[sdiy] basics recommendation PCB pumpkin carver

Rob roomberg at ptd.net
Thu Mar 3 18:12:51 CET 2016


$15 PCB..... pumpkin carver


http://www.learnmorsecode.com/help/cwmosfetb4.jpg

http://www.learnmorsecode.com/help/cwmosfetb3.jpg

http://www.learnmorsecode.com/help/cwpmosfet.html

Probably not used by NASA






On 03/03/2016 11:08 AM, Sarah Thompson wrote:
> Until a month ago, I *did* work for NASA. We sent nearly all of our 
> boards out for fabrication. I think there was a milling machine 
> somewhere at Ames that could make boards, but to my knowledge nobody 
> ever used it. It would only ever have been used for prototyping anyway 
> since boards made that way don't meet flight standards.
>
> I probably designed roughly 12 or 15 boards in the time I was EEing 
> there -- quite a few prototypes actually went to OSH Park. For-real 
> flight boards typically went to the high-end board fab houses around 
> Silicon Valley, who do a fantastic job but REALLY AREN'T CHEAP.
>
> Sarah
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 1:47 AM, Roman Sowa <modular at go2.pl 
> <mailto:modular at go2.pl>> wrote:
>
>     An entry level milling PCB router from LPKF cost more than 200
>     differnet prototype boards per year for at least 10 years. Can't
>     remember actual quoted price but I remember that calculation I
>     made back then.
>     And that's 200 PCBs ordered in reputable 24-hours service fab.
>
>     So unless you are not planing to make PCB making service to the
>     public it's not worth buying that. Unless you work for NASA ;)
>
>     And I think laser ones is 10 times more expensive, but I never
>     bothered to ask.
>     OTOH there are many PCB makers now from kickstarters and such,
>     they go for much lower price but don't know anything about their
>     performance.
>
>     When I need it the same day, there's toner transfer and etching.
>     Otherwise I simply order top-notch quality PCB for $40 and have it
>     on my desk next week. No chamicals, no glass dust in my lungs, no
>     big investment.
>
>     Roman
>
>     W dniu 2016-03-03 o 00:37, Chris Juried pisze:
>
>         I would love to get my hands on a laser cuter for prototyping.
>         Any idea
>         what these are running, on the entry level machines?
>
>         Best,
>
>         Chris
>         http://www.JuriedEngineering.com
>
>
>             On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 6:11 PM, john slee
>             <indigoid at oldcorollas.org
>         <mailto:indigoid at oldcorollas.org>> wrote:
>
>             I like the straight-to-PCB approach. Also if you're likely
>         to need a
>             rev2 anyway, you can use some of the spare space on the
>         rev1 PCB to
>             validate any new part footprints you made, related or not :-)
>
>             The world we live in now, where magical websites (or, as
>         is more
>             likely in my case, the laser-cutter at the local
>         hackerspace) very
>             accurately turn our design mistakes into reality and pop
>         them in the
>             post for $15... It's pretty amazing, no?
>
>             John
>
>             On 3 March 2016 at 09:59, Kylee Kennedy
>         <kmkennedy at gmail.com <mailto:kmkennedy at gmail.com>
>             <javascript:return>> wrote:
>
>                 A few of the larger eurorack manufacturers I've talk
>         to do not
>                 use Spice or much of any sim software. It's so
>         affordable and
>                 quick to just have some small pcbs made these days
>         they commit
>                 ideas to hardware and test there. Thanks to OSHpark!
>
>                 Learn some CAD software and start making stuff.
>                 Kylee
>
>
>                 On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Sarah Thompson
>         <plodger at gmail.com <mailto:plodger at gmail.com>
>                 <javascript:return>> wrote:
>
>                     One of the most useful things about adding LTSPICE
>         or some
>                     other simulator to learning electronics is it lets
>         you try
>                     lots of things really quickly. Most of them
>         actually will
>                     work just fine in physical hardware, but the
>         exceptions are
>                     a really important learning experience in and of
>         themselves
>                     -- I've seen that light go on in the eyes of younger
>                     engineers that I've mentored. There tends to be a
>         culture
>                     these days that has it that circuit design is
>         everything and
>                     PCB layout is a (relatively) menial task. That
>         attitude
>                     doesn't last long when you can't get a 10MHz clock
>         from one
>                     side of a board to the other because you tried to
>         send it
>                     across a break in the ground plane. At audio
>         frequencies we
>                     can get away with all manner of murder, which is why
>                     everyone should try RF at least once! :-)
>
>                     Sarah
>
>                     On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 6:41 AM, BrightBoy
>                     <jdec at mindspring.com <mailto:jdec at mindspring.com>>
>         wrote:
>
>                         Don't forget the classic tome, "Musical
>         Applications of
>                         Microprocessors"
>                         by Hal Chamberlin.
>
>                         Contents can be seen here:
>
>         http://www.mindspring.com/~jdec/book/MAM.jpg
>         <http://www.mindspring.com/%7Ejdec/book/MAM.jpg>
>
>                         It's a perfect blend of analog, digital and
>                         analog/digital hybrid synth design.
>
>                         I have the last remaining supply of the
>         hardcover 2nd
>                         edition. All copies
>                         are new-old-stock (new, mint and un-read)
>         straight from
>                         the Sam's/Hayden
>                         shipping boxes.
>
>                         Price is $52 USD shipped in the USA and $71
>         USD shipped
>                         to most worldwide
>                         destinations.
>
>                         Email me PRIVATELY if anyone is interested in
>         picking up
>                         this holy grail
>                         reference book.
>
>                         Jeff
>
>                         -----Original Message-----
>                         >From: Karsten Schmidt <info at toxi.co.uk
>         <mailto:info at toxi.co.uk>>
>                         >Sent: Mar 1, 2016 2:23 PM
>                         >To: Oakley Sound <oakleylist at btinternet.com
>         <mailto:oakleylist at btinternet.com>>
>                         >Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>         <mailto:synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>>
>                         >Subject: Re: [sdiy] Audio circuits and basic
>         electronics knowledge     recommendation.
>                         >
>                          >There's a great collection of beginner links on
>                         Muffwiggler:
>                        
>          >https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2795
>                          >
>                          >On 1 March 2016 at 09:02, Oakley Sound
>                         <oakleylist at btinternet.com
>         <mailto:oakleylist at btinternet.com>> wrote:
>                          >> This set of articles written by Rod
>         Elliott are a
>                         really good read:
>                          >>
>                          >> http://sound.westhost.com/articles.htm
>                          >>
>                          >> The beginners' stuff is about two thirds
>         of the way
>                         down the page.
>                          >>
>                          >> Tony
>                          >>
>                          >> http://www.oakleysound.com/
>                          >>
>                          >>
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