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Breadboard (830 point)

Solderless breadboard is an essential prototyping tool, allowing you to add push-through components directly onto the board without the need for any soldering.

This breadboard has 830 tie points and comes with two removable "power" rails of 100 points each. The central board is split in half with 63 lines of five points on each half.

The board is modular, so if your project expands to the point where one board isn't enough you can simply add another!

228 customer reviews

10 months ago
Easy to fit, used a jumper on ONE of the pins to keep in place (please don't put a jumper across two pins, it lets out the magic smoke!). In operation at full speed it's quiet enough for me, I haven't felt a need to control it based on cpu temp. A nice practical addon for my Pi4.
by Owen about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
2nd fan shim from Pimoroni, just as easy to set up as before. Will buy again if I ever get another Raspberry Pi.
by Jesse about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Very well made. It's fun to assemble and easy to install the software. It fits perfectly with the PiBow case too.
by Sean about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Worked well with minimal setup, hopefully I don't need anything bigger because with this tiny footprint it's great for my application.
by Daniel about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Wow love your products and design, the fan worked very well and thanks for the prompt delivery, will do business again, love the website
by Bernard about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
The Pi4 is great, but does tend to run a bit hot! This fan shim provides an ideal way to deal with this excess heat generation by providing temperature controlled airflow over the CPU, whilst not blocking the I/O connector. I have mine installed on an extra-high header, pinned down between the spacers on the pins, and then I can still add further HATs, with the CPU running at around 50C, rather than 79C
by Carl about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
I put the Fan Shim on every one of my Pis that are in a cluster, running Ubuntu. They work fine, and the noise reduction from having continuous fans running to the Fan Shim coming on only when needed is amazing.
by Simon about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
The fan shim is working wonders on keeping my Raspberry Pi 4B and Sense Hat cool. I installed the background service that automates the fan to only turn on when it starts to get warm, which is awesome.
by Joseph about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Great cooling system for my RPi4, it's small and fits perfectly inside the case. It works very well, it's quiet, and it is programmable. Perfect. Great job from Pimoroni.
by Vittorio about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
The Fan Shim is quiet and does its job well! I found assembling it tedious as I could get the plug in and the bolts required a bit of delicate work to rotate but once it's done it works like a charm. The wire needs to be kept away from the frame as it will be vibrated with it and cause sound.
by Anonymous about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Excellent product. Excellent software set-up advice through the website. Would buy again but need to save up for another pi4 first.
by Jeremy about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
It did take a while for the Shim to be delivered but it did arrive, nicely packaged. Instructions were not included, I was able to find the instructions on the Primoroni website though, so all went well. The Pi4 is running around 56 degrees, a little high for my taste, but could be I don't have the right script running. Anyway, it is a cute little fan and does its job. Very happy it arrived and I can now work confidently with my Pi4.
by Dash about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Perfect device. Simple to install, simple instructions to follow on the website, even for a novice such as myself. Brilliant piece of kit, does exactly what it says on the tin and every Raspberry Pi should have one.
by Anonymous about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
Was looking for something easy to install. Amazing little gadget. Worked once assembled. Fitted over the pi pins no bother. Would recommend it to anyone who has a pi. Cannot rate it high enough. Well done !
by David about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
4 years ago
After arrival from Merry Old England, it was simple to assemble and install. The instruction page on your web site was so simple even a caveman could do it. After installing the software for temp control, it started to work immediately.
by Richard about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Simple assembly and well supported, highly recommend installing the python based service to controlling this fan.
by Alex about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
I owned a Fan Shim for another Pi 4. So happy bought a 2nd one for my Pi 4 8GB. I like the python script to run the fan according to temp set.
by Nigel about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Very effective cooling, allows for a easy full overclock of the raspberry pi 4 with very good results. Nouse is aubile from a fair distance but is still decently quiet
by Anthony about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Thoroughly recommended for anyone using Raspberry Pi 4 for CPU-intensive tasks. I run some DSP software and even with the largest passive sink I could throw at it after about 2 minutes my Pi 4 CPU temperature used to reach 80C, resulting with CPU throttling. Now the Fan SHIM kicks in and keeps it at safe 60C (give or take). Installation was very easy, it took me less than 5 minutes (including the software portion), thanks to excellent online documentation.
by Kristijan about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Believe the instructions! So easy to fit, even for someone as ham-fisted as me. The software to run it is also accessible and straightforward and is a good learning tool for improving your Linux/Python skills.
by David about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
The fan shim does its job nicely. Its quiet and unobtrusive it sits there just doing its job. My Raspberry Pi sits running all day and simply works. I am grateful however for the video installation instructions, it helped imbuing confidence that my fitting mirrored that of the installation video.
by Steve about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
A small elegant soluton for the heat of the PI4. Also has some other features that can be enacted by code, a switch and a LED. Seem to completly eliminate throttling.
by Julian about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Makes a fragile impression but cools really well. Pimoroni is a great shop. German Macht eine fragile Eindruck aber kühlt richtig gut. Pimoroni ist ein super Shop
by Jan about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Keeps the pi as cool as you need it under normal load. Gets a bit warm when overclocking and you might need something with an integrated heatsink if under a constant heavy load but for normal use it does the job.
by Stewart about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Building the fan shim was fairly straight-forward using the relevant tutorial video. Fit nicely onto my PI (which is in a Coupé 4 case.) I had read some reviews that mentioned noise from the fan - so was pleasantly relieved to find I could not hear anything when it was whirring around at full speed.
by Anonymous about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
For such a small fan, it keeps the Raspberry Pi 4 nice and cool, even when its fully loaded and running at 100%, I tried running the Pi at 100%, it really works. Highly recommended.
by Anonymous about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
A brilliantly designed product, the fan works well even when fitted inside the official raspberry pi 4 case (I might need to drill extra holes in the case for ventilation). The default fan settings in software triggers the fan on when 65 degrees C is hit, and quickly brings it down to 55 degrees C before switching off. The RGB led and manual on/off switch is a nice touch also.
by Stephen about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io
5 years ago
Solid product, very quiet, cool and configurable. I put my RPi 4 to heavy use and appreciate the comfort afforded by Fan Shim.
by David about Fan SHIM for Raspberry Pi via REVIEWS.io

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