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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] the quality of different types of PCBs

2003-07-07 by Hans Wedemeyer

Jan,
You forgot one thing that's important enough to mention.
Dielectric values for paper  and FR4... FR4 runs about 4-5 and paper
about somewhere arount 1.8-2.5
So if the circuits demand it (RF etc) this may be a deciding factor.
hansw

JanRwl@... wrote:

>  In a message dated 7/7/2003 4:05:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> farnell_mark@... writes:
>
> > paper phenol and epoxy.  What are their characteristics?  Which one
> is the
> > best and which one is the worst?   As a newcomer, which one should I
> try
> > first?
>
>
> Farnell:
>
> Someone "in here" with far more wisdom on this topic than me will
> probably
> have already answered, but as I was a "newcomer" once, and have never
> opened a
> PCB shop in the years, since, so perhaps I can address your question
> with some
> empathy:


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