Homebrew PCBs

Stefan

Thanks for the tips on the solder pads. Unless I create my own library
 objects is there any easy way to increase the pad size/hole size in
Eagle.

Regards
Dennis Waggoner


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:22:36 +0100, sbdwag <sbdwag@...> wrote:
> 
> > f anyone has time please critique my first attempt at producing a
> >
> > etched pcb board. Below are jpegs of the 2x3" board with components
> >
> > and also a picture of the tranfer image I plan on using.
> >
> >
> > Does anything stand out? All comments are appreciated.
> >
> >
> > http://www.wagsterstuff.com/photos/psbd.jpg
> >
> > http://www.wagsterstuff.com/photos/psobj.jpg
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Dennis Waggoner
> 
> Well, i can see you haven't done many layouts, don't get me wrong,
it's  
> absolutely fine electrically but for me layouts are a bit of an
artform...
> It's very hard to describe what i think is a nice layout, when i
look at  
> something, i just see things i don't like, then i change them. I
suppose  
> make things straighter and neater is part of it, but not everything.
I'm  
> not at all artistic otherwise, i can't draw or paint at all, i don't
like  
> most music, actually i really dislike art (at least what they say is
art  
> these days), but when looking at a layout i will quickly spot stuff i  
> dislike, and usually work on it until everything it tolerable to my eye.
> 
> There are two technical things i would advise:
> Make the small round pads larger, it will be hard to drill and
solder as  
> it is.
> Perhaps increase the isolation distance to the ground plane if you
are new  
> to transfers.
> 
> You can of course use the board, and there is really nothing else i
can  
> suggest to change since i would have made almost any trace and much
of the  
> placement differently, but that does not matter. If it is
electrically OK  
> and looks right for you it's perfect. If you want to tidy it up some
more,  
> that's allright too ;-)
> 
> GO for it!
> 
> > Is there any way to edit post after they have been posted?
> 
> Not really, since it has gone out per mail, and most people will  
> appreciate it very much that a mail they received can't be changed any  
> more. Don't worry about it.
> 
> ST
>