Re: Negative Etch (Was Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing)

2006-12-23 Thread John Griessen
DJ Delorie wrote: It reads to me "expose, develop, strip". Isn't that always the way with photoresist? Some used for silkscreen printing can be just expose, strip with warm water wash immediately. I used some B&W film to make negs from pos a few weeks ago and it was not very high contra

Re: Negative Etch (Was Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing)

2006-12-22 Thread Tuck Hartshorn
On Friday 22 December 2006 16:31, Lares Moreau wrote: > On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:45:23 -0800 > > Tuck Hartshorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.farcircuits.net/supplies.htm > > > > They've done hobby/ham circuit boards for years. I just noticed this new > > listing. Might be of interest. >

Re: Negative Etch (Was Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing)

2006-12-22 Thread DJ Delorie
> "Expose with UV through negative film, develop with Sodium > Bicarbonate desolved in water, and strip with liquid drano desolved > in water." > > I am uninitiated in Negative film and usually use positive > MGChemicals boards. The way written, it is implied that the strip > step takes place bew

Negative Etch (Was Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing)

2006-12-22 Thread Lares Moreau
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:45:23 -0800 Tuck Hartshorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.farcircuits.net/supplies.htm > > They've done hobby/ham circuit boards for years. I just noticed this new > listing. Might be of interest. > tuck On a side note regarding the PCBs, the site reads in part:

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread Tuck Hartshorn
On Friday 22 December 2006 13:21, DJ Delorie wrote: > > Make the undesired layers invisible. The autorouter only routes on > visible layers. Yes!! > > > When I manual route, I cannot complete the connection to the DIP, > > the mouse stops just short of the pin, as if there is a shield or > > block

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread DJ Delorie
> http://www.farcircuits.net/supplies.htm Thanks! ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread Tuck Hartshorn
On Friday 22 December 2006 13:21, DJ Delorie wrote: > > > (btw, DJ, I saw a much earlier post where u where interested in > > sources for thin FR-4. Is that still the case?) > > I was more curious about it, I have no real use for it other than > experimenting. I wanted to see: (1) if I could feed

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread John Luciani
On 12/22/06, Tuck Hartshorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, this was on also. I did one more manual route after I cleaned under my pads, before everything disappeared and I still could not complete. So, once I get my nets back, I will do this one more time with "enforce" off. Press the "o" key

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread Tuck Hartshorn
On Friday 22 December 2006 12:40, John Luciani wrote: > On 12/22/06, Tuck Hartshorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I manual route, I cannot complete the connection to the DIP, the > > mouse stops just short of the pin, as if there is a shield or blockage. > > If you have deleted a trace someti

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread DJ Delorie
> So, I the autorouter prefers the component side and I dont see where > to change this. Make the undesired layers invisible. The autorouter only routes on visible layers. > When I manual route, I cannot complete the connection to the DIP, > the mouse stops just short of the pin, as if there is

Re: gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread John Luciani
On 12/22/06, Tuck Hartshorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I manual route, I cannot complete the connection to the DIP, the mouse stops just short of the pin, as if there is a shield or blockage. If you have deleted a trace sometimes small amounts of copper remain undeneath the pad. If you ha

gEDA-user: PCB manual routing

2006-12-22 Thread Tuck Hartshorn
I'm new to PCB and attempting to do some manual routes to a small two layer board where I have a DIP20 and a bunch of SMD's. I want all routing to the DIP to be on the solder side, since I will not have plated-thru vias--just a homemade board. So, I the autorouter prefers the component side and

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Manual

2006-08-26 Thread ptay
Dan + John, thanks! It just appeared to me that the 20060822 manual was an old copy updated to new version number by sourceforge following real code updates. It seemed this way because the manual doesn't make any mention of "HID". Not sure if this is off-base. Phil Dan McMahill wrote: p

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Manual

2006-08-25 Thread Dan McMahill
ptay wrote: Last I heard there was some work being done on the PCB manual. From sourceforge I'm led to here: http://pcb.sourceforge.net/manual.html But I can't tell if this reflects the newest version. Is this it? Phil There are 3 versions linked to on that page. The top is for what i

Re: gEDA-user: PCB Manual

2006-08-25 Thread John Luciani
On 8/25/06, ptay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Last I heard there was some work being done on the PCB manual. From sourceforge I'm led to here: http://pcb.sourceforge.net/manual.html But I can't tell if this reflects the newest version. Is this it? The date code in the links (below the CVS v

gEDA-user: PCB Manual

2006-08-25 Thread ptay
Last I heard there was some work being done on the PCB manual. From sourceforge I'm led to here: http://pcb.sourceforge.net/manual.html But I can't tell if this reflects the newest version. Is this it? Phil ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@