Homebrew PCBs

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From: "ghidera2000" <ghidera2000@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 1:19 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] What do the pro board houses use?


> I'm actually having great success making double sided boards with 10
> mil traces - haven't blown a board in a looong time. Its a fair bit
> of work though and I'm starting to feel the need for >2 layers.
>
> I have a couple items made up that I'm probably going to start
> selling commercially soon and so I'm thinking of investing on
> some "real" PCB making equipment. What kinds of things do the board
> houses use for making these multi layer boards? I've done some
> looking around the net but can only find stuff for hobby boards...

You'll need to master PTH first, which isn't trivial. Board houses can take
some time to get it right.

You'll then need to sort out how you are going to register the layers and
get the right sort of press to laminate them.

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
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