Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

gordonmx — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:57:52 GMT

I have work with Cu tape before. One of the most important things to have on hand is bandaids. 8^)

Stay Safe & Well,

Gordon

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

DAB — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:27:44 GMT

Great post.

Some of my earliest circuits were done on cardboard with aluminum foil cut for traces.

It worked surprisingly well.

DAB

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

neilk — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:08:01 GMT

shabaz, that's fantastic. I would never have thought of that approach in a million years!

Thanks so much for posting.

Neil

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

navadeepganeshu — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 16:51:31 GMT

A good collection of SMD to DIP adaptors out there [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_930.png:16:16]

[View:/resized-image/__size/401x372/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_207308.png:401:372]

-- Art of Electronics Pg 65

Oh, painful, painful insult,.......It sometimes feels like going back and getting DIP variant of the same component. Its always very handy!

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

navadeepganeshu — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 10:17:28 GMT

Wow, wow! Set of some really nice hacks. I like the way you soldered that male header [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

kmikemoo — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 02:06:05 GMT

[mention:b0bc65b9ecdc4307bd967592f00e340a:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Fantastic! Wow. Thank you for sharing this. So much simpler than stripping off part of the copper on the board. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_11380.png:16:16][View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_11380.png:16:16]

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

geralds — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:55:03 GMT

Oh yeah, [mention:b0bc65b9ecdc4307bd967592f00e340a:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]

Fantastic memories coming up!

Namely, I built my FIRST circuit board with a piece of cardboard and glued the foils of an electrolytic capacitor on it by cutting out this unwound foil and joining it as conductor tracks.

Then I soldered (huh. My first soldering attempts, anyway, went completely wrong, because you couldn't solder these foils ... hihi [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-27af6807-46e6-4d21-ba1b-2af0f340e5d7/contentimage_5F00_734.png:16:16]) the components on them.

That was in 1974 when, at the age of 14, I played my first electronics games.

As far as I remember it was a small power supply. well, you needed a supply for these toys .... yes, yes ,,,

Your work is a very nice idea!

I made so as well if I had such PCB's with high current supplies.

Several levels of the conductor tracks result in a multilayer! - a 3D circuit board.

Best Regards

Gerald

---

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

fmilburn — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 23:18:19 GMT

Hi Shabaz,

Very nice. While not directly related, I would think some of these techniques would be good for repairing goofs with wire on PCBs as well.

RE: Circuit Prototyping using Copper Tape

genebren — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:37:46 GMT

These are some great tips and tricks. You have a very good hand and a super helping of patiences to do some of this very detailed work (which not all of us have). I am so impressed with the overall quality of your builds!