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Electronpusher0 · 28th Feb 2021, 6:42 pm

My second pcb design using KiCad was for a soldering iron controller I designed.
I was going to use vero board but after the sucess of the MiniMod I decided that I would go straight to pcb.
JLC had a special offer on prototypes so 5 boards cost just over £5.

Because it was untested I included 3 rows of uncommited holes / pads for additional breadboarding if I needed it.

It was so much easier than trying to breadboard on vero board, somehow I always manage to forget to cut a track and have to fix a fault before I can test the design.

Pictures attached. (from KiCad not the actual boards)

Peter

Edit, the only mistake I made was the date on the silk screen 20 instead of 21!

28th Feb 2021, 6:42 pm	#30
Electronpusher0 Nonode Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,300	Re: Sprint and KiCad PCB CAD software impressions please? My second pcb design using KiCad was for a soldering iron controller I designed. I was going to use vero board but after the sucess of the MiniMod I decided that I would go straight to pcb. JLC had a special offer on prototypes so 5 boards cost just over £5. Because it was untested I included 3 rows of uncommited holes / pads for additional breadboarding if I needed it. It was so much easier than trying to breadboard on vero board, somehow I always manage to forget to cut a track and have to fix a fault before I can test the design. Pictures attached. (from KiCad not the actual boards) Peter Edit, the only mistake I made was the date on the silk screen 20 instead of 21! Attached Thumbnails