finebyfine
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(Bette Midler Voice)2.35" is my usual "safe" maximum width.
If I need a side mounted jack to be jammed up flush against the side wall then I'll do 2.375".
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(Bette Midler Voice)2.35" is my usual "safe" maximum width.
If I need a side mounted jack to be jammed up flush against the side wall then I'll do 2.375".
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Well there was a mistake in the schematic. Somehow drew a wire across two caps shorting them both. I wouldve noticed had i routed by hand…. Little surgery and i should be able to get it working.
Thats a hard lesson!! I did the same. I was lucky it was a fuzz face style pedal and the ground plane, not being placed of the ground net, didn't really mess it up too much. And now thats the first thing I double check. haha!! I'm having a tough time with potentiometer placement. I've sent out 3 PCB's now, but they are 2 or 1 pot pedals. I have a 3 pot pedal almost done, but crossing my fingers they don't line up improperly. I'll do a bit more research before I send that one out.I’ll do the ground pours last so it doesn’t think I’m making an error as I lay out traces. Also make sure to double check that the fill has been updated and nets are all connected before sending off to fab! Learned that one the hard way
I’ll have ti find that hide net ratlines option. Quick glance i didnt when i was messing with it last night. Kept throwing me off.As @finebyfine stated, ground pour only after all is connected and make sure to “Hide Net ratlines” for the ground net.
I’ll have ti find that hide net ratlines option. Quick glance i didnt when i was messing with it last night. Kept throwing me off.
I had read where it was recommended power/ground traces be .635mm. Using ancopper pour for ground its obviously covered but for power traces is this necessary and through which point. So say post voltage divider or after a trim power a fet would it still matter?
I had read where it was recommended power/ground traces be .635mm. Using ancopper pour for ground its obviously covered but for power traces is this necessary and through which point. So say post voltage divider or after a trim power a fet would it still matter?
I just took one of roberts boards and blatantly ripped it offThats a hard lesson!! I did the same. I was lucky it was a fuzz face style pedal and the ground plane, not being placed of the ground net, didn't really mess it up too much. And now thats the first thing I double check. haha!! I'm having a tough time with potentiometer placement. I've sent out 3 PCB's now, but they are 2 or 1 pot pedals. I have a 3 pot pedal almost done, but crossing my fingers they don't line up improperly. I'll do a bit more research before I send that one out.
Interesting. I did some research on V-scoring, but cant seem to utilize it. Is this done when ordering pcb's from whatever manufacture you choose, or done in whatever program you use to create the PCB. I use JLCPCB as well and Diptrace. I too am making custom breakout boards for some PCB's I designed as well and would like to get the most bang for my buck. All I could do though, is design one break out board. When I tried to add another board outline, it took the original board outline away. So, I'm assuming I need to make a specific size board outline and use the silk scream as the board outline for all the internal breakout boards? The only thing I'm lost on, aside from the board outline haha, is a way to be able to get all the internal breakout boards scored or perforated so I can easily break them out when needed. Thanks!You can squeeze more breakout boards into a 100x100mm panel using V-scoring.
Break tabs take up space and leave splinters.
If your Gerber file is already panelized properly and it's all the same layout you don't have to do anything, just upload the Gerber as normal.
I never touch the "Panel by customer" options or the row/column quantities.
Awesome!!! So easy and the answer was right in front of me!! I don't think I can count how many times you've saved me a day of headaches! Thanks again!You can only have one board outline.
Draw your breakout board (including it's outline) then let DipTrace do the rest.
Keep the total size below 100x100mm to qualify for 10/$5 pricing. If either dimension exceeds 100mm you go into the next pricing tier.
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Sorry to ask so many questions, but with V-scoring, will JLCPCB know where to score the board? The reason I ask is because I did send out a PCB to them with the V-scoring. But when I upload the gerber, and check out the gerber viewer, it doesn't look like its scored. I see where the scoring should be, but it's not cut out on the gerber viewer. Probably over thinking it, and I have nothing to lose really for $5 I guess, haha. Thanks!You can only have one board outline.
Draw your breakout board (including it's outline) then let DipTrace do the rest.
Keep the total size below 100x100mm to qualify for 10/$5 pricing. If either dimension exceeds 100mm you go into the next pricing tier.
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