Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by Dwayne Reid
... We haven t tried to mill any double sided boards - those are done with the photo process or, more commonly these days, sent off to AP circuits. But I try
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Cool-Amp
2002-05-03 by Steve Greenfield
... Great! Glad to hear it. I expect a 1/4 pound will last a long time for most of us. Steve Greenfield __________________________________________________ Do
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by hans@code-workshop.com
Dwayne, Sounds right, when I purchased it several years ago it was $40 even for 1/4 lb. Have your ever used it ? hansw ... ADVERTISEMENT ... [Non-text portions
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by hans@code-workshop.com
Dwayne, Thanks for the interesting insight. What if anything is your solution for via connections ? BTW I think stripper is Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide)
[Homebrew_PCBs]wet method questions???
2002-05-03 by Randy Knutson
Greetings, I have a question concerning the wet method of making circuit boards. Since I am new to making circuit boards I did a search a while ago and found
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cool-Amp gone
2002-05-03 by Dwayne Reid
... All I can say is: call the number I posted a few minutes ago. A real, live person answered the phone Cool Amp Conducto Lube , explained about web site
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by Dwayne Reid
... I just phoned them - they are having web site problems right now. But the very nice young lady I spoke with gave me current pricing: 1/4 Lb: $46.00, 1/2
Connect the Dots
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hey Gang, Many years ago I made some double sided boards for a guy at work building a power amp. I took the PC layout from the magazine he had. I taped it to
Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi Hans, Milling circuit boards is actually called Mechanical Etching. I call it milling because that s what it actually is. When I post sites to look at. They
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by Dwayne Reid
... We do both. The photo process uses DuPont Riston 4215 laminate film, a much modified Ibico laminator supplied by Kepro, developer is Soda Ash (Potassium
Cool-Amp gone
2002-05-03 by Steve Greenfield
Well, dangit! http://www.pge.com/006_news/current_issues/reorganization/court_docs/pdf/00001153.pdf that explains that. Steve Greenfield
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by Steve Greenfield
I was going to add Cool-Amp s website to the Bookmarks, but it seems to be gone. http://www.cool-amp.com/ Says No DNS entry found. Does anyone know if they are
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by Steve Greenfield
I currently etch all the boards I ve made so far. I ve used photoetching, manually applied rub-on transfers and drafting tape, and even cut the pattern on a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by hans@code-workshop.com
John, OK just wanted to know. Time is important, it s the main reason I don t have a board shop make two side prototypes unless they are very densely packed. I
Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by ph4appl
Etching works great for me as well. I have etched many boards by printing with a bubble jet onto overhead projector transparencies and using them as a mask to
Re: What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi Hans, I have no problem with etching. I will even say that Proto board then Perf onto etched PCBoard. Right now the boards I sell are milled. If sales get
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi Wolf, I found out the DXF file that comes out of TCad worked with all the programs I was testing. The other CAD programs had DXF files that were glitchy.
What's wrong with etching PCB's
2002-05-03 by hans@code-workshop.com
Been following all this about perf. boards and milling etc. I like the idea of milling but it seems the prep. work is tremendous. Doing pref. boards then PCB
Re: Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi Lukus, I use solderless breadboards then Perfboard and then PCBoard. It s an old habit that has served me well. Years ago I worked with an engineer who used
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-03 by Lukas Louw
I just joined this group, as I have had the need lately to make quick concept proto PCB s for clients, where there simply wasn t time to send them out to a fab
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-03 by Wolfgang Maier
Steve, I must admit that I am a sucker for TurboCad. One of our Aussie mags provided a cover CD with a free copy of TurboCad 6. Bangs for bucks this CAD
Re: Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-03 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi John, Actually I DO use pref board. I use it to try out new wire-wrap board layouts. Press the wire-wrap sockets into the board anywhere, then when the
Re: Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi Alan. Some of the banking stuff I worked on was wirewrap. Many mods, three to four levels on extra long IC pins. After years of wirewraping I went back to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-03 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi listies, Perf-board? I d rather wire-wrap! Alan KM6VV
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Steve I sent you the scan Via Email. If you did not get it look in the Photo section under Kleinbauer. John ... retouching,
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-03 by crankorgan
Hi, Here is the FREE TurboCad http://www.turbocad.com/products/products.cfm John ... there ... of ... there. ... just ... go ... the ... also ... his
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Dave, In TurboCad you can set layers and different colors. Put alignment Crosses or holes in each corner of the drawings. I just got the hang of the layers the
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-02 by marble_h
well all I could find was turboCad * pro on the net I was told there is a freeware some where does anyone have it or know if it is still avalable for
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
John, All of my boards have been 2-sided so far. I haven t tried a single sided board yet. So, you can imagine the work that I had to do in TurboCad getting
Re: Protoboard to PCBoard (YES)
2002-05-02 by marble_h
That would be so nice WOULD YOU PLEASE . John Brauweiler
Outline software
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Hi All, Here is some freeware for doing outline Gcodes. http://www.lce.org/cnc/gcplot.htm John
Protoboard to PCBoard
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Hi All, Maybe we should also talk about how we go from circuit to circuit boards. What do you think fellow Perf-board-ers? John
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Right on Dave! Glad to hear you re again working at it! Yeah, that s an interesting page. Wish I d seen it BEFORE I started on my code. Did you see the
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Hi, So you did a two sided board? Or one side of the board got messed up? John ... out ... post ... an ... interesting ... news ... convert ... and ... TCi ...
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
John, I now know how you feel. I spent hours and hours drawing a board in TurboCAD only to find out that when I milled the board, I had inverted one of the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-02 by Steve Greenfield
Yes, please scan it. I d like to know what version you are using, there is the regular, Pro, and there s a sort of low end one that pushes itself as Learn
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Hi Dave, I ment the guys who make Eagle or Target. Make a drawing program that saves the pad outlines as Gcode or PLT. Running a post processor is after the
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
Not easy by any stretch of the imagination. If anyone doesn t believe me, take a look at http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/studentwork/CESCG99/SKrivograd/ This page
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
The freeware version works great for drawing pcb tool paths. You can make your own component library and drag and drop the components just like a pcb package.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi John, Thanks for the URL. Seem to be new ones all the time! I contacted them. Alan KM6VV
Re: TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Steve, I bought mine in the store for $30. If you want the scan of the box let me know because there are several versions out there. Mine came with a video
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi John, Well, I wouldn t say it s a very simple program to write , right Dave? I ve seen the three Gerber files from TCi. Silk, component, and solder. Both
TurboCAD versions, review?
2002-05-02 by Steve Greenfield
I m thinking of getting TurboCAD. I see that there are some on eBay, from V6 to 7. Is anyone here running earlier versions of TurboCAD, or better have run
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Alan, Check this one out. The software! http://www.epsilon-international.com/Products/products.html John ... file, ... looked ... Z1 ... a LOT
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by crankorgan
Hi Alan, TCI makes three Gerber files. One of them has the pads and traces. When I plot the Gerber I get lots of BLUE lines. Red is cut and blue is travel.
Re: Demo1R files
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
Hello Alan and group, It appears that I didn t copy the current version of my software ToolPathPro V1.0 from my computer on the last project I was on(good
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi John, I haven t played with KCam enough, I guess. I gave it a Gerber file, but I didn t see anything (graphics), just a few random lines. I looked at the
Demo1R files
2002-05-02 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Dave (and list), I just uploaded a Gerber file (from Eagle demo), and the DXF and CNC files I created from it! No sorting done, so probably wanders all
New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs
2002-05-02 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File : /Gerber &
Re: TCi PCB program
2002-05-02 by ph4appl
John, ... We re working on it.... Dave ... directory. ... them ... by ... do ... use?