PCB Etching Class

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Basic Event Information

  • Name: PCB Etching Class
  • Organizer\POC: Omegix 17:01, 3 December 2009 (CST)
  • Date: TBD
  • Time: TBD
  • Location: Make Shop
  • Cost to Attend: TBD (need to determine if cost is negligible)

Description

  • Class to teach how to do a home PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Etching.
  • Class will use the "melt the plastic to the board" method vs the UV exposure method. Supposedly this method is cheaper.

Resources

Volunteers

Materials Needed

  • PCB Etching Fluid (need to determine if cost is negligible)
  • Copper Plated Boards
  • Drill Press
  • Solder \ Irons (if we want to populated it afterwards)
  • CAD Software (Eagle?)
  • Iron (Like for ironing clothes. Could use one specifically made for this.)
  • Laserjet Printer
    • (Ratmandu has a laserjet 2200 with jetdirect and duplexer that just needs a new cartridge)
    • there's a laser printer at the shop at the front of the room

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