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Solder paste mask with a vinyl cutter

2009-10-14 by Steve Greenfield

I ve got some solder paste coming in the mail. I thought a bit about solder paste masking, I have a vinyl cutter. JoAnn Craft stores sells a transparent vinyl,

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Re:ps2/ps3 AV jack

2009-10-14 by Dave Sage

Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? In addition to top posting (which I understand is a MAC centric thing) But what bugs me more is when people leave

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PCB Artist

2009-10-13 by logicresearch

Hi, Just wondering if anyone here uses PCB Artist. I have decided to give this one a go as it is an all in one package and although the PCBs need to travel

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ps2/ps3 AV jack

2009-10-13 by David Griffith

Might someone here know the identity of the AV jack on the Playstation 2 and 3? Mine broke and I m having a nasty time figuring out what it is in order to get

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Solder Free vs Non Solder Free PCBs

2009-10-12 by mcjonster

Does anyone know if Solder Free boards say from Gold Phoenix are of better quality/more heat resistant than regular boards? I read that solder free melts at

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Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-12 by awakephd

Barry, There do not appear to be any limitations at all -- board size, number of pins, etc. can be as much / as big as you want. When you say multiple page

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HP Presentation Glossy

2009-10-12 by sailingto

Hello all, just a short msg to mention I finally tried the HP Presentation Laser Color Glossy paper. That stuff works pretty darn good. I have used pages from

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by Jack

On the hobby. ... that might not be a good one. Some hobbyists spend lots on their tools, but their cost/benefit ratio is not the same as commercial users.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by Jack

Savings is always in the eye of the beholder. If you are being paid, or can bill, or some way of defining what your time is worth, yes, the equation is easy

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by Barry Demers

You mentioned Kicad. I am unfamiliar with this software, but certainly would like to learn a bit more. I have the website(s), but how about actual experience

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Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by awakephd

... Which autorouter(s) are not rubbish? (I hope that doesn t sound like I m trying to be sarcastic -- I really am asking for information!) I very rarely see

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Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by bverstelle

Just select N/A for the top and try it again. A lot of people here really hate auto routing and don t like Eagle but I have not had problems with it at all.

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Positive photo method paper reply

2009-10-11 by Michel Baguet

Hi Barry, Interresting. what is the spray you use to darken the toner ? Does the toner really get darker ? Mike ... From: demers_barry

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Using Eagle

2009-10-11 by Herbert E. Plett

I use Eagle. first I autoroute the power nets, then manually straighten, relocate and widen the power lines. move chips and caps around to optimize the board.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Stefan Trethan

Then you will have no problem at all routing the board manually. You will find it much easier to change stuff in software, and even eagle should compare

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by AD5VJ Bob

Hi everyone: Thanks for the responses. I am finding that the Autorouter is just as everyone has described, virtually useless. I have ripped up my first try

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Re: Success report

2009-10-10 by davesage12@rogers.com

It is unclear to me if you had sucess finding the site since you iluded to the fact you noticed the detailed chemistry but also noted the site appears to be

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Barry Demers

Been laying out circuits for 40 years. As a general statement, autorouting doesn t take on much meaning to me until circuit complexity and/or component

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Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Dave

Just to throw my 2p in. I use PCB wizard and I only used the auto routing once. I had 12 wire links and most of them spanned either the width or the length of

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Stefan Trethan

I m sure it also depends on the software. I haven t tried autorouters often because routing effort is really minimal once the placement is just right, and it

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Stefan Trethan

Yes that s the way to go, placement is everything. Personally, I find that roughly one third of the time is taken up with placement, one third with routing of

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Re: Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by sailingto

I m sure glad to hear that I m not the only person who doesn t like auto-routing. It just doesn t go where I want, and when I try to clean up the rat s nest

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Using Eagle

2009-10-10 by Barry Demers

Not very long ago I was in same situation as you. I needed single sided boards. Beyond that, sometimes you need specific traces on specific side of board.

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