PCB (General)

Question 1

What heat setting should the heat press be set to and for how long?

Answer 1

375° and for 15 minutes (Make sure to fill the yellow water tray)

Question 2

What is the first thing you should do to your copper board BEFORE heat pressing it with the foil pattern?

Answer 2

File the copper board and use steel wool to clean it.

Question 3

How long should I heat press my copper board?

What should I do after it is done?

Answer 3

Heat press for 60 seconds

Then use needle nose pliers to place in the yellow water tray, and rub ink. Peel the plastic and dry

Question 4

What are Pads? What are Trace Lines?

Answer 4

Pads are the circles that are used to placed components and Trace Lines are what connect components.

Question 5

What are the two different sizes of drill bits that are used?

Answer 5

5-5 - Used for Regular Pads

#60 - I.C. Pads

Question 6

What chemical do we put our boards in to remove copper?

Answer 6

We put our boards in ammonia persulphate. Pre-heat for 15 to 20 minutes

Start with 15 min, check ever 5 min after that.

Question 7

What should the solder look like on my board?

Answer 7

Smooth, Shiny, Covers the Copper

Question 8

What is a DMM?

Answer 8

a DMM is a Digital Multimeter

Question 9

What is Polarity?

Answer 9

It is the positive and negative

Question 10

What are Breaks?

Answer 10

Breaks are when there are gaps in your trace lines.

Question 11

What are Bridges?

Answer 11

Bridges are when pads or lines are connecting to other components

Question 12

How do we check for bridges and breaks?

Answer 12

using continuity function of the DMM