Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by Jon Elson
... Ummm, yes, I believe about US $10,000, unless you get a special discount. Jon
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Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by Jon Elson
... I use Protel 99SE (with SP6) which was probably the last affordable software from them. It is pretty capable, has only a few minor bugs that can be easily
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-25 by Nuno T.
... of an environment, but I guess not! I have an air compressor, so I guess I could give it a good thorough blow-drying afterwards. I may try a can of that
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by DJ Delorie
... What were the key points that stopped you from choosing gEDA/PCB ?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by Leon
... From: logicresearch To: Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by Marko Pavlin
We are small team and use special softwatre for thick film hybrid design (graffy), which was not cheap, so to save some money on secondary software (for PCB
[Homebrew_PCBs] dvd printer
2008-02-25 by Mark Lerman
I m new to this group, so forgive me if this has already been discussed to death. I am mostly interested in very small robots, so I want to make small (less
Re: Altium
2008-02-25 by logicresearch
... So no seriously bad points? - It does a good job? I m looking for a good PCB package and so far this and EASY-PC are the front runners. When I get some
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Altium
2008-02-25 by Harvey White
... Only the Atmel version, which does schematics to CUPL to a *.pla file, which is then used to program a CPLD. I can speak about that part of it, (schematic
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: GBC H210 laminator for $40 after rebate at Staples this weekend
2008-02-25 by Travis Tabbal
Thank you! I have ordered some 1/32 boards for testing it out with. I m glad to hear it works well for someone. I purchased the laminator and left it in the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-25 by Stefan Trethan
I would not remove ICs from sockets, but i would not wash coils (transformers, relays). Also it can be problematic to wash switches because of the grease used
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-25 by scott zeiser
Thanks for the suggestion guys - I thought a dishwasher would be too harsh of an environment, but I guess not! I have an air compressor, so I guess I could
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Altium
2008-02-25 by Marko Pavlin
I am using it everyday.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-25 by Adam Seychell
... there ... A kitchen dish-washing machine would suit your needs. Just give it a good cold water rinse after the cycle is done (before it has dried). If you
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Altium
2008-02-25 by James Bendall
... Yes, I fight with it on a daily basis. -- James email: j@mesb.co.uk web: http://www.mesb.co.uk
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Altium
2008-02-25 by Stefan Trethan
I thought Altium is just the new name for Protel? ST
Altium
2008-02-25 by logicresearch
Anybody here ever used Altium? Daryl.
Re: GBC H210 laminator for $40 after rebate at Staples this weekend
2008-02-25 by niponcio
Ive been using this laminator, I think it works great, I have managed to get traces down to 0.008 (they tend to get a little thicker with the paper Im using)
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-25 by Philip Pemberton
... Have you tried KiCAD ( )? Grab the stable installer and the latest SVN update; there are some really nice features in the
Re: Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-24 by Steve G4ZDU
... Many thanks to all who replied with advice for double sided pcb construction. I ll give it a go, it sounds as though that process will work. Steve GW4ZDU
Small Quantities of Soldermask
2008-02-24 by javaguy11111
I have decided to go ahead and get some soldermask from Think Tink. I have been wanting to experiment with BGA s. The last test I did a few years ago failed
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by Kim Vellore
After trying many different processes to etch I am sticking to the blue paper http://www.techniks.com/ Just one or 2 passes in a laminator works well. and it
Re: Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by javaguy11111
Very cool. What material are you using for etching the bicycle and motorcycle. What are the smallest dimensions you are able to etch. I have given some thought
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by Kim Vellore
I do a little bit of etching and registration is important for me. The way I do it is I take both the printouts with traces an put a Plexiglass the thickness
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by Harvey White
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:51:05 -0000, you wrote: One method that is recommended by pulsar (who makes TT paper). 1) take the DS board and prepare one side.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-23 by Nuno T.
... experience in electronics (enough to get by, but I learn fast), hoping to always learn new things from the smart people that make up these groups. I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by Stefan Trethan
Yes, put aside the unsuitable laminator and get/make one that takes the thicker stack. You could also make one side at a time if you are that attached to your
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-23 by Stefan Trethan
You could put it in the dishwasher. It s hard to get water out of some components, transformers for example, so you mightn t want to immerse them. You should
Toner Transfer PCB Method
2008-02-23 by Steve G4ZDU
Hi, I m new to this group and joined to learn other (hopefully cheaper) methods of producing pcb s. Many thanks indeed to everyone for the infomation available
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] GBC H210 laminator for $40 after rebate at Staples this weekend
2008-02-22 by Travis Tabbal
Any luck? I found some locally and if it works well I thought it would be a good buy for my first attempt at toner transfer. ... [Non-text portions of this
Cleaning dirty PCBs
2008-02-22 by scott zeiser
Hi guys, I m new to the group. I m an electronics hobbyist with very little experience in electronics (enough to get by, but I learn fast), hoping to always
Hackable Solder Paste Dispenser
2008-02-22 by javaguy11111
I saw this mentioned on the reprap forums, but could be useful here as well. http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/fabricpainter
Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-22 by Andrew
... Damn those unimaginative atari st users.
Re: Exposing Photoresist and Some Boards I have built
2008-02-22 by javaguy11111
... I need to make a correction. I did not need to reverse the photo in gimp. When I set to Black and White export in Eagle, the traces were already clear. I
Re: Exposing Photoresist and Some Boards I have built
2008-02-22 by javaguy11111
... Yes, the mask was printed with an R2400. I am using eagle for my cad software. I exported to a png, then loaded it into gimp and reversed the image to make
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-22 by DJ Delorie
... It wasn t my call. Contrary to popular belief, PCB isn t my project, I m just a contributor. ... It worked for me just now. Odd. ... That s the project
Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-22 by Steve
... Sigh... you couldn t name it something more unique? ; / That link didn t work, searching Sourceforge for PCB came up with 55 matches. I thought I d have to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-21 by DJ Delorie
... That would be me :-) ... That would be DJGPP, still popular. ... http://pcb.sourceforge.net/ ... http://www.geda.seul.org/ ... Yup. We keep looking for
Re: Exposing Photoresist and Some Boards I have built
2008-02-21 by jj_winkel
... boards ... http://www.pcbhobbyist.com/exposinganddevelopingphotoresist I am very impressed by your mask, has it really been printed with a R2400 ? I have a
Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-21 by Andrew
... Last time I checked there was a guy called DJ who was pretty famous doing something with GCC on satans boxes that was working on a decent free PCB
Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-21 by Chris Horne
... We are all electronics savvy here, but I guess it doesn t hurt to point out that off 12 Volts, groups of 3 LEDs in series with the appropriate current
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-21 by Leon
... From: logicresearch To: Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:15 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs]
Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-21 by logicresearch
I prefer easy-pc myself. but the price puts me off getting the full version. If there are any programmers out there, why not write something that actually IS
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-21 by Markus Zingg
Dave, I think undercutt becomes a real issue if you apraoch 4mil traces. I don t think it s an issue above 10mils provided you take the usual care (make sure
Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-21 by Chris Horne
... undercutting effect
Re:Free PCB software
2008-02-20 by sam kimery
I m one of those Eagle partisans. The basic version is free and it s fairly easy to use. There s a great intro one instructables.com, as well. If your board
Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-20 by wimmie262000
... undercutting effect and ultimately the resolution achievable when exposing a board using these LEDs? Since we are talking homebrew boards, how much do we
Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-20 by Dave McD
Chris and others, Won t increasing the emission angle of the LEDs increase the undercutting effect and ultimately the resolution achievable when exposing a
Re: Free PCB software
2008-02-20 by zip1zip1zip1
I tried a lot of different packages, I finally decide to use Kicad: http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/ It s open source and does have any limit like
Re: buying LED's for a exposure box
2008-02-19 by Chris Horne
Sorry Guys, I was on holiday while this thread was active ! If anyone is worried about the beam pattern, it is easy enough to make standard 5mm LEDs wider