Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Digest Number 824
2004-09-24 by Vasile Surducan
... This shows two things: 1. probably is your first PCB 2. no one told you that autorouter can t be used in any circumstances There are a few simple rules: -
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2004-09-24 by Vasile Surducan
... This shows two things: 1. probably is your first PCB 2. no one told you that autorouter can t be used in any circumstances There are a few simple rules: -
2004-09-24 by Alex Hay
Mike, ... Two options in Eagle: First, try turning off the top and autorouting everything on the bottom. When you click the autoroute button, the window that
2004-09-24 by Leon Heller
... From: upand_at_them To: Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:34 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
2004-09-24 by Phil
If you want to do a single sided board with the autorouter, in the autorouter setup dialog box, look in the preferred directions group and select N/A for layer
2004-09-24 by upand_at_them
I just realized something... How can I solder a two-sided board if I m using sockets for the IC s? Ugh! And some of the traces *can* be moved to the bottom,
2004-09-24 by Dave Mucha
... better ... Easily the simplest starter software. all hand routing but allows you control of the project. I had a guy who would do basic circuits for me
2004-09-23 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.
Just about any of the electronics suppliers have small pieces of board stock in their catalog. I like Jameco, but in the US you can check DigiKey or Mouser.
2004-09-23 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 9/23/2004 9:06:03 AM Central Standard Time, smartdim@aol.com writes: What s a good place to get a better quality one or two-sided board?
2004-09-23 by x xx
People: What might be the reason that every posting made on this group since I signed on two weeks ago, hits my puter in triplicate? Is this something the
2004-09-23 by thespeakerguy
... I saw mention somewhere on the web of someone who was using a brief ferric chloride etch prior to applying their transfer. I would think that
2004-09-23 by smartdim@aol.com
In a message dated 9/23/2004 6:18:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, upand_at_them@yahoo.com writes: Also, the two copper boards that came with the Radio Shack
2004-09-23 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:10:24 -0000, upand_at_them ... Mike, i m sorry there is no secret trick to get it routed the best way. It is a lot of trying, and much
2004-09-23 by Leon Heller
... Don t bother with the autorouter, cheap ones are a waste of time, especially for single-sided boards. Route it manually. ... I use Fotoboard 2 for
2004-09-23 by upand_at_them
Hi guys, Are there any tips to getting the simplest board with Eagle (free version)? I have a circuit that is fairly simple, very few components, but the
2004-09-23 by Dave Mucha
... I ve been watching for any mentions of this in posts. I too have not seem very much action on this area. There has been talk of specialty inks being used
2004-09-23 by thespeakerguy
I read through a plethora of posts, but could not find a yay or nay answer to the question: Can inkjet ink be used as a direct photo resist? I was thinking of
2004-09-23 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.
Thanks for the post. These were two I hadn t seen before. WinGCad looks particularly interesting. ... From: Joaquim Boavida To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
2004-09-23 by Pete Brown (YahooGroups)
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2004-09-22 by Dave Mucha
... Of course there is also the bunch of links in the links section of the group website. And if you find any not there. Please add them. Dave
2004-09-22 by Phil
search this group s archives for PCB software . This is the semi-monthly posting of that question.
2004-09-22 by Joaquim Boavida
http://www.cadsoft.de http://www.winqcad.com ... De: Çëéáò Ìé÷áëéôóçò [mailto:emix24@yahoo.gr] Enviada: quarta-feira, 22 de Setembro de 2004
2004-09-22 by Çëéáò Ìé÷áëéôóçò
Hi, Can someone tell me where can i found a complete and free PCB Software; If someone has one it is possible to send it to me; Thanks
2004-09-22 by mikezcnc
0.005 thick? Hello flex boards. Mike
2004-09-21 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.
From another group, the laminator is 3 wide. It won t take thicker materials like circuit boards. ... From: mikezcnc To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent:
2004-09-21 by Pete Brown
Just received these responses to the questions I posed to Micro Mark. The answers are inline with the questions below: Hi. A number of us on several large
2004-09-21 by Steve
... The laminator appears to be to laminate the photosensitive film onto the metal. It looks an awful lot like it s just an ID badge laminator modified to take
2004-09-21 by mikezcnc
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp? MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=83123 Laminator appears to 4 wide though and there is a question
2004-09-21 by grantfair2001
Earl - I haven t done chemical milling but the Pulsar website has some suggestions on how to do it with their TT paper. Of course you could adapt this to the
2004-09-20 by Adam Seychell
... I agree. Its best to keep the chemistry simple, and air is not something that you can add too much of. I found that air regeneration of CuCl depends
2004-09-20 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.
I m going back 15 years or so, when cupric chloride etching was becoming a common system. I don t remember anyone replenishing their etchants with anything
2004-09-20 by Mike
... From the how it works box, this just looks like good old traditional photo-etch. The laminator is only there to make the laminate adhere to the metal for
2004-09-20 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.
The same question came up on a model railroading list. It would probably work OK for PCBs, but I have my doubts about its functionality in chem milling metal
2004-09-20 by mikeromp2002
Greetings, Was wondering if anyone has any input / thoughts on the recently released MicroMark etching system? You can see it at their website, item number
2004-09-20 by Stefan Trethan
at tha classic CuCl page: I found ... see, sodium hypochlorite! that s bleach, well, one kinds of bleach. I
2004-09-20 by Stefan Trethan
Hi all, i was thinking the whole HCl H2O2 business is just for getting Cl into the etchant to attach to the Cu, right? So i thought maybe there are other ways
2004-09-19 by Stefan Trethan
... you are right there, first Cl only, then CuCl. the heating is no good. only a little is possible and that isn t helping much. HCl vapor is bad business,
2004-09-19 by Phil
Thanks Stefan. This is the first time I ve heard not to use a heater. I recall reading somewhere to heat the CuCl solution so its a little confusing. I
2004-09-19 by Stefan Trethan
... You need no bubbler with H2O2. The H2O2 is the quick version to get the oxygen in. The slow and nasty fumes version is to keep it bubbling for hours,
2004-09-19 by Phil
I ve used up my Ammonium Perchlorate so I got HCl and H2O2. I understand that I need to use a bubbler to regenerate the etchant and have seen references to
2004-09-19 by Earl T. Hackett
I just signed on to this group. I was in the commercial PCB industry for many years - tech service for DuPont Riston. Photo imaging is just too much of a
2004-09-19 by Leon Heller
... From: Bengt To: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:26 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
2004-09-19 by Bengt
Thanks Leon, Now I know what you mean, is there any specific brand that is OK with the the thermal *stress* of a laser printer? Dont want to get it to melt on
2004-09-18 by Leon Heller
... From: Bengt To: Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:31 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
2004-09-18 by Bengt
Hi Leon, what is *tracing paper* ? Bengt ... and get excellent results.
2004-09-18 by Leon Heller
... From: Tom Keys To: Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 3:42 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] photoresist
2004-09-18 by Tom Keys
... doing ... The foil sticks to the toner. so you print how you would normally print onto the transparancy for the transfer, then you stick this foil on top
2004-09-18 by Adam Seychell
... I ve never personally seen this transfer foil. Once the foil has been transfered, is the remaining foil just a negative of the image ? Maybe it is possible
2004-09-18 by Tom Keys
I ve read somewhere that people don t like using laser printers for making their artwork, when using photoresist. Is the reason for this that the toner is not
2004-09-17 by Bill Maxwell
I think you may well be correct Phil, given the likely costs, and that is most likely what I will do personally but for purposes of completing the exercise, I
2004-09-16 by Dave Mucha
... so ... me ... I did send him copies of schematics and some notes on connections. the board was a 32 relay board with I2C serial connection. currently, I m