that I picked up somewhere. That box contains my input and output jacks. This is what I was having problems with before I built this, the guitar cables would just pull a board right off the desk while I was testing. It drove me nuts. Problem solved.
Now when I get a board ready for testing all I have to do is hook up some alligator clips for the pots, plug in my input output wires, and my 9v and ground wires and hopefully it works... But if not then it's not such a big deal, I just either unplug it and check for common problem (shorts, etc) or I put my meter on it and start checking out what is going on. Audio probe is on hand.
I also have a variable power supply hooked up to a plug that is mounted on the board as well. I just used an old fried power supply for a donor wire. I can use the same power supply for testing boxed pedals right on the desk.
This has really helped in the debugging process. The less unknown variables the better when it comes to testing, I know this setup works so if I have a problem, it's been narrowed down already. Anyway,
SEGA!
