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Subject: Re: 1oz vs 1/2 oz

From: "spacedcowboy@..." <simon.gornall@...>
Date: 2010-10-13

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Maroney" <steve@...> wrote:
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> Dear Gang
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> Do you guys prefer 1oz copper clad over 1/2 oz ? My initial thoughts
> is the at 1oz is sturdier and can tolerate heat better than 1/2 ?!?
> Please share you experiences. Thanks.
>

I use 1-oz when I want to run higher-power stuff (recently, some LED drivers) but apart from that I typically use 0.5-oz.

The time for me isn't an issue (as Leon mentioned) though because I mill, I don't etch. I just tell the software "this is a 1-oz board" and it worries about the rest :)

Simon