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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Flex circuit material

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-09-12

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:18:27 +0200, Bill P @ PEARL
<custserv@...> wrote:

> Hi All:
> Can anyone tell my where I can buy some flex circuit material. I'd
> like
> to find two-sided stuff, but single-sided will do just fine.
> Thanx
> Bill


Do you need plastic foil or does thin FR4 do the trick?
If it isn't bent repeatedly and like 5cm radius is OK you can bend FR4
like they do in the fluke 8000/8600 meters for the display.

You can split the glassfiber PCB material cleanly, esp. the cheaper ones.

ST