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From: "D S" <eclipserd@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Double sided boards and feed throughs


> Greetings to all,
>
> I'm new to the board but eager to learn.
>
> I'm embarking on a rather ambitious project that will probably see me
> making around 65-70 PCB's when all is said and done. Most will be simple
> single sided boards but about 1/4 to 1/3 of them will be double sided.
>
> About half of the components are such that soldering to both sides of the
> board isn't possible. I've had a look through the group archives but
> nothing really caught my eye. Considering that cost is a large factor in
> this project, does anyone have any good simple feed through methods. I've
> considered just placing pads and vias's adjacent to the holes on either
> side and using surplus component leads to solve the issue as a last
> resort.

I do something like that.

Leon