Robert,
This really is an excellent project.
My experience at 'digging holes' in stripboard is varied and usually ends up with a rather disgusting smell of burnt components. Therefore to me, and maybe others, it would be much safer to use a pcb. So the question is can these be purchased from anywhere or do you have Gerber files for it that you would be prepared to release?
Regards and thanks again
Al
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I have posted the fritzing files to the myArduinoDIY yahoo group - the PCB file is there in the fritzing file and its a simply matter of ordering the pcb online - the boards look impressive - double sided and plated through holes. Only issue is a minimum quantity of 3 and its in Euros
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There are no pcb available for purchase. The reason being if I was to make some, they would be expensive due to shipping charges from NZ to where-ever, and I just do not have the time or money to invest in such. It would have been easy to "commercialise" this and other projects and charge $$$ like others have done, but at the end of the day I am just trying to give something back to the astro community. Its more about the journey than the purchase.
Having said that, please email me direct at either my gmail or yahoo address.
Robert
Last edit: brownrb 2017-04-28
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Robert,
This really is an excellent project.
My experience at 'digging holes' in stripboard is varied and usually ends up with a rather disgusting smell of burnt components. Therefore to me, and maybe others, it would be much safer to use a pcb. So the question is can these be purchased from anywhere or do you have Gerber files for it that you would be prepared to release?
Regards and thanks again
Al
I have posted the fritzing files to the myArduinoDIY yahoo group - the PCB file is there in the fritzing file and its a simply matter of ordering the pcb online - the boards look impressive - double sided and plated through holes. Only issue is a minimum quantity of 3 and its in Euros
Hi Al
I dont have any gerber files. I am no expert user in Eagle.
All the PCB I have made have been done with the toner transfer method and have worked.
Thats why there is a larger track file for each pcb suitable for the toner method.
This document
https://sourceforge.net/projects/arduinonanodewcontrollerpro/files/myDewController%20PCB%20Build%20v2.pdf/download
shows how the pcbs I make.
There are no pcb available for purchase. The reason being if I was to make some, they would be expensive due to shipping charges from NZ to where-ever, and I just do not have the time or money to invest in such. It would have been easy to "commercialise" this and other projects and charge $$$ like others have done, but at the end of the day I am just trying to give something back to the astro community. Its more about the journey than the purchase.
Having said that, please email me direct at either my gmail or yahoo address.
Robert
Last edit: brownrb 2017-04-28