Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Piers Goodhew <piers@...> wrote:
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> Next question:
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> If I flood my current design, I get quite a few "Islands" which cannot  
> be grounded. Is it a bad idea to flood them as you'll induce all kinds  
> of voodoo, or is it perfectly safe?
> 
> PG
I personally have not had any problems using this method, some of my earlier designs were done without using this technique and I had problems with poor ground so I started using ground planes(copper pour), some of my newer designs use RF tranceivers and I haven't had any problems. If you need to, I think you can leave the "islands" isolated from ground without any problems.





> On 10/03/2009, at 1:35 AM, Viper62 wrote:
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> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Piers Goodhew <piers@> wrote:
> > I use Eagle 4.16, to do this, I use the Polygon button, I select the  
> > layer I want to use then I draw around the the board's edge to cover  
> > the whole board, when done I right click to stop the polygon then I  
> > click ratsnest, If you want to use it as a ground or another signal,  
> > click on the name button and rename it to the signal you want, ex.  
> > gnd or ground.
>