Homebrew PCBs

Hello,

Flexing of the board ruining your solder connections comes to mind...

This thin board material is not meant to be used by itself. It is 
sold to be laminated into a multi-layer board.

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

P.S. Your earlier question about 1/2 oz. copper is also a clue. Board 
houses start with 1/2 oz copper and add another 1/2 oz while plating 
the through holes/vias. This is the most common. 

They may also start with 1 oz and plate to 2 or more oz. (I have my 
stepper driver boards plated to a finish of 2-1/2 oz minimum.)

Now to answer your "other" question; you can certainly use 1/2 oz. 
copper as is in a DIY PCB, just be sure it meets your current 
carrying needs. (Adjust trace width to suit.)


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Miller" <jim@j...> wrote:
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> What's the thinnest copper clad material folks have successfully 
worked with? What are the issues with working with boards as thin as 
0.005"? I found this stuff on Digikey. 
> 
> Are there good online sources of PCB material which are cheaper for 
thin material? 
> 
> I don't have a specific min or max thickness spec I need to work to 
but just thought that it would be nice to keep the board as thin as 
possible for portable applications.
> 
> tnx
> jim
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