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Discover effective methods for creating high-quality printed circuit boards (PCBs) at home without breaking the bank. This guide covers various techniques, including tape and etch, iron-on resist, and using Ares Lite software. Learn how to design your PCB, print transparency masks, expose, develop, etch, and drill while incorporating essential tools and materials like presensitized boards and carbide drill bits. Also, explore educational discounts available for PCB products. Get started on your PCB journey today!
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Making Printed Circuit Boards High Quality and Low Price (From the Bathroom Sink)
Ways to Make PCBs • Tape and Etch • Iron-on Resist • Board House • Ares Lite and Kepro Products
Ares Lite • Unlimited number of holes when licensed • Inexpensive, and with an education discount • Pick and place components • Draw traces • Create ground plain • Documentation in the top silk • www.labcenter-electronics.com
D and L Pro (DALPro) • Presensitized boards (4” by 6” and up) • Developer (washing soda) • Etchants (sodium persulfate) • Carbide drill bits • www.dalpro.net
To Build or Buy • UV Table • Foot Massager • Photographic trays and beaker • Zip lock bags • Bug Light
The Process • Design a PCB in Ares Lite • Print paper copies • Make a transparency (a UV mask) • Expose PCB through the mask • Develop • Etch • Strip • Drill • Solder!