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PRINTED CIRCUIT sa PRINTED CIRCUIT TESTING & REPAIR x CIRCUIT BOARD (PRINTED) xx ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Tip on improving the etching of circuit boards by "floating" them face down in the etchant. Simple way of silver plating etched circuit boards. Tips on installing and using staked turret terminals on your circuit boards. Quick, simple and inexpensive way of making printed circuit boards using a full-size copy of the pattern. Tip on showing foil connections on the component side of a circuit board using a permanent marker. Technique for making quick prototypes on copper clad boards. Technique for making etched circuit boards. Especially good when starting with small artwork. How to generate a circuit board pattern and a stuffing guide from almost any schematic using the "cut-tape" method. Simple two-channel circuit board accommodates most capacitor sizes from small polystyrenes to large WonderCaps. Ideal when adding bypass or coupling capacitors to an existing circuit. Tips on making circuit boards using copper traces with adhesive backing (E-Z Circuit). Tip on using hot glue to attach capacitors and other bulky components to a printed circuit board. Do-it-yourself PC boards. The secret to creating high-quality boards starts with good artwork. Making your own printed circuit boards using a six-step process. Technique for converting printed circuit board artwork into Gerber format so that a PC house photo plotter can read the data. Using CAD software (computer-aided design) to prepare full-size patterns for speaker enclosures, electronic chassis and printed circuit boards. How to make aluminum foil circuit cards. Six-volt lantern battery provides the power to light a 6-volt bulb. Designing with double sided printed circuit boards. Do it yourself technique will save space in your electronic projects. Tips on designing power and ground runs first when using double sided PC boards. Double-sided PC board exposure press holds two negatives and board in perfect registration and alignment. Estimated cost: $15. Printed circuit board basics. Designing a PC board layout. How to make an instant PC board pressure-sensitive adhesive copper patterns cut out and stuck to perforated board with .100-inch grid pattern. Screen printing PC boards. Learn how to use the commercial manufacturing process for making your own printed circuit boards. Iron-on PC board patterns. Design printed circuit boards with CAD, and then etch them from resist patterns formed by ironing on laser-printed toner. Learn how to use the photo-resist method for making printed circuit boards. Low-cost software for printed-circuit board design. A comparison of 12 PC-board layout programs. Part 1. Low-cost software for printed-circuit board design. A comparison of 12 PC-board layout programs. Part 2. Build this automatic parts tray. Learn how to use stepper motors and build a system that simplifies PC-board assembly. A stepper-controlled rotating parts bin and a graphical display of PC-board component locations help ensure that the right parts are inserted in the right spot on the board in optimal order of assembly. Part 1. Construction. Build this automatic parts tray. Learn how to use stepper motors and build a system that simplifies PC-board assembly. Part 2. Format of the parts data file and the software. PCDrill. Build a computer-controlled X-Y machine that drills printed circuit boards. Locates any position on a 6"x8" board with a resolution of 0.001". Est. cost: $100. Part 1. Construction details. PCDrill. Part 2. Alignment and software. Make your own printed circuit boards using toner-transfer products. A new way to make printed circuit boards. Use a flexible copper foil that is attached to a thin plastic carrier. This "Z-Flex" material is imaged using either a laser printer or a copier. Special section on printed circuits. Tips on using the Eicocraft printed circuit kit to make your own printed circuit boards. Tip: How to use a large soldering iron on delicate printed-circuit boards. One-shot PC boards. How to etch printed-circuit boards for small projects. Tip on using seamstress' tracing paper to transfer PC designs. Tip: Use "Pilot Photo Graphic Marker" to prepare printed-circuit boards for etching. How to make photographs of both sides of a printed circuit board and then combine them into a single picture of a "transparent" circuit board where both sides are seen in their proper relationship. Make your own PC boards for S-100 bus computers by starting with a universal wire wrap board whose pattern is given in the article. Step-by-step instructions for preparing or copying PC board artwork and then making the PC board are included. Three tips for easier assembly of S-100 computer cards. (1) Assembly jig. (2) Foam board holds components while soldering. (3) Flexible arm card holder to position board. Tip on modifying standard edge connectors to fit non-standard circuit boards. How to get 1:1 copies from black-on-white artwork to clear-on-black film using 3M's "Color Key" materials without using a camera. An ideal way for electronic hobbyists to make masks for printed circuits, silk screens, etc. The "Easy Circuit" way to make circuit boards. Adhesive-backed materials eliminate both photography and chemicals to speed circuit-board fabrication. How to "fake" PC-board plate-through holes. Simple process for making printed-circuit boards using a xerographic copy machine to make an intermediate copy of the circuit on a special transfer material. Making printed-circuit boards the old-fashioned way. Using photographic techniques without a camera or darkroom can provide repeatable professional results at low cost. Professional-quality ultraviolet light source for exposing photosensitized printed-circuit artwork and boards up to 8"x16". Practical printed-circuit boards. A simple direct-mask method of producing single-quantity printed-circuit boards. Making printed-circuit boards without photography. How to use transfer film to copy an artwork image and transfer it to a PC blank as etchant resist. Experimenting with electrically conductive ink. Use it for drawing conductive paths, repairing broken traces on printed-circuit boards, making switch contacts on flexible substrates, etc. Quick and easy PC boards. An innovative method for making printed-circuit boards using overhead projection film to bypass the traditional photographic process. Printed-circuit boards from your PC. Forget the decals and X-acto knife. Let your personal computer lay out your next circuit board. How to make your own printed circuit boards. How to etch professional printed circuit boards. Cutting, punching, and drilling printed circuit boards. Which tools to use and which not to use. Duplicating printed circuit patterns which are printed in books and magazines by using photographic methods plus a photo-sensitive resist. Tips on designing and making your own printed circuit boards. Design your own printed circuit boards. Adhesive stencil technique for PC boards. Get professional quality from magazine foil patterns. A look at kits and basic materials to simplify making PC boards at home. Constructing PC boards. Useful technique to make professional-like printed circuits. The easy way to make PC boards. Using the photopositive methods. How to make double-sided PC boards. New methods do not require camera negatives to make printed circuit boards. Make boards directly from the printed page. One method lifts the ink image from the page and the other makes a photocopy without a camera. PC drilling guide. Template allows you to mark IC pin holes on a PC board, in preparation for drilling the board. Transfer printed PC patterns with no camera or chemicals. Technique uses a plastic contact film which adheres to the artwork to be transfered. How to design PC boards from a schematic. Use simple and inexpensive tools to lay out and fabricate a PC board in about the time it would take to build a circuit using point-to-point wiring. Tip: Clean PC boards with "Scotch-Brite". Make your own iron-on PC patterns to turn out professional-looking printed-circuit boards in a fraction of the time. How to etch your own printed circuit boards using "Lift-It film" to copy the pattern from printed documents. Etch printed-circuit boards faster with this home-brew agitator and a heat lamp. Designing and building printed-circuit boards Practical tips for designing PC boards on a computer. Make your own custom hardware. Make LED mounting strips and LED holders. Make PC board edge connectors from J-pins. Make IC terminal sockets from J-pin and Molex soldercon. Make piggyback mount for ICs. Make PC board and ribbon-cable connectors from male & female headers. Make your own plug-in terminal strips for discrete components. New electronic construction technique combines printed circuit boards with wire-wrap. Hints in using this technique. A look at four different ways of making prototype printed-circuit boards. How to make your own PC boards. Some hints. Wiring systems for electronic projects. Comparison of four methods. They are CSH, pencil wiring, wire-wrap, and printed circuit. All about PC boards. How to customize your PC boards. Change the size and shape of standard boards so that they will fit into your case or cabinet. Tips on proper disposal of ferric chloride etchants used in making PC boards. Bubble etcher reduces the time to etch printed circuit boards. Estimated cost: $10. How to etch your own PC boards. How to etch your own printed-circuit boards. Part 1. How to etch your own printed-circuit boards. Part 2. How to photographically transfer the pattern to the board. How to etch your own printed-circuit boards. Part 3. Making the foil mask. Computer-aided circuit board design. Design printed-circuit board layouts using your Apple II. Designing double-sided PC boards. Some hints to make the job easier. Part 1. Designing double-sided PC boards. Part 2. Tips on using the printed page as a "poor man's film positive" when making PC boards. Curing electromagnetic interference. Part 4. Guidelines on designing PC boards to eliminate EMI. Technique for making printed-circuit boards using a xerographic copier. Making your own PC boards. A look at some of the myths about making PC boards and some shortcuts to success. Tips on making PC boards from photocopies made on clear transparency sheets. Printed circuit boards. Methods and tricks to producing good PC boards. Part 1. Designing the layout. Printed circuit boards. Part 2. Finishing the layout. Producing the film. Printed circuit boards. Part 3. Making the negative, making the PC board. Make your own etching tank. Build a low-cost, professional-type PC-board etching system. PC-board breakthrough. A review of older ways of making PC (printed circuit) boards. Eleven tips to avoid mistakes. Details of a new "direct toner transfer" method that uses an electric iron and your favorite word processor. Printed circuit boards. Part 4. Developing and etching. Tips on coating a printed-circuit board with resist, drying the resist, developing the board and washing the board. | |||||||||
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