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P.C.B. (Printed Circuit Board) : What Are Pcbs ?

PCBs are circuit boards that mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using copper traces etched onto a non-conductive board. Custom PCBs are more compact, convenient to design, and stronger than ready-made boards. To make a custom PCB, a circuit design is printed and transferred to the copper side of the board using heat. It is then etched, removing copper from the unprotected areas, and drilled before components are soldered onto the board. The printing protects some copper from the etching solution, leaving the desired circuit pattern.

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P.C.B. (Printed Circuit Board) : What Are Pcbs ?

PCBs are circuit boards that mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using copper traces etched onto a non-conductive board. Custom PCBs are more compact, convenient to design, and stronger than ready-made boards. To make a custom PCB, a circuit design is printed and transferred to the copper side of the board using heat. It is then etched, removing copper from the unprotected areas, and drilled before components are soldered onto the board. The printing protects some copper from the etching solution, leaving the desired circuit pattern.

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P.C.B.

(Printed Circuit Board)


What are PCBs ?
PCB (Printed Circuit Board) is used to mechanically support and electrically
connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal
traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive board.
Components are connected through the conductive material below a non
conductive board, the common conductive material used in packaged PCBs are
usually copper, since copper is cheap and common.

Why Use Customized PCBs Instead of Ready Made Project Board?


First, because the board will be more compact because your design as well is
made to be compact. Second, it's more convenient to use, since you can decide
where to put space on your board. And last, the board will be stronger unlike
those ready made project boards are full of holes everywhere, making ready
made boards weaker.
How Do We Make Them ?
Usually you print your circuit design indirectly to your board, you print it on a
glossy paper, photo paper or magazine paper. Let me remind you that before you
print you should use a laser printer or a photocopying machine, using of inkjet
printer will not work. After you had printed your circuit board design you will iron
the printed design over the copper side of the PCB, ironing it above the copper
side of the board will transfer the ink, from the glossy paper to the PCB board.
The ink serves as the protective layer to cover the copper part that shouldn't be
etched. Then after transferring the ink to the PCB board you will have to dip the
PCB board to an etching solution like Ferric Chloride for 15 minutes. After etching
it you might have to rinse the PCB board with water to remove the etching
solution. After rinsing it you should remove the remaining ink with thinner, to
uncover the uneched copper part. After removing the ink you will need to drill
holes for your components to be soldered on the board. And last but not least
just solder your components of your customized board and youre done!!!
How does the procedure work
Since the etching solution only works with metal and not with ink, you transfer
ink to the copper side of the PCB be so that a certain pattern on your PCB board
gets etched and the inked part doesn't

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