Electronic – What are the pads without holes on perfboard for

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So I bought a 10 pack of 4 x 6 cm perfboard. On two ends there is a row of pads without holes:
Perfboard with pads
What are they used for?

Best Answer

I use them for edge-mounted strips of LEDs. They might also fit a card-edge connector, although they are rather short for that. They could also be used for edge-mount header strips.