[sdiy] tiny pcbs?

[Laurie Biddulph]

You need to allow, typically 1 or 2mm between each pcb for V-Grooving, check 
with your pcb manufacturer on the smallest V-Groove hey do. When you snap 
the boards apart you will have around 0.5mm of extra material on the width 
i.e. less than 1mm increase on the panel size in each dimension. You should 
always ensure that your tracks are at least 1mm from the edge of the pcb to 
ensure that the `ripping' process doesn't encroach in to your circuit area.

Best Regards

(Mr) Laurie Biddulph
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From: "Danjel van Tijn" <danjel at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 3:18 AM
To: "synthdiy DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] tiny pcbs?

> aha! the panel option was what I did not know about/consider.
>
> I am trying to make 2HP and 4HP euro modules so they have really
> narrow pcbs. I think putting many 6-10 of them on a single panel (as
> Paul suggested) and using V-score will be the best strategy. All I
> have to figure out is how much extra width the V-score would add to
> the final panel width.
>
> cheers,
>    Danjel
>
>
>> Sorry if this was mentioned before:
>>
>> a) design the pc board on CAD
>> b) go to www.pcbcart.com
>> c) select 'Panel' in the data entry screen
>> d) decide on how many tint board per panel. 10 is a good number, I 
>> usually
>> use 6
>> e) Order the number of panels you need, email the ZIPped Gerbers
>> f) Pay with PayPal
>> g) wait about 11 days
>> h) when panels arrive, they will be scored. Use pliers to 'snap apart' 
>> the
>> boards
>> i) profit
>>
>> Paul S.
>>
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