Homebrew PCBs

Thanks everyone, these tips are *gold*.

Now that I'm laying out with flooding in mind, I'm rapidly getting rid  
of the islands with judicious nudging anyway.

I might even do the eagle tutorial!

PG

On 10/03/2009, at 5:56 PM, leon Heller wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Piers Goodhew" <piers@...>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: terminology question:
>
> > Next question:
> >
> > If I flood my current design, I get quite a few "Islands" which  
> cannot
> > be grounded. Is it a bad idea to flood them as you'll induce all  
> kinds
> > of voodoo, or is it perfectly safe?
>
> It's best to avoid them, as they can pick up emissions and re- 
> radiate them.
>
> Leon
>
>