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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerome Decock" <jerome@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Searching for this kind of pcb


> Hello,
>
> I am searching the name of this kind of pcb that they use for computer
> keyboards, it is flexible and transparent with brown/grey traces. I am
> searching a manufacturer for some proto (so small batch) and if somebody
> happens to have that, a design guide (like maximum Amps/Voltage according
> to
> track size).

It's just called a 'flexible PCB', you will find several suppliers with
Google. Development is expensive, and you need large quantities to get them
at a reasonable price. They should be able to advise on current-carrying
capacity; it's probably different from normal PCB material because of the
different thermal characteristics of the substrate.

Leon
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