In the first part of this series I explained why having a PCB prototyping setup at home can be beneficial. In this part I will describe the details of the process and show some of my results along with the do’s and dont’s.Before beginning I want to repeat that I did not come up with this method, it was Marco Reps who showed it before on YouTube. Also, this process requires dangerous tools and chemicals. Here is a list oft…
In the beginning of their journey, most hobbyists use perfboards or stripboards to assemble their circuits permanently. These boards allow for a lot of flexibility, but the act of wiring any circuit consisting of more than just a handful of components can become quite painstaking. Fortunately, professional PCB manufacturers (like jlcpcb.com for example) offer their services at exceptionally low prices nowadays, so getting your design produced and shipped to you door is affordable for many electronics enthusiasts. However, this option…