Toner Transfer not sticking?
2004-03-29 by Steve
... A little full of himself, isn t he? ; ) His curve tracer kit does look impressive. Lotsa links: http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/links.htm Did you clean the
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Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-29 by Steve
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Re: SMT info?
2004-03-29 by wheedal99
... I think its a horses for coarses kind of thing. You can get a lot of milage out of a good soldering iron and good technique. Some things are easiest with
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-29 by Stefan Trethan
... plain paper does only laugh at me too... i think it is the fibers, the toner holds on to this surface like hell. I use inkjet matt paper (coated) which
Re: Homebrew through hole plating
2004-03-29 by Richard Mustakos
Hi Markus I ran across a site that looks well suited for this thread and the Inkjet printing thread.. http://www.rtcircuits.com/ They have a couple of patented
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-29 by Phil
Its hard to say why your plain paper didn t work - material or technique. I believe laser paper is formulated to fuse tightly with the toner - it may have
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by mr_gees100_peas
... Cool I ll give that a try, Now why does plain paper works. I mean I have plain paer here although I don t know what kind. I tried that but it just laught
Re: SMT info?
2004-03-28 by Phil
I think it boils down to what you are doing. I ve never used reflow but plan to some day. There is something attractive about baking up a board . :) I ve had
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by Phil
stapes will have something. try this one - its looks pretty close http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/sku.asp?
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by mr_gees100_peas
... for 500. ... Hmm, we don t have any of those stores here in vermont.Or at least none close by. You would think that for such an expensive state to live in
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: SMT info?
2004-03-28 by Leon Heller
... From: mdgolfbum To: Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: SMT info? ... I
Re: SMT info?
2004-03-28 by mdgolfbum
babada beem! ok, that was fun. since most of the discussion here centers around lithography and etching it wasn t obvious that smt for newbies was on topic. so
Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-28 by ballendo
Hello, This s true in most industries. The companies that offer the most for free , usually have the highest minimums , or highest priced items... Ballendo
Re: test pattern
2004-03-28 by ballendo
Stefan, I think this is a good idea. We used to use test patterns for eval of copiers that I repaired, and after awhile, one gets VERY good at seeing errors in
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: SMT info?
2004-03-28 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 3/27/2004 4:59:36 PM Central Standard Time, alienrelics@yahoo.com writes: ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Now, Steve! Be nice! [Non-text portions of this
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by Jeremy Taylor
Let me second that Office Max Maxbright 94 /24lb Inkjet paper, same deal about $5.00 for 500. It actually the same stuff as office depot, jut a diff package.
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by Phil
yes, I use office despot general use inkjet paper. 92 white, 24 lb. Look in the database section of this group for the exact details but I think any good
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by mr_gees100_peas
... Thank you, now what exactly is inkjet paper. Is that the regular white paper? Another important question. Onced I finished I put the leftover FerricCloride
Re: to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by Phil
Congrats on progress. It is very satisfying to see that pattern come out on the copper. You really dont need to use PnP. Try, instead, using a decent quality
to drill or not to drill part 2
2004-03-28 by mr_gees100_peas
Ok, today I did my first PCB. It tuen out pretty good. I though it would be a little bit more complicated. I follow most people advice and drilled at after the
Re: Homebrew through hole plating
2004-03-27 by ghidera2000
I ve been checking your site, waiting (patiently - no pressure ;) for the day when you finalize everything. VERY interested in it myself! Of course, since
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Homebrew through hole plating
2004-03-27 by Markus Zingg
... Hi Caesar A couple of other people have informed me that they are interested in building a similar station. I know for sure that at least 3 people
Re: Homebrew through hole plating
2004-03-27 by Steve
... Markus, you are famous! That is Markus s website, he s a member here. Steve
Re: SMT info?
2004-03-27 by Steve
... ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Steve
Homebrew through hole plating
2004-03-27 by Caesar Samsi
I found this site to be very interesting where a kit is described that you can build yourself. http://www.myhome.ch/mzingg/pcbstuff/tps/ Has anybody done
Re: test pattern
2004-03-27 by Dave Mucha
... evaluation of ... right ... still ... OK, but I need to get such a thing anyway. Back to your question. On my CAD program, they had a triangle with one
Re: SMT info?
2004-03-27 by Dave Mucha
... Use this link for a good one. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs They seem to be a group of very knowledgeable and friendly people and pretty much
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: test pattern
2004-03-27 by Stefan Trethan
That is not what i meant Dave and you perfectly well know that... Really, i thought about a pattern that allows more objective evaluation of the result. if you
Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Dave Mucha
... name. ... company ... Oddly enough, I have found recently that when I request samples for my personal stuff, they ar either not in stock, or refuesed. When
Re: test pattern
2004-03-27 by Dave Mucha
... pattern ... coated ... start ... test ... at ... Test pattern ? I have a simple 28 pin DIP and 28 pin SOIC with about 28 thru-holes that would be a good
SMT info?
2004-03-27 by mdgolfbum
Any recommendations on good websites with SMT assembly for homebrews? Issues like soldering irons vs reflow, component sizes and handling. tnx jtm
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Stefan Trethan
... I agree, You can not get everything from the distributors, the standard stuff is ok but if you need something really special and new you are stuck. I can
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Leon Heller
... From: Ron Amundson To: Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Stefan Trethan
Thanks everyone for the great response (on a tiny note). I placed a request a few days ago without giving them a company name. Will see what happens, maybe in
[Homebrew_PCBs] test pattern
2004-03-27 by Stefan Trethan
Hi all... I wonder why there wasn t said more about a standardized test pattern to compare results.. I m still interested in one, and i will make one but i
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Ron Amundson
you wind up with more vias. and there is a &% ... I have a white floor, for the same reason. It was not easy to find, and the flooring sales guys thought I
Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Phil
I m really starting to like these SMT parts. You can tuck them into some really tight little places. Once you get used to it soldering them is a breeze -
Re: Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Dave Mucha
... they ... sample ... They ... their ... policies ... I have requested samples from them and like their policies about sending them. However, I do not get
Maxim samples
2004-03-27 by Anthony Toft
... Oh yes! they ask for a company name (mine is Toft Technology) and they _might_ call you, but as far as I am concerned they have the best sample policies, 8
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Print etch-resist, where are you
2004-03-26 by Johnathan Corgan
... And all of us lurkers who are avidly following your experiments wish to say *thank you* for spending the money, time and effort to see what you can
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Stefan Trethan
A small PAD is for throughhole plated boards or workers that insist on making bad connections. the pipe the throughhole plating forms holds together the
Re: Standard inkjet inks for etch resist?(yeeeehaaa))
2004-03-26 by Steve
Very cool! I like the step-by-step way you are testing this. I just got an Epson 600 from a thrift store a few days ago, got it cleaned up and printing
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Jeremy Taylor
A smaller hole, is NOT for PTH, The pad size and the hole size, are two entirely different things, A hole for PTH needs to be ever so slightly LARGER, to allow
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Stefan Trethan
... -- oblong ... then you do careful designing ;-) As said, do what you like. If you look at professional single sided industry boards (which are not
Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Phil
I dont think there is room for a wider pad in the first picture. when you have a 12 mil trace between pads, you can clearly see that there isn t much room
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Stefan Trethan
... well, if you say the pads are OK we simply disagree: http://www.geocities.com/phil1960us/pcb/bd2-2.jpg however these here:
Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Phil
... in not ... hmmm, guess those last couple of boards I did shouldn t have worked. ... outside if ... there you ... still ... Like I said, I ve found that I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Stefan Trethan
... Pads designed for throughhole plated boards just are not to be used in not plated boards. it is simple math, the area is too small. the 2xX headers are no
Re: to drill or not to dril?
2004-03-26 by Phil
I dont disagree but once can over do it. I run traces between pads and would rather have the room there. Eagle libs use fairly elongated pads for IC leads.