2006-05-30 by Robert Hedan
... What about off-white? Can you use a mixture of the 3 colours to get something light enough to stand out over the dark reddish background? Robert
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2006-05-30 by Volkan Sahin
You are right. Only problem is I don t have white. Next time I can try to use black for example. Indeed it can be printed at the same time while printing
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2006-05-30 by Volkan Sahin
You are not missing something, you are right. The main idea with the solder resist is to stop the solder in unwanted areas. This is important especially in SMD
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2006-05-30 by Robert Hedan
... Volkan, Have you considered applying a silkscreen layer on top of the solder resist? That s really all you re missing for a professional touch. What
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2006-05-30 by Robert Hedan
Ok, I ll take the bullet for the other newbs. What exactly is going on in this process and what is the purpose? If I understood properly by looking at one
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2006-05-30 by kilocycles
Stefan, Myc et al, The source page from which I found the link to the Atmel-AVR-controlled oven did have information, and code, for using various types of
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2006-05-30 by Volkan Sahin
Sorry for typo I have uploaded the files. ... From: Volkan Sahin To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 4:56:01 PM
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2006-05-29 by Volkan Sahin
I have also tried to use ink as a solder resist. It is difficult to believe but it also acts as a solder resist. I have downloaded the result under
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2006-05-29 by Herbert E. Plett
... bravo not many people are this wise... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
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2006-05-29 by Andrew
... bulbulator n. Any device used for removing the contents of a whipped cream bulb for other more interesting uses than whipping cream. Some people even use
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2006-05-29 by lcdpublishing
Hot Dog! That is great news! I still have not gotten back to mine yet to De-Jam it. Still too mad to risk messing with it yet. If resolution is important in
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2006-05-29 by Mycroft2152
Great News! Photos? Myc ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/bGYolB/TM ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs_Archives/ ...
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2006-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 29 May 2006 19:16:47 +0200, mycroft2152 ... I didn t write that well. It could be etched just fine should really read it was
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2006-05-29 by mycroft2152
Stefan, Be careful the But the pattern i printed could be etched just fine may come back and haunt you. Why not go ahead an etch the board to actually
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2006-05-29 by Volkan Sahin
That s very good news. Expecting some images. Congratulations once again. Volkan ..... find the usb cable later to do a scan. ST Be sure to visit the group
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2006-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
I managed to replicate Volkan s success with direct inkjet printing. First i had to deal with the ink chips. I ended up soldering them together in a stack
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2006-05-29 by lists
In article , ... Well, used to be. In those days they specialised in electronic parts for the TV and radio repair trade. See:
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2006-05-29 by Lez
... I wasnt going to ask.......
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2006-05-29 by Mycroft2152
Ok, I;ll bite. What is a bulbulator ? Myc ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
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2006-05-29 by Volkan Sahin
Hi All, Finally I have completed my printer modifications and successfully printed double layer PCB. I have used 31mils FR4 for easy cutting using my paper
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2006-05-29 by leon.heller@bulldoghome.com
... I d have thought that would work without any problems. I d buy some more and see how that behaves. Leon
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2006-05-29 by Sascha
Hi, I joined a little while ago and thought I should post a quick message to introduce myself! I ve recently discovered the joy of Nixie Tubes and have put
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2006-05-29 by Trevor Matthews
Stock number 184-9985 (It is quite old best before wk 50, 2003 it s remained in the fridge apart from a few mins each use. It is a multicore solder, No clean
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2006-05-29 by Andrew
... Yes - RS Components is in full Radio Spares RS Components is common to those of us in OZ or UK. (like Leon and Trevor) For the Americans and others out
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2006-05-28 by lcdpublishing
Stefan, I feel your Pain . This morning I jamed up my nice new CD printer big time. I checked and re-checked to make sure the PCB would go through with the
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2006-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
... Yes, for $60 the set at inksupply.com. Since their resetter is also more expensive than usual i expect they will be cheaper elsewhere, but i paid 1eur for
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2006-05-28 by Lez
... such chips can be bought, although I cant see why a 12c508 etc cant do the job for 1/10 the cost of those super chips BTW did I not read that constantly
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2006-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
Things are going badly with this printer. After very good success with cleaning yesterday i wanted to try on PCB today. Nozzle check is very bad. I dunno what
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2006-05-28 by bob_ledoux
See here: http://hackaday.com/
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2006-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 28 May 2006 15:56:25 +0200, Mycroft2152 ... Yes, but i m afraid i will take longer to get the serial comms working than
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2006-05-28 by Mycroft2152
To each his own.... The fact that Anderson used a PIC chip is irrelevant. You just send it a serial text command and it does the rest. Just like any ther
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2006-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 28 May 2006 15:32:20 +0200, mycroft2152 ... I d prefer not to use another micro, if i really had to it would be an atmel so is
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2006-05-28 by mycroft2152
A parallel display can take up too many pins for the application. Most serial display are much more expensive. A good compromise is to use the PH Anderail
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2006-05-28 by Leon Heller
... From: Trevor Matthews To: Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs]
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2006-05-28 by Trevor Matthews
Leon, I m not sure that we re talking about the same company. I got this (what I thought was) electronics solder paste from www.rsaustralia.com.au. I thought
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2006-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 28 May 2006 04:55:38 +0200, William Kroyer ... I d much prefer a parallel LCD. Even i could add that in about 5 minutes since i already have code for
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2006-05-28 by William Kroyer
Yeah I used an HD44780 display in an MP3 player project for my van recently just because of how simple it was to interface with. The only reason I suggested
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2006-05-28 by Robert Hedan
... Driving a HD44780 is as simple as it gets on a PIC, LCDOUT some text and that s it. Serial LCDs, now you re getting into some heavy stuff. You can do it,
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2006-05-28 by William Kroyer
I don t have any real experience with designing using microcontrollers but it looks like there is a pair serial data pins open on the processor. Perhaps a
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2006-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 27 May 2006 20:06:25 +0200, kilocycles ... I d like a similar oven, but the controller would need to have a temperature display.
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2006-05-27 by Len Warner
... I think the problem may be that it _will_, all too easily, unless you put a _lot_ of the resist medium (or something else) in it. Water is peculiar stuff,
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2006-05-27 by kilocycles
Don t know if it s been posted here, but here is a link for a toaster oven and Atmel AVR homebrew controller: http://www.circuitcellar.com/avr2004/DA3788.html
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2006-05-27 by Mycroft2152
Radio shack seels Solder Paste It is the samll as plumbers paste in a smaller, more expensive package. Myc ...
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2006-05-27 by Lez
works on coins, wife had some, never thought to see what happens on pcb s!
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2006-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 27 May 2006 12:52:08 +0200, Leon Heller ... What? Radio shack sells plumbing paste? I thought this was an electronics place? Of course then it will not
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2006-05-27 by Leon Heller
... From: mycroft2152 To: Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Qu about
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2006-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
I cleaned the C84 today. WHAT A MESS!!! It was full of gummed up ink, there must have been several hundred $ of ink dried up in there. I took it apart
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2006-05-27 by mycroft2152
Leon, You are comparing apples and bananas. He said in his original message he was using Radio shack solder paste. This is identical to the plumbers paste for
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2006-05-27 by Leon Heller
... From: Trevor Matthews To: Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 4:16 AM Subject: Re:
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2006-05-27 by Mycroft2152
It is not a wild idea, Actually, this process is used on granite headstones. There is a resist photofilm where the desgn is exposed and processed that is then
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