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Subject: Eyelets? (WAS: Re: Electroplating and VIAs)

From: "roycepipkins" <royce.pipkins@...>
Date: 2009-01-22

Wow! What a simple and easy idea. I've been fussing with individual
lengths of wire for each via. I feel like a dolt now!

Anyway, thanks for the post I will definitely give stitching a try.

Regards,
Royce



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Bob_xyz" <bob_barr@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "flightofharmony" <flight@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Out of curiosity, has anybody used the old-fashioned eyelet approach?
> > Definitely not worthwhile for production, but it would be very handy
> > for DIY.
> >
>
> As long as you don't have too many of them, I've found that it's
> fairly quick and easy to 'stitch' vias using a length of stripped
> wire-wrap wire. After running the wire through the vias (going back
> and forth from one side of the board to the other), I solder the vias
> and then use an Xacto knife to cut the wires at the via pad edges.
>
> If the length of wire required is difficult to work with, you can
> always stop the stitching and start again with a new piece of wire.
>
>
> Regards, Bob
>