White versus green TRF
2005-11-04 by Mike Young
Does the green TRF seal the toner better than the white? Is there a reason to stock both? I m wondering if I can use the white TRF for etching. Nothing at all
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Ferric chloride dilution
2005-11-04 by Mike Young
I m having a tough time finding ferric chloride. Pretty tough to imagine in a large metro area (Chicago), but TV retailers is all I find under Electronics in
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-04 by Mike Young
... From: Stefan Trethan ... That s the one. :) I bought one, cut a hole in the wall for the novelty of it, and then promptly tossed
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-04 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 05:04:01 +0100, Mike Young ... Is this a rotary saw? Nobody buys them here because they seriously messed up the TV
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Have you ever had PCB material that simply will not accept a toner transfer?
2005-11-04 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:26:21 +0100, lcdpublishing ... at that point i converted the fuser. but here it was only areas that wouldn t stick. st
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-04 by Mike Young
... From: Stefan Trethan ... I think I just found a use for the RotoZip. It s not quite a dremel, and not quite a laminate trimmer. I
Re: Have you ever had PCB material that simply will not accept a toner transfer?
2005-11-03 by lcdpublishing
Hi Alan, thanks for the reply. I use a digital thermometer to set/check the temp of the iron. I have had great success at 380 degrees F so I always use that
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Have you ever had PCB material that simply will not accept a toner transfer?
2005-11-03 by Alan King
... Sounds like you ve covered about everything else, the one thing I can think of off hand is if you iron simply isn t hot enough. 10 is a relative setting,
Have you ever had PCB material that simply will not accept a toner transfer?
2005-11-03 by lcdpublishing
I am having the most difficult time trying to do toner transfer on some circuit boards. I have tried 15 different papers including a new batch of Pulsar paper
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 11/3/2005 3:10:49 P.M. Central Standard Time, JanRwl@AOL.COM writes:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
Richard: Not meaning to confuse you with differences of approach, but here s what I did in this regard. The drill-motor is a 400 Hz. 3-phase aircraft
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:02:13 +0100, Stefan Trethan ... Oh, and there s a counterweight at the back to balance the arm neutrally now,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB dril...
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
... When you put in a grinding disc in the cheap tools, it will sometimes break just from the chatter of the runout. No comparision in using the proxxon
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:51:08 +0100, Richard ... no, not at all. I chose this setup because there must be a certain arm-length to approximate straight movement
Re: Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by Richard
Wow :-0 - that s an amazing setup, ST !! From your picture, I m guessing you chose this system because it allows you to drill HUGE boards ? It certainly looks
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:04:30 +0100, Richard ... that s my setup. manufacturer is me, and price is zero.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB dril...
2005-11-03 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 11/3/2005 12:40:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, stefan_trethan@gmx.at writes: they d still have rubbish collets and runout. Yeah, it IS
Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand - Photos ?
2005-11-03 by Richard
Many thanks for all the views. So the general consensus is to stay well away from any Dremel drill due to lack of decent bearings & runout. I guess that rules
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB dril...
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
... they d still have rubbish collets and runout. you could easily replace the bearings, but, i know, that s not your job! ;-) ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB dril...
2005-11-03 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
Ya know, it would SEEM that Dremel could install decent ABEC5 double-sealed bearings, at least on the chuck end of their famous little toy-drill, and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:51:55 +0100, Richard ... I use a proxxon IBE grinder. The bearings are good, but close together so not so good for side-loads (none when
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Maximizing toner transfer paper use
2005-11-03 by Alan King
... Not easily from within Eagle Free. Cut your sheets up, set it to top left or top center, and feed in for only one board when you need it. Mine s set to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maximizing toner transfer paper use
2005-11-03 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:18:17 +0100, bob_ledoux ... I have found on all printers i have that thicker paper means less toner. So, if you
Re: Maximizing toner transfer paper use
2005-11-03 by bob_ledoux
I make very small boards so I don t want to run a full page of Toner Transfer paper. My technique is simple: Print the final image on a sheet of regular paper.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-03 by Leon Heller
... From: Richard To: Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs]
Advice on choosing the correct drill / stand for PCB drilling ?
2005-11-03 by Richard
Hello everyone Having always used a hand electric drill in the past, together with standard HSS drill bits, (wear out too quick), I want to upgrade. I d like
Maximizing toner transfer paper use
2005-11-03 by Mike Young
In the freebie Eagle, is there a way to print, for toner transfer, more than one image per page? I m trying to maximize use of each toner transfer sheet while
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: aligning 2 layer boards? Stefan - Follow up question
2005-11-02 by Kenneth Long
try gEDA ? http://www.geda.seul.org/
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-11-01 by Alan King
... Yep they are not perfect, but fortunately for LPT and serial port most of the important signals are on top, usually only 2 or 3 wires the bottom. At first
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: aligning 2 layer boards? Stefan - Follow up question
2005-11-01 by Stefan Trethan
On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:20:26 +0100, lcdpublishing ... that s too bad. But there s another option. Install a fake printer, like cutepdf, that creates a
Re: aligning 2 layer boards? Stefan - Follow up question
2005-10-31 by lcdpublishing
Okay good! The reason I am using the copper legends for text etc. is that my PCB layout software can t mirror image the text for the silk screen information.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: aligning 2 layer boards? Stefan - Follow up question
2005-10-31 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:25:30 +0100, lcdpublishing ... yea course that s ok. What i meant is, if you make a single sided board, make sure to transfer the
Re: aligning 2 layer boards? Stefan - Follow up question
2005-10-31 by lcdpublishing
Stefan - Follow up questions You mention to not etch the component legends. I think I understand part of the reason the outlines often line up with the pads
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Stefan Trethan
... While i also use the edge-on D solder cup connectors they still give you some of the signals up top and some one the bottom layer, kind of a little
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Alan King
... Eagle also has some DB style connector layouts that are for board edges, with board fitting between the two pin rows on the back of the connector, 1/2 pins
Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by andrew566020
... Hi Bob, I have already seen the site. It looks very good with lots of good info. I now have access to a GBC 40P laminator which presumably will
Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by andrew566020
... Hi Chris, So it is safe to move the iron as long as something stops the transfer film from moving. Great stuff, I ll give it a try! Many thanks,
Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by bob_ledoux
Look at the Pulsar.gs site. I use their products for my occasional boards and never have a failure. I bought the GBC laminator locally. Their sponge etching
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Stefan Trethan
... What i like to do is single sided mixed population. I put connectors and some ICs on top, and passives, transistors, and some small ICs on the bottom. This
Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Chris Horne
I do move the iron, butonly when the board is too big to just leave it in one spot... The way I do this is tolay a sheet of plain white paper over the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Mike Young
... From: Alan King ... Now there s an idea. Can you email me your part lib? Just the ref-packages, or wherever you put the package
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by Alan King
... Second on everything said, it is the way to go. You can do a whole lot even just single sided SMT with less jumpers than you d think once you get used to
Re: Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-31 by mikegw20
... [snip] ... wires, or ... Anything that cuts down on drilling is good by me. I do double sided smt with some vias made with a bit of copper wire if space
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-30 by Alan King
... They had major clearances and relaunch of target market this month, no doubt going to more profitiable items than hobbiest stuff. Had tons of good
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice for newbie please!
2005-10-30 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:08:39 +0100, Norm Stewart ... Ask them if 500 milliamps is the same as 5 amps. But plan in some time, they will
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] aligning 2 layer boards?
2005-10-30 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:56:32 +0100, Leon Heller ... when i align the two sheets, put PCB in, and laminate, it will be offset. HOWEVER, when i put the two
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill sizes for Dremel
2005-10-30 by Alan King
... Leave a little space to one side of your vias, and you can just drill the board beside them and bend the wire over on them, after etching. I rarely drill
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] aligning 2 layer boards?
2005-10-30 by Alan King
... Similar idea, but drill holes for side one then iron the second side aligned before you etch. Iron/laminate one side. Drill two of your holes near
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Electrolube PRP not working
2005-10-30 by Leon Heller
... From: zfred68 To: Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:39 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Electrolube PRP not