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I want to construct this circuit because it look worth to try. However, I am not sure about connection between the components. This is the components placement that I tried, does it make sense?

Please ignore the random wire color.

Circuit diagram

Stripboard

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I also make layout for the circuit but components in the app are missing and not complete, so I just use whatever exist as long as I can see the connection. I hope you can understand this layout.

layout

Update:

I try to fix the layout following the answers. Is this how it should be?// I want to move the components instead of cutting track.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ does it make sense? Anything makes sense if you don't mention what you want to achieve. What are you trying to achieve? \$\endgroup\$
    – Bimpelrekkie
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:18
  • \$\begingroup\$ That looks like perfboard, not breadboard. Are the rows connected electrically? \$\endgroup\$
    – Pete Hooper
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:19
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Pete, that's stripboard. The brown rows are copper strips / tracks. See my answer to electronics.stackexchange.com/a/395058/73158. \$\endgroup\$
    – Transistor
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:30
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Transistor thanks. I’m colorblind and it all looks the same color to me. \$\endgroup\$
    – Pete Hooper
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:38
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Pete, many are having good success with Enchroma glasses. These seem to use a precise notch filter to cut out the wavelengths where the common green-red overlap occurs. The results depend on the type of colour blindness but it would be worth checking. See the reactions on YouTube. \$\endgroup\$
    – Transistor
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:46

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Otherwise it makes sense, but D1 and D2 are shorted and it won't work. Also D3 and buzzer are shorted together, so as R3 is bypassed with a short circuit the D3 is likely to get too much current and burn.

To fix this, either move components around so they are not on same rows, or cut the copper track between unrelated components.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Also C2 is shorted and does nothing. Oh, it's a trimmer. Hmm \$\endgroup\$
    – Bimpelrekkie
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:19
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Bimpelrekkie C1 and C2 are placeholders for a trimmer pot. \$\endgroup\$
    – Justme
    Commented Sep 2, 2021 at 19:20
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There are a few problems.

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  1. You need to cut here to break the connection between D1 and D2.
  2. You're powering IC1 from the wiper of the potentiometer. It should move to the next track.
  3. You need another break here otherwise the LED is in parallel with the buzzer and has no current limiting as R3 is short-circuited.
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