Re: DIY SMT solder stencil making
I know you said you don’t have access to cnc, but highly consider buying a laser diode engraver from banggood or ebay or whatever.
I have a 2.5w laser module connected to my desktop cnc mill.
I
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Cornelis van Rensburg
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Re: DIY SMT solder stencil making
Muriatic acid is hydrochloric acid, often called Spirits of Salt here. Amazon sells it, as do most hardware shops.
Leon
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Leon
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DIY SMT solder stencil making
Hi, I need a way to make small cheap SMT stencils at home - I do
not have a CNC or have access to one so I would prefer the toner
transfer and etching method that seems popular in some
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David Slipper
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EasyEda help needed
Can someone help me understand how to use EasyEda?? A friend found a module on there that I have been looking for.? I can load it into EasyEda.? I have both the online version and a stand alone
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Jim Pruitt WA7DUY
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Please ask general electronics questions on the electronics101 list.
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Steven Greenfield AE7HD
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Thanks Donald, I will check that out.
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
P channel power FET, Drain to voltage input, gate to ground, source to circuit.? Your limit is the allowable gate to source voltage on the FET and current rating of the FET.
Draw the bridge, put +
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Harvey White
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Have a look at
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/06/reverse-voltage-protection-with-a-p-fet/
There are many sites with similar/identical circuits for reverse voltage
protection.
Donald.
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Donald H Locker
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Think of "I don't care which way the power got plugged in" as AC.? Think of power to your circuit as DC from the bridge. For battery circuits, that two diode drop can be significant, even if you use
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Harvey White
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Ok, I will look that up to better understand that. I learn something new everyday. And that is a good thing. :)
Thanks,
Dave
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Cool. That is good to know. I am only familiar with things like rectifier bridges on auto alternators and magnetos.
Thanks,
Dave
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
People call it polarity independent powering
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MVS Sarma
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Helps if you think of AC as DC that keeps getting it's polarity reversed.
So yes, a diode bridge will let DC through, but one polarity will get
flipped.
Tony
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Tony Smith
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
TYPO: I meant fuse.
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
That sounds like it needs me to go do some research on that one. :) I use a PTC fues for protection on the USB powered version but my other boards use battery power from 2.4 to whatever voltage but
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
I thought a diode bridge or bridge rectifier was to convert AC to DC. So does a diode bridge work on DC?
Thanks,
Dave
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Dave
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
That takes care of the power supply polarity to the board (you might want to investigate a P Channel FET for a power protection device, it works for reverse polarity as long as you don't exceed a
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Harvey White
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Dave,
The easy, foolproof way is to add a diode bridge and it does not matter how
it is plugged in.
The drawback is that you have two extra diode voltage drops.
Bertho
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Bertho
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Sounds like you've got the right attitude and plan, then. Keep it up.
Donald.
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Donald H Locker
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Re: Circuits on 2 sides
Donald,
? Of course doing it right the first time is the plan. I was just asking noob like questions just in case there was a use for that. I used to (and still do a little) program software and I
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Dave
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