On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 at 13:06:56, Dexter wrote:
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>On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Tony Firshman wrote:
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>> Hear hear .... and I really like the hand-routing exercises. Using
>> auto-routers is a bit like getting a plumber in and never quite liking
>> what he did, and complaining about the cost.
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>I remember one board Arnie was working on. I stuck the components through
>a piece of heavy paper, then used a black and red felt pen to draw the
>tracks. The third generation got committed and went into production.
When I do a circuit, I always make a same size cardboard copy, with
stick on tracks. I then add major components/sockets and use this to
test fitting etc. superHermes went to many shows like this, before we
went into production. It often sorts out problems that are not obvious
on paper. I Arvid Borretsen (spelling probably worng) even suggested
that one might make pcbs on high quality gloss paper with an inkjet
printer. He even gave me some metal impregnated ink, but I never got
round to trying it.
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>Ahhh, memories.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
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