Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 18924

PCB Drill Sizes: #80 to #44 and everything between

This is a chart of drill sizes that might be used on PC boards. PCB drill sizes are no different than standard drill sizes, however PCB hole sizes do not correspond with the drill size if the holes ar...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 3246

A Large Printed Circuit Board Etching Tank

This tank is large enough to support the ammenities, such as a heater and an aerator. It is large enough for almost any home printed circuit board manufacturing job. The materials list includes only c...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 2573

Small Circuit Board Etching Tank for Large PC Boards

This is not my first vertical tank. It was designed after the large etching tank elsewhere on the site. There was one thing I hadn't considered. Well, one that comes to mind. The problem is in the siz...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 1836

DesignSpark PCB Design Software for Windows PCs

DesignSpark PCB software is free, but you have to register it. It is used by Advanced Circuits PCB Artist, at least in a down-level version, but it outputs plot files for Gerber, printer, plotter, PDF...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 3180

Express PCB

This company specializes in low-cost fast-turnaround prototypes, but does production work, too. In comparison with others, the production price is very reasonable. The quality is good, and deliviery v...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 2952

PCB Design Software: The First Step to a New PC Board

This is not intended to be a tutorial on every piece of PCB software available. It is more a verbose listing of available software. This PCB design software is generally Windows compatible, and has be...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 14136

PCB Etchant Solutions

PCB etchant solutions are by definition and purpose nasty. They eat metal. They give off toxic fumes. They can stain. They contain metal that can only be called toxic waste, and should be treated as s...

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Karen Lin Apr 01,2014 12269

PCB Toner Transfer Makes Complex PCBoards Easy

NOTE: Your laser printer was designed to have laser printer paper run through it. A printer will have some latitude in the type of material that can be run through it. Your specific laser printer may ...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 3769

Photoresist Facilitates More Complex PCBs

Photolithography and PhotoresistPhotolithography is the word applied to the process of using photographic or optical means to produce a photoresist mask for a printed circuit board. Photolithography a...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 3535

PCB Resist Pens Make Simple PCB Fabrication Possible

If you need to make a printed circuit board in a hurry, and you don't care what it looks like, a resist pen is a reasonable choice. They typically lay down a 1/16" line (Sharpie 13601), although they ...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 7437

Tin Plating Copper PC Boards

PCB tinning is the process of depositing a very thin layer of tin, for the purpose of protecting the copper from oxidation. Oxidation on copper makes it more difficult to solder. Keep in mind, though,...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 2559

Etching your own Prototype PC Boards

PCB Etching is as simple as immersing it in the etchant solution and agitating it to keep sludge from inhibiting further etching. This can be done in plastic or glass trays, vertical etching tanks, or...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 3172

PCBs Manufacturing Process

A PCB is used to connect electronic components electrically. This is done by making conductive path ways for circuit connections by etching tracks from copper sheet laminated onto a non-conductive sub...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 4662

Cleaning the Blank PCB helps to Prevent Defects

Before it can be used, the blank circuit board must be clean. Immaculately clean. No dust, or fingerprints, or specks of oil, and no oxide layer. It is best to do this immediately before making the ci...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 2217

Preparing PC board Artwork for Use in Fabrication

The method depends on the software used, and the type of finished artwork desired. I run Linux, so I have Windows XP in a VM to run ExpressPCB. By nature of the application, the bottom layer is always...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 8223

How Printed Circuit Boards Are Made

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is a self-contained module of interconnected electronic components found in devices ranging from common beepers, or pagers, and radios to sophisticated radar and compu...

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Karen Lin Mar 31,2014 2127

Prototype PCB Fabrication Process

PCB Fabrication ProcessPCB's may be made by any of a number of processes. This explains some of them in detail - not just professional methods, but also methods you can use at home. There are links to...

PCB Fabrication Prototype PCB

PCBWay Mar 31,2014 6299

Steps In PCB Fabrication Process: PCB Manufacturing technique

>> PCB manufacturing Process in PCBWayPrinted Circuit Boardpcb DESIGNDesigning of a pcb is a major slip in the production of pcbs. It forms adistinct factor n electronic perfomance and...

PCB Manufacturing Printed Circuit Board

Karen Lin Mar 28,2014 2550

PCB Prototyping techniques: things to know before pulling the trigger

Prototyping has become far more difficult than it was in the old days. For one thing, electronic components have gotten smaller; an IC can now be the size of a peppercorn or a grain of sand. As a resu...

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Karen Lin Mar 28,2014 1961

A new way to handle RF/PCB design

In most companies, RF design has been something that happened in a different lab, or even a different location, by some engineers doing some rather peculiar circuit design. Tools have developed over t...

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