Homebrew PCBs

In a message dated 6/6/2004 8:22:25 AM Central Standard Time, 
toftat@... writes:
How much hassle is it to cut them off a longer strip (like getting 6 from a 
36 pin connector)?

SOME makes are "notched" between pins so that they BREAK neatly between pins. 
 If you are a SKILLED and CAREFUL tinkerer, you might use a "razor-file" or 
whatever to nick the phenolic between, yourself.  Else, they will PROBABLY 
break "AT" a pin, so you will have to figure on LOOSING one pin per break.  Simply 
sand the raggedy ends square, again.  Takes years of "doin' it!"   Such CAN 
be a frustration, first few times, but once you are old and ugly like me, from 
having DONE such thousands of times, you will survive!

Lotsa luck!            Jan Rowland


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