Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Boardmaking

Time constraints be iffed, it's time to print my first PCB!

It took a while, but I was finally able to print the schematic onto photopaper.



The PCB that I was using was really badly oxidized, with disgusting fingerprints all over it. But with a little help from a sanding block and some acetone, the board came out all right in the end.

The actual process of printing was minimally irritating. Aligning the photopaper on top of the board took a while, but soon, the laminating process started.


After washing the board, getting all of the paper off, and exposing the toner, the board looked quite nice, actually.

After a dunk in the Ferric Chloride, and a dab of acetone, the board was finished!



Now comes the wait while all of the parts get here so I can populate...