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Re: Flip n' Print ? (concept proposal for development)

2010-05-20 by Richard

Hi Henry!

Look here for the conductive inks:

http://www.novacentrix.com/




--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Henry Liu <henryjliu@...> wrote:
>
> I don't see the advantage of the flipping.
> 
> If you can print layers of conductive ink and non conductive ink then you
> can just make a multilayer pcb and place the components on top.  You can
> just make your final pads be all connected through the lower layers with the
> equivalent of blind filled vias.
> 
> I don't think the conductive ink ejects well but I'd be very curious to hear
> your results.
> 
> I've found some good UV curable inks but they're not cheap and they're not
> conductive.
> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Richard
> <richard.liberatoscioli@...>wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi James!
> >
> > "....difficulty getting all the components lined up at exactly the same
> > height...."
> >
> > You lost me here ... all the SMD's lay in flat down against the flat
> > surface of the substrate, easily keeping all the SMD's at the same level.
> >
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "richard.liberatoscioli" <richard.liberatoscioli@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "James" <jamesrsweet@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think you would have difficulty getting all the components lined up
> > at exactly the same height and making reliable connections. It would be
> > interesting to try but if I were trying to make something so complex I'd
> > have a batch of boards made.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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