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Subject: Re: Breaking a Trace

From: "James" <jamesrsweet@...>
Date: 2010-04-17

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Chris Maness <chris@...> wrote:
>
> I just noticed that one of my lands over laps a trace. What is the best way
> of fixing this without having to re-do the whole board? Is the xacto knife
> my only option?
>
> Chris KQ6UP
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>


I use a utility knife with a nice sharp blade. Usually I try to dig in a little with the point and then peel back a bit of trace to make sure it's open. Be careful to hold things so that if the knife slips you don't lose part of a finger.

I've tried a Dremel as well, but found that it's far too easy for the cutter to catch and walk around, gouging all sorts of stuff you didn't intend.