Sure thing. So, one left.
I have not yet. These 2 are my first forays into his work and I am not sure how soon I will have them built.
Getting a PCB made from a gerber
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I was looking at that one. Maybe in my next PCB fab ordering spree.I did the reverb tank one, it was decent
Locrian99
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I have this one on the way. Shipped this morning. I have plans for 3 of the boards, not sure what I’ll end up doing with the extra two.I did the reverb tank one, it was decent
Well, if you feel like offloading one, let me know.
Locrian99
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Soon as I get ‘em I’ll shoot you a message
drgonzo1969
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I was digging through the shared projects on pcbway.com. Has anyone used the gerber files from https://www.pcbway.com/project/member/?bmbno=19C5FC6C-66B1-46? The pcbs look different from the ones I downloaded from @szukalski on github.
thomasbe86
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Was reading thru the thread and intrigued by the JLCJLCJLCJLC thingy, what is that about? 
I always chose to put manually their serial number in a crowded place where you can't really see it but that's it.
I always chose to put manually their serial number in a crowded place where you can't really see it but that's it.
drgonzo1969
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They look different when I upload the gerber to jlc. Like a diy etched pcb.I should hope they look different, they're not mine!
You mean, they're populated with components? That's just whether you have 3D models of your components or not.
drgonzo1969
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The back of the boards have big wide traces in white. Not sure. I’m still new to this getting pcbs fabricated. That user has a bunch of gerbers available for cool pcb projects. I’m just want to make sure I’m loading the gerbers correctly.I should hope they look different, they're not mine!
You mean, they're populated with components? That's just whether you have 3D models of your components or not
cdwillis
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Was reading thru the thread and intrigued by the JLCJLCJLCJLC thingy, what is that about?
I always chose to put manually their serial number in a crowded place where you can't really see it but that's it.
I put JLCJLCJLCJLC on the bottom/back of the pcb where it's out of sight if someone opens up the pedal to check out the guts. Seems a little more professional to me and less like a guy making pedals in his bedroom
drgonzo1969
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drgonzo1969
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Can anyone verify that I loaded this gerber correctly to jlcpcb? I posted image above. Thanks
thomasbe86
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it looks odd to me but how does it compare to your original file? maybe their viewer is not working properly, happened to me before. sometimes they mix up layers as well
KR Sound
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Probably, that preview isn’t always accurate. There’s a button to view it in their Gerber viewer. Send me the file and I’ll check it out?
drgonzo1969
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Im at work so I don’t have file handy but here is a link to the page I grabbed them from. I can’t remember which project that one was specifically but they all look the same in the jlc gerber loader
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Passinwind
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I just pay the 50 cents or whatever to not have any extraneous graphics printed.I put JLCJLCJLCJLC on the bottom/back of the pcb where it's out of sight if someone opens up the pedal to check out the guts. Seems a little more professional to me and less like a guy making pedals in his bedroom
xefned
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I just pay the 50 cents or whatever to not have any extraneous graphics printed.
I just noticed that option. I'll use that next time just to be safe.
Folks won't notice the production # inside the pedal, so I'm not sure why I care, but it fucks-up the aesthetic. Might be @cdwillis's idea that I'll look “less like a guy making pedals in his bedroom.”
Oh wait, that’s totally what I am.
Whatever the reason: 3015842A_Y13_240312, just doesn't look nice. #fail.
