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Who let the smoke out? Clem had a custom PCB manufactured but got tripped up by some PCB design pitfalls that released the magic smoke on the first test run. Today, he shares his Top 20 Tips and Tricks to avoid common PCB design pitfalls and keep your project on track! These beautiful PCBs were made by Aisler.net in Germany, but even the best manufacturer can‘t fix errors made while designing the boards. Share your PCB Design Tips in the comments below! |
Software used KiCad: download at KiCad EDA
PCBs manufactured by Aisler in Germany Aisler.net A Maker run business, founded by Felix Plitzko of Freie Maker e.V.,Germany
They also do different size batch runs for Makers like Crowdfunding campaigns, perks and Patreon rewards as well as full scale production runs.
Top Comments
Great episode Clem.
You highlight a critical issue. Technology has made it very easy for anyone to design and build circuits. The bad news is that just because you can does not mean you will be successful…
you´ll find him davedarko and under the same nickname on twitter hackaday and tindie.
the episode before this one was done by him.
"Sleeping on it" is probably the most challenging thing to wrap my head around sometimes. I tend to want to keep attacking something with a pickaxe until one of us collapses. Probably not the best way…