Lots of high-quality free PCB tools out there, and plenty of inexpensive good-quality PCB manufacturers on Ebay. I stopped breadboarding years ago (and will never go back..) because PCB costs are on-par with breadboarding, and much higher quality. If you plan to make 2 or more boards, PCBs will save you time and money versus breadboarding. OSH Park is excellent for small boards ( $5 US per square inch, you get 3 boards)
Laptop power supplies are pretty cheap & efficient. Most comply with a variety of safety standards. Still, I'm stubborn and design my own because I enjoy the challenge, running simulations, etc. If you decide to do your own power supply, do your homework for heat dissipation, ripple-voltage, RMS current in the electrolytic caps, spacing and width rules for PCB traces. Could be very bad if your clock catches fire after several years. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1a57763e-b2e3-4143-aa99-e95aea0acdf3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
