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HowTo: How to make printed circuit boards
( Robert Stark)
Step 5 : More items needed
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You create your PCB diagram on your computer. You can use any drawing program, Windows' paint works OK but I prefer a product called WinBoard by IVEX (ivex.com). It takes a little getting used to but once you got it, you're there. They have a fully functional demo version (it's just limited to the number of holes you can plot) that you can download. Once you have your artwork done, you use a laser printer, or a copy machine, to print your design.
You have to remember to do your artwork backwards, as if you were looking thru the board. This is because when you iron the design onto the board, it will be reversed... i.e. correct for that side of the board.
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