2006-08-21 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:59:09 +0200, lcdpublishing ... Just make sure you use the usual precautions, this probably contains thiurea which is not so healthy...
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2006-08-21 by lcdpublishing
Interesting weekend of board building. I had a number of boards to make with some rather fine traces (well, fine to me - .010 with .010 spacing). So, I
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2006-08-20 by jrrymiller
Check out the heater and roller item for $10 on ebay. ebay number 200010380477 Looks like something that may be useful. Jerry
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2006-08-20 by Stefan Trethan
... lol... ST
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2006-08-20 by derekhawkins
... No more soup for you. LOL!
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2006-08-20 by Stefan Trethan
... Well, you can t exactly call this type of solder covered thing a solder joint. I mean the reliability could be problematic. Probably not going to matter
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2006-08-20 by derekhawkins
... Well, there are four under this puppy as stated in another post; http://www.pbase.com/image/65448015/large
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2006-08-20 by Leon Heller
... From: Herbert E. Plett To: Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs]
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2006-08-20 by Herbert E. Plett
but you have to make sure you don t have any vias under the components. also be careful with through hole components as not all allow for easy access on the
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2006-08-19 by derekhawkins
... Gold plated straight header posts would be cheaper. A 40 pin strip runs for less than $.50. Just pull the pins from the plastic. Pins are .025 square and
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2006-08-19 by Michael Neary
... DansSmallPartsAndKits.net has 1 mm dia. gold plated posts 250 for $5. That s about the closest I ve seen.
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2006-08-19 by Robert Hedan
... Yupp, I ve got a gazillion 330ohm resistors that I use for vias. I just hold one in a drilled hole, solder, cut, flip the board and solder the other side.
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2006-08-19 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:50:57 +0200, jdizzlemynizzal ... There are also rivets/eyelets you could put in the holes, but the cheapest way is to solder both sides.
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2006-08-19 by Michael Neary
Ok, So I bought the R320 (I needed a $50 printer anyway). Has anything been discovered about the CD tray? It looks to me on initial inspection that the printer
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2006-08-19 by jdizzlemynizzal
I am going to make a double side board. In order to connect the top traces to the bottom traces do you have to solder both top and bottom? Or is it through
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2006-08-19 by wnnelson0
I guess my post was a little unclear. I was going to mess with the Epsons CD tray in the inkjet mode not thermal tranfer. I did see a thermal at 600 X 300 dpi
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2006-08-19 by jdizzlemynizzal
Just want to say hi. I am a new member to this group. I am interested in Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and practically every other science. I
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2006-08-19 by Steve
That sounds like two subjects. Thermal transfer CD printers don t use inks, they use a wax/resin on a ribbon. So there is nothing to try in an Epson.
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2006-08-19 by wnnelson0
Along the lines of my last post has anyone tried the thermal transfer inks that they use on professional CDs. I m not sure how much the printers are but I m
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2006-08-18 by wnnelson0
I see from some of the files that the cd tray has been tried for direct printing to copper with Epson printers. None of these files really say if it worked or
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2006-08-18 by derekhawkins
... Well, I wouldn t put it so delicately...Most of us know you don t need much more elaboration than what you ve stated in a homebrew scenario. Stencils
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2006-08-18 by Philip Mac Cabe
Stefan, ... One common reflow profile calls for an initial gradual heat (approx 2C/sec) up to 125C, then a slow increase (about 1C/sec) up to 175C, followed by
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2006-08-18 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:22:13 +0200, Herbert E. Plett ... Actually, i think you are right! I don t need an automatic timed control at all.
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2006-08-17 by Herbert E. Plett
... ... I believe that if you have an oven with a knob that quickly and accurately sets the temperature then in a DIY environment it s not hard to do the
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2006-08-17 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:31:15 +0200, David Cureton ... Lol, i wondered about that too ;-) BTW elephants can be pretty scary when they have
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2006-08-17 by Andrew
... I went the other way and assumed he was going to feed the elephants a lot of grass so they could produce methane. Then he could have a natural gas
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2006-08-17 by David Cureton
And poking a little light hearted fun and Philips spell checker typo. You ve got to be carefull with a pair of elephant when they are over 20 years old also.
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2006-08-17 by Stefan Trethan
... But i thought the isolation goes around on the outside of the baking cavity? Like in the oven in the kitchen - it has the outside wrapped with some
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2006-08-17 by Adrian
... least ... getting in ... Yes, glass wool is that you need. You can make a sandwich with glass wool and aluminium foil. The foil must be inside the heated
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2006-08-17 by Stefan Trethan
... Well, this oven i was thinking about has been sitting there for at least 20 years, and i would assume it was in use a few years before getting in such a
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2006-08-17 by Adrian
... insulation ... take it, ... Only a real old oven can contain asbestos. Someting like 20 years, I supose. Even in my country, before Berline Wall fell in
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2006-08-17 by adicont2
... insulation ... take it, ... Only a real old oven can contain asbestos. Something like 20 years. Even in my country, before the Berline Wall fell in 1989,
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2006-08-17 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:14:20 +0200, John Craddock ... Thank you, got it, it confirms this is all getting way too complicated. Adrian has thankfully pointed out
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2006-08-17 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:55:52 +0200, Philip Mac Cabe ... Isn t 6 minutes a bit long for SMD soldering? It would depend on where most of
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2006-08-17 by derekhawkins
... O-ring belts nine ways to Sunday at the link below, search on o- ring belt ; http://www.mcmaster.com/
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2006-08-17 by Philip Mac Cabe
... Stefan, Have you looked at the recent Elektor SMD oven article? It has some clever temperature calibration routines. (and uses an Atmel processor which
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2006-08-17 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 8/16/2006 7:51:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robert.hedan@videotron.ca writes: Do you have a link or a picture to this type of replacement
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2006-08-17 by Andrew
... Only want to do 20-30K - so I think I can do that spindle OK myself. ... Probably an inrunner instead an outrunner yes. And LRK/SPS may not be best idea
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2006-08-17 by Andrew
... What - you can get an analog solution finished in under 20 minutes (which is how long I guess it would take to do an Atmel version)
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2006-08-17 by Robert Hedan
... Do you have a link or a picture to this type of replacement belt Jan? The chuck works real nicely on it, I m quite satisfied with this one. It s true that
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2006-08-17 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 8/16/2006 12:55:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stefan_trethan@gmx.at writes: those cnc machines use like 30 or 50kRPM.
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2006-08-17 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 8/16/2006 12:34:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, robert.hedan@videotron.ca writes: with a built-in lamp, very useful. It is set at 3050 RPM
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2006-08-16 by Stefan Trethan
... Adrian, you don t need to do anything, just finish your analog solution and laugh at the fools that are still struggling with their software ;-) ST
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2006-08-16 by adicont2
I have no chance to win this kind of war ;-) Atmel/PIC, for me is the same thing: few resistors, few caps, an IC and a hocus-pocus software. This hocus-pocus
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2006-08-16 by John Craddock
Stefan, I sent you directly an article out of Circuit Cellar on a reflow oven FYI. Didn t want to get into the copyright issues by posting to the group.
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2006-08-16 by Stefan Trethan
... Sure have, and Herbert Kabi would make spindles for you if you can afford them ;-) I think an inrunner would be better for that though.. But then - a
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2006-08-16 by Stefan Trethan
... well, actually the analog solution is always plan A for me. I just thought it will get too complicated with a soldering profile, but thinking about it
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2006-08-16 by Gus S Calabrese
^ Nah, try this get a module that comes with a forth interpreter and control it from a laptop or desktop using a serial link. for example, see NewMicros.com
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2006-08-16 by Andrew
... Bring on the Atmel/PIC holy wars I say. I have faith the righteous will survive.
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2006-08-16 by Andrew
... ST - I will gladly write the SW for you. Atmels is what I do. Just don t expect real fast turn around times.
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