I got fedup with the latest board.
It seems that the tracks and everything were aligned perfectly, and that the board was about to work, until I found out later (after soldering most joints) that 1/2 the tracks are cracked to the point where there is no continuous conductivity. I tried using solder to cover the cracks, and that failed.
I'm beginning to think it is the fault of the transparency. I bought 10 of them for 30 cents from grand and toy. When I ran it through the laser printer the image seems clear, but then I had a closer look, and at the time when I did the circuit, the image appeared clear.
Now when I had an extremely close look, I could see random transparent dots throughout my artwork.
I tried to shake the toner and put it back in, and tried printing again, and it made no difference.
I'm starting to not trust the transparencies because when I tried printing on standard paper, the image is very sharp and excellent (without random transparent dots).
and when I bought the transparencies, I specifically said for a laser printer (which is what i was using).
Next time when I order transparencies, is there anything special I should say when I order them? Maybe there are certain laser transparencies that work better than others.
It seems that the tracks and everything were aligned perfectly, and that the board was about to work, until I found out later (after soldering most joints) that 1/2 the tracks are cracked to the point where there is no continuous conductivity. I tried using solder to cover the cracks, and that failed.
I'm beginning to think it is the fault of the transparency. I bought 10 of them for 30 cents from grand and toy. When I ran it through the laser printer the image seems clear, but then I had a closer look, and at the time when I did the circuit, the image appeared clear.
Now when I had an extremely close look, I could see random transparent dots throughout my artwork.
I tried to shake the toner and put it back in, and tried printing again, and it made no difference.
I'm starting to not trust the transparencies because when I tried printing on standard paper, the image is very sharp and excellent (without random transparent dots).
and when I bought the transparencies, I specifically said for a laser printer (which is what i was using).
Next time when I order transparencies, is there anything special I should say when I order them? Maybe there are certain laser transparencies that work better than others.