The via hole is a plated hole through the board that connects to a trace on the other side hence the board becomes double sided (or indeed to any intermediate plane in multi -layer boards). Not very DIY friendly. Use the lead of a non-radial through hole device or a short link to effect the connection.
--- On Wed, 31/3/10, Chris Maness <chris@...> wrote:
From: Chris Maness <chris@...>
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What is a Via?
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 31 March, 2010, 21:42
Like if I cannot find a way around a trace on a single sided board, I would
cheat and use a via?
Chris
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Paul Mateer <paul.aa9gg@gmail. com> wrote:
> it's a thru hole that connects traces from one layer to another.
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> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Leon Heller <leon355@btinternet. com>
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> > On 31/03/2010 21:17, Chris Maness wrote:
> > > I am using gEDA PCB and it has VIAS as one of the options. Is this
> > > referring to a hole that jumpers over a line on a PC board to the other
> > side
> > > of a trace?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > Leon
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