This is a shout out to all electronic geniuses...

Off-The-Chart · Post by **Off-The-Chart** » 06 Dec 2004, 15:54

If ne1 here is ne good with electronics (meaning like making your own pcb's) could you please give me a pm so I can ask some questions? Also, if ne1 knows a gr8 place to buy electronic supplies like wire and connectors, could you please post me a name?

JEdiWaNNaBE · Post by **JEdiWaNNaBE** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:09

If you live in pretoria the best place would be communica, and off-the-chart give me two years and i'll be able to help you with making a pcb

What do you want a pcb for?

goku · Post by **goku** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:26

There is quite a few electronic shop that makes custom pcb's on request and not that expensive. I normally buy from Yebo electronics in Midrandhttp://www.fort777.co.za

the_nominator · Post by **the_nominator** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:27

Whats a PCB?

feo · Post by **feo** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:32

the_nominator wrote:Whats a PCB?

Isn't it the stuff that mobos and GFX cards etc are made of?

JEdiWaNNaBE · Post by **JEdiWaNNaBE** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:33

Printed Circuit Board, it's the plasticy thing that all the electronic bits and pieces are attached to.

pesospesos · Post by **pesospesos** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:36

It's not plastic, it's silicon. plastic is a nonconductor, silico is a semi-conductor.
try radioshack, they got all the stuff

JEdiWaNNaBE · Post by **JEdiWaNNaBE** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:42

Um, no. a PCB is made from Plastic (Polyeuthorane mostly), a chip contains silicon inside it. I should know i'm studing about the stuff.

The PCB is the physical board, it's normaly green, but you can find them in all sorts of colours, blue, red, black, brown, i've even seen a white one.

pesospesos · Post by **pesospesos** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:49

oh, your talking about the circuit board, my bad.i apologise, my mistake. If someone wants one of those they should check out an industrial plant or something.
what exactly are you studying?

JEdiWaNNaBE · Post by **JEdiWaNNaBE** » 06 Dec 2004, 21:53

I studying electronic engineering. And well, the "common" term for a PCB is the circuit board, hence the name "Printed circuit board"

goku · Post by **goku** » 06 Dec 2004, 22:07

Off-The-Chart if it is a simple layout you can make your own with the right equipment of course and not for a multi layer pcb.

Most electronic shops sell pieces of pcb that you can draw your tracks(paths) on with a black marker then dip it in a acid sulotion which will eat all the coppr of the bcb exept the ones you drawn. Then you take a small drill and make the holes where you want your components or wires to be placed.

JEdiWaNNaBE · Post by **JEdiWaNNaBE** » 07 Dec 2004, 09:21

Or, you could also use a proto board, this doesn't require any soldering or acid

It is a bit untidy, but hey, it's easier then learning how to do a pcb design