How Do You Create Printed Circuit Boards?
So you have that circuit designed and ready. You did some computer aided simulations and the circuit is working great. Only one thing left! You need to create a printed circuit board for the circuit so you can see it in action! Whether your circuit is a project for school/college or is a final piece of electronics in a professional product for your company, implementing your circuit on a PCB will give it a much better professional look besides giving you an idea of how the finished product will look like! This article will show you the different methods by which you can create a printed circuit board for an electrical/electronic circuit using different methods suitable for small to large circuitry. Choose a method to use for creating the PCB. Your choice will usually be based on the availability of materials needed by the method, the technical difficulty level of the method or the quality of PCB you desire to obtain. Here’s a brief summary of the different methods and their main featur
Choose a method to use for creating the PCB. Your choice will usually be based on the availability of materials needed by the method, the technical difficulty level of the method or the quality of PCB you desire to obtain. Here’s a brief summary of the different methods and their main features that will help you decide: • Acid etching method: this method requires extreme safety measure, the availability of many materials such as the etchant and it is somewhat slow. The quality of PCB obtained varies according to the materials you use but generally, it is a good method for simple to intermediate levels of complexity circuits. Circuits involving more close wiring and tiny wires usually use other methods. • UV etching method: this method requires more expensive materials that might not be available everywhere. However, the steps are simple; it requires less safety measures and can produce finer and more complicated circuit layouts. • Mechanical etching/routing method: this method requires
