Homebrew PCBs

I agree. Try to keep all of them connected to ground. I usually cheat 
when laying out a board and don't bother with the grounds until I am 
nearly finished. I then do a ground copper pour and sort out any missing 
grounds that are left. It can save quite a bit of time.

Les

Chris Horne wrote:

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>I am 100% happy with press-n-peel  but there again I don't have to do 
>any super fine work. I gave up UV exposure several years ago except 
>for etching on curved aluminium castings.
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>I keep looking at the picture on the group homepage and wince at the 
>amount of etchant used to etch those big empty areas....  :-(
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>I know 99% of the group will already be filling those areas with 
>copper, but in case there are any beginners out there, unless there is 
>a good reason to remove the big areasof copper,  (like RF work) it is 
>more economical to leave as much copper on the board as possible. 
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>If Files or Photos are running short of space, post them here:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs_Archives/ 
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