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DIY 2 Layer PCB’s
Posted March 10, 2011 by Chris
This PyroElectro tutorial shows you have to step beyond making simple 1 layer PCBs and how to make your own 2 layer PCBs at home, completely DIY. The example design is a simple LED flashing circuit, but it requires 2 layers. Take a look and see how it’s made.
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March 10th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
So many great articles… where do you find all this stuff? Anyway, I would LOVE to step up my game to 2-layer boards. Sometimes it is an absolute nightmare trying to route single layer all the time. 🙂
March 10th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Thanks and yeah, luckily it’s pretty easy to find 2 layer boards in stores still. Give it a shot or two. Just start off with smaller boards.
March 15th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Would drilling out two of the vias on opposite corners (like fiducials) and using them to line up the designs work for alignment? I would imagine if you held the paper up to the light, you could see though and line it up. I would try this, but I am not yet up to etching my own boards.
March 15th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Hey Tim,
Yea, drilling out Vias or any holes you have in your board helps immensely in lining things up for the 2nd layer toner transfer. I actually did this for the next project I’ll post this week (3/17).
You can then cut out the drill holes in your toner transfer paper and line things up virtually perfectly.