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Old 31st Jul 2007, 7:50 pm   #33
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Default Re: Rigonda Stereo - Reviving the beast

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Originally Posted by Zelandeth View Post
I did try the lamp behind the boards trick, unfortunately they're just a bit too thick and opaque to actually be able to see the tracks through. You can see that there's a track THERE, but not quite where it goes.
Another trick that I use is to scan the print side of the PCB using a scanner (or a digital photo might do at a pinch).

Then use your software to make a mirror-image of the scan, enhance it so that the tracks and board are as contrasting as possible, and print it.

Now you have an "x-ray view" of the tracks, which you can refer to while you're looking at the component side of the PCB

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