Pelican Parts
Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   Pelican Parts Forums > Miscellaneous and Off Topic Forums > Off Topic Discussions


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
Author
Thread Post New Thread    Reply
Unconstitutional Patriot
 
turbo6bar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: volunteer state
Posts: 5,620
Teach a redneck how to make a PCB

I'm working on a fall project, and I need to have a PCB manufactured. I know very little about his stuff. If I can nail the details, I will likely buy 100+ PCBs. Basically, I want to mount 4 relay sockets and 4 fuse mounts along with power, ground, and signal terminals. This is simple compared to most PCBs, but the redness of my neck blocks the brain activity necessary to bridge the knowledge barrier.

Anybody BTDT?
How do I lay out a board? I don't need a prototype, due to simplicity.
Recommended PCB manufacturers at reasonable prices? I think this board should be less than $5-6 when generated in volume.

Mucho thanks
Jürgen

Old 10-18-2004, 07:57 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #1 (permalink)
Registered
 
MichiganMat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 4,271
Garage
Send a message via AIM to MichiganMat
http://www.pcbexpress.com/
or
http://www.expresspcb.com/index.htm

They should have tools to help you with your layout and they can fab them for you. We used theses guys in college a lot.
__________________
'75 911S 3.0L
'75 914 3.2 Honda J
'67 912R-STi
'05 Cayenne Turbo
'99 LR Disco 2, gone but not forgotten
Old 10-18-2004, 11:29 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #2 (permalink)
Registered
 
adrian jaye's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: berkshire uk
Posts: 1,697
turbo,
not enough space to do a full procedure but essentially what you need/to do is: that is if your diy YOURSELF

1> draw up your circuit ON PAPER
2> get your copper PCB, copper on one side, fibre the other (double sided as copper bothsides, over a fibre sandwich)
3> either use transfers or a PCB pen to transfer your circuit to the copper side of the PCB

4> or use a clear laminate sheet and draw the circuit on
a) put this on the copper side and into a UV box) this then creates a circuit to be etched

4> get your etching solution (usually a suplher based liquid), put the copper board into said solution, leave for 20 minutes or so, all the copper has desolved off leaving the copper tracks

5> clean the board off, drill holes, mount and solder

easy


__________________
-----------------------------------------------------------
The fear of God is the begining of wisdom <><

NotJustPorsche
Subscribe: notjustporsche-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Old 10-19-2004, 02:40 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #3 (permalink)
Reply


 


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:13 AM.


 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page
 

DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.