Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] setting up the Right Way
2010-01-26 by DJ Delorie
... http://www.delorie.com/pcb/uvled/ ... I put rubber gasket around the edge of the bottom shelf (wood), and used a vacuum to suck the glass down. Not a full
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] setting up the Right Way
2010-01-26 by Hal Faulkner
... David, You might want to go to Instructables.com and search for UV Led. They have plans for an exposure box for two sided PCBs that sounds like it s
setting up the Right Way
2010-01-26 by David Griffith
I m convinced now that I should give the photographic method a try and even try pre-sensitized boards. I d like to do things the Right Way instead of going
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-26 by DJ Delorie
... Pulsar paper with Brother toner needs a lot of heat too. ... I did some tests with my temp-controlled laminator, and found that the default temp of the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Harvey White
... Haven t used press & Peel, according to pulsar, it needs a lot of heat. They might be biased. Check the fuser temperature on the brother, some brothers
Re: Staples has changed their Basic Photo Paper
2010-01-25 by bebx2000
Bill, As has been mentioned in the Forum, Hp Presentation Paper seems to work well. The designation is: Laser, Glossy, 34lb, Q2546A I purchased mine at Staples
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Leon Heller
... Just use the standard photo-etch technique with a transparency made with an inkjet printer and pre-coated boards. I can make a PCB in about 30 minutes with
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by David Griffith
... It s working fine for me in southern California. ... What? You don t like my .sig? -- David Griffith dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu A: Because it fouls the order
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Stefan Trethan
Inkjet was fiddly because the ink doesn t just lay down flat and cover the board. It s shot down in tiny little droplets. On paper this is not such a problem
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Henry Liu
The idea behind the project was to make it as multi purpose as possible. By collecting all the parts together then it makes it an easy project and it can be
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by David Griffith
... In what way is direct inkjet more fiddly? If you mean by aligning things, I can handle that. Most of the stuff I lay out is single-layer anyhow. I ve
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Stefan Trethan
Just be aware that the service manual and adjustment software can be downloaded elsewhere for free. You pay for the instructions and not having to look for the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by David Griffith
... It doesn t appear that your kit supports printing to 60 mil stock nor printing on anything sized differently than the CD tray adapter. I ve been looking at
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Stefan Trethan
I ve tried direct inkjet back when Vokan presented his stunning results here. Short story: it is possible, very promising, but much harder to get right than
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by Henry Liu
Try my kit for an easy to start solution: http://www.fullspectrumengineering.com/pcbinkjet.html ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
inkjet resist
2010-01-25 by David Griffith
My experiment with Press-n-Peel and my Brother 5250 has failed miserably. I ve had it with toner-transfer. Does anyone here use an inkjet-resist solution? Is
Re: direct-to-garment printers
2010-01-25 by alienrelics
There is a Yahoogroup specifically about modifying printers to be DTG printers, but it is kind of dead now. The listowner has gone missing and spammers have
Re: Other ways that toner transfer?
2010-01-25 by awakephd
On the home page for this group, you ll see a link to this group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Inkjet_PCB_Construction/ Also some files and links related
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Etching boards in the cold of winter...
2010-01-25 by Leon Heller
... I do my etching (FeCl3) in a plastic container in an old washing up bowl with about 1 of very hot water in it. It takes about 5 minutes with continuous
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Etching boards in the cold of winter...
2010-01-25 by Yngve
I use an aquarium heater with built-in thermostat. The liquid, about two liters, is in a thermal beverage container with the original cover removed, so heat
Etching boards in the cold of winter...
2010-01-25 by Chris
Hi guys, I used to etch my boards in the workshop during the winter months but after having a severe rust problem on a lot of tools and machines - no more
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-25 by Yngve
Yes, it works fine when it works. The problem is that the carts are all NOS, I have 4 of them. They don t seem to age well, something happens to the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-25 by Stefan Trethan
Steady on there! The LJIII is not crappy! It may not print so well but at least you can sit on it if you are short a chair, or use it as a stepping stool to
Staples has changed their Basic Photo Paper
2010-01-25 by Bill
I ran out of Staples Basic Photo Paper and purchased another box. I got home, printed my circuit, and proceeded to iron on the circuit. The back started to
direct-to-garment printers
2010-01-25 by David Griffith
Does anyone here know about any sort of direct-to-garment printer targeted at the home market? Would this be a useful avenue to explore in doing direct resist
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-25 by Yngve
Very crappy LaserJet III printer, the faint smudges don t seem to interfere greatly, but the pin-holes do. The transfer invariably needs a bit of rework with a
Other ways that toner transfer?
2010-01-25 by drakebrooks@ymail.com
Is it possible to print a board with a regular ink printer? if so, elaborate.
Re: Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-24 by alienrelics
Look in the Dateabase section. Several databases have been set up for people to add their experiences with various printers, papers, laminators, programs, etc.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-24 by Harvey White
... Firstly, much of this has been covered in the past, and in depth. Opinions will vary as to the exact steps, but: 1) perfect and cheap do not mix. There s
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-24 by Derryck Croker
... One thing I ve ... -- Cheers Derryck
Re: Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-24 by James
... I ve used this technique for occasional PCBs for several years now and have gradually refined it so that I can get pretty good quality boards without too
Discussion on Toner Transfer Method
2010-01-24 by howdee_20
Hello All, Circuit designing has been my hobby for long time. However, i always found it difficult to make a PCB as there are no screen printers near my area
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Winboard pcb layout vs. Dell 1720 laser printer
2010-01-23 by Bob Huish
I went to http://www.box.net/shared/ky83sl8o4g# Down loaded the files and installed them on my XP system. Now I can print out my old drawings. Bob
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-22 by Brian Lalor
... Even better, it appears that I can just draw a rectangle on the tRestrict layer in the layout editor. I don’t need to modify the component itself! Woo
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-22 by Brian Lalor
... That’s a useful nugget to have tucked away, but it still doesn’t help in this case. The island is made up of a pad and a section of ground plane on
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Leon Heller
... Heat-shrink tubing? Leon
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Simao Cardoso
... Sorry the unnecessary confusion, i miss it completely, don t know the answers. ... I ended avoiding wires soldered on PCB, they easily break. If i have to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Stefan Trethan
Ok, I did cosider if the URL might have skipped. Now it points to 15. How to Create Power Planes, for Example for GND? That explains the remove islands option,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Simao Cardoso
... Don t know how happen, should been this: http://www.cadsoft.de/faq.htm.en#07021201 But i think this is a wrong question problem. To use bottom single layer
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Stefan Trethan
How about RTFQ? ;-) The section you linked to doesn t answer the question. Please re-read the question and check if it really does fit. Perhaps i just missed
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Simao Cardoso
... There is this simple, long used, funny English acronym: RTFM. Was a bit over used by open source communities, and became unfriendly to newbies. Maybe
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Leon Heller
... I tried the latter, it worked OK. I did ask Pulsonix about it. As you say, it assumes it s an SMD pad. Leon
Re: Winboard pcb layout vs. Dell 1720 laser printer
2010-01-21 by grantfair2001
Thanks. Apparently from posts on the net, Winboard 2.27 works with XP. I have made some progress with downloading related fi;es and may get it to install, I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Stefan Trethan
Leon, I think it believes you are making a SMD pad if you put it on top or bottom layer alone and ignores the drill. In any case the correct way is to define a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Stefan Trethan
Well, you got me interested. We have the same thing in a couple of our designs (with the SMD pad fake) but thinking about it that is really not a good
Re: Winboard pcb layout vs. Dell 1720 laser printer
2010-01-21 by Ben L
I use to run Winboard on a XP machine. Was not even installed on the machine. I had the old drive from the old computer in a external drive case connected to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-21 by Brian Lalor
... I joined that list, and one of the first posts I saw was yours on this topic! :-) I’ll be looking forward to seeing if anyone comes up with an answer.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-20 by Leon Heller
... I just checked and it isn t. I ll ask Pulsonix about it. Leon
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-20 by Leon Heller
... The hole might not be visible, but it will be in the drill file! Leon
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: non-plated-through holes with Eagle
2010-01-20 by Stefan Trethan
No can do, it doesn t put the hole in then. Tried that first thing. ST