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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pulsar's "TIA" Laminator - any good?

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2007-05-27

"Jeffrey Jenkins" <tesseract@...> writes:
> H210), can supposedly lay down tracks and pads tighter than 8/8 design
> rule reliably. Does anyone here have any experience to confirm or
> refute this?

I have the whole Pulsar kit (GBC Creative), and I can do 6.7/6.7 (four
pixels on my laser printer) with a little care. 0.5mm pitch SMT parts
(9.8mil rules) are not a problem, 0.4mm pitch (7.8mil rules) works
too.

0.4mm pitch and 01005 parts on pulsar-type board:
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/smd-challenge/old/proto-boards.html

close-up of 01005 cap next to an 0.4mm pitch IC:
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/first.html