[sdiy] pcb design sucks.

[Nils Pipenbrinck]

> Harry wrote:
> Single sided layout is not a big deal. If you are careful and take your
> time you can get an excellent board. Don't be afraid of using jumpers...
> most bad SS layouts are bad because the designer skimped on the
> jumpers... opting for obnoxious shit like runs between IC pins, long
> serpentine runs... and tiny skinny traces, especially grounds and power.

Well, I know that jumpers are not worse than a etched trace.. It just feel
stupid if I need a lot of them. Buying a professional made board is not my
style.. For the asm-1 I could order a board somewhere, but that's not enough
diy for me. I'm not expericed enough to make my own circuits, so I want to
do at least my own pcb's (so there is something I can be proud of..
soldering just need some dexterity).

> H^) harry (who prefers board layout to chess... anyday!)

Well. I love it too, and my girlfriend hates me for it. I spend hours before
my computer and optimize a board (I use eagle light btw) - moving resistors
around, rotating chips and look if it works better this way and so on. For
me it's the same kind of fun as writing tight assembler code.

Happy weekend everyone,

    Nils