MaxHeadRoom
- Joined Jul 18, 2013
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They ship free, Subsidized by the Chinese Govt.The price includes shipping too.
Max.
They ship free, Subsidized by the Chinese Govt.The price includes shipping too.
I like Chinese people, their food and even their beer. But they are going to send everyone middle class broke if they keep going the way they are.They ship free, Subsidized by the Chinese Govt.
Max.
It is not them, but us who buy into it.But they are going to send everyone middle class broke if they keep going the way they are.
I used to be middle class. Now I am poor. I am not the same person that I once was.It is not them, but us who buy into it.
If you get the chance, watch the documentary, 'Is Wall-Mart good for America', pretty much tells the story right there.
Max.
I agree I have gone through the gamut starting with wire wrap in the 70's .for one-offs, stripboard is the way to go - it saves a lot of wiring, I was shocked we don't find them much in the U.S.
I cut all traces manually beforehand with just a drill bit.They used to sell a special countersink drill, but a 1/8" drill bit or slightly smaller in a dremel or even in a hand chuck is a breeze to clear a trace, what I do after everything is soldered, is run a box cutter blade down the insulated division between all traces just to ensure no 'whiskers' are left causing shorts.
A magnifying lamp also helps to spot any uncut traces.
For One-offs I would not use anything else.
Max.
Wow, that is an ambitious method!I cut all traces manually beforehand with just a drill bit.
Then I start the wiring and finally the components.
There's good drugs out there now for OCD. Checking nuts & bolts six times. But we need these types of people as avaiation mechanics!Wow, that is an ambitious method!
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From the beginning I used Corel Draw. Components first and then an additional reverse layer for the cutting.Wow, that is an ambitious method!
I would need to use the free CAD to do that!
I usually use the reverse.
Whatever works.
Max.
Like I said, whatever works.From the beginning I used Corel Draw. Components first and then an additional reverse layer for the cutting.
If this means OCD, I cannot imagine how his circuits will look. I realized that working like that I save time in the end. And works at the first try.
I used to use a 1/8" drill bit in a tiny handle, and turn it by hand, took a few seconds per cut.That's good to know. I'll switch when I can. I took up LTspice for the first time this week, so surely I can learn to use stripboard.
Not knowing anything about it, it looked like a pain to cut the traces without damaging nearby strips. It must be easy, so what do people use to make the cuts? I've heard knife or Dremel or drill.
OCD only becomes an problem when you are not in control of it.If this means OCD, I cannot imagine how his circuits will look. I realized that working like that I save time in the end. And works at the first try.
I only cut traces first when it is really obvious, like between the legs of a DIP IC.I can't imagine cutting the traces first, that's hilarious! ...
Thirded! It's all I'll ever use . . .Seconded!
Max
Same here . . . . although try this:When I discovered how easy it was to make a prototype with stripboard, I was shocked we don't find them much in the U.S.
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