Pars Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 This is a screenshot of the duals portion of the board. Reorienting them into back to back (quad?) would not be easy... Just to contrast, this is the group buy Dynalo board that does allow zip sockets (U1-U4). Pads are still too small in general however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 FWIW I might be in for a couple of chassis and some other bits to use on a different project in addition to stuffing 4 boards for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Pads are still too small in general however. same ring gauge as AMB uses I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 same ring gauge as AMB uses I believe And the beta boards can be a bitch in that regard too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 After thinking much about it, I propose that the "cost" for stuffing 2 boards should be 1 stuffed board in return. In Nate's case, I'm not sure what exactly will happen, but I think we should just force him to take the two stuffed boards and he can do with them as he sees fit. This will be more meaningful after a final cost is worked up, but I'd like this to the starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 same ring gauge as AMB uses I believe I don't really care who uses it... the point is they are too small and there is no valid reason for doing them this way, other than the default libraries of whatever layout package being used have them this way I'd volunteer to do the layout but I only have the free copy of Eagle and it won't do a large enough board for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 After thinking much about it, I propose that the "cost" for stuffing 2 boards should be 1 stuffed board in return. In Nate's case, I'm not sure what exactly will happen, but I think we should just force him to take the two stuffed boards and he can do with them as he sees fit. This will be more meaningful after a final cost is worked up, but I'd like this to the starting point. You mean like if someone stuffs 2 boards for say me, I cover the cost of parts which equate to a stuffed board for the stuffer? That works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'd be in for one or two of those disipante cases... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 After thinking much about it, I propose that the "cost" for stuffing 2 boards should be 1 stuffed board in return. In Nate's case, I'm not sure what exactly will happen, but I think we should just force him to take the two stuffed boards and he can do with them as he sees fit. This will be more meaningful after a final cost is worked up, but I'd like this to the starting point. Seems reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'd be in for one or two of those disipante cases... M3 with MOAR POWER? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 <snip>In Nate's case, I'm not sure what exactly will happen, but I think we should just force him to take the two stuffed boards and he can do with them as he sees fit. This will be more meaningful after a final cost is worked up, but I'd like this to the starting point.Don't spend much time worrying about me, I'm sure we can come up with something. I'm not convinced that when folks see the actual cost that you'll need me to build anything. Ahh, the misconception that DIY is cheap...(not talking about you grawk) I don't really care who uses it... the point is they are too small and there is no valid reason for doing them this way, other than the default libraries of whatever layout package being used have them this way I'd volunteer to do the layout but I only have the free copy of Eagle and it won't do a large enough board for this.I errrmmm, may have access to a copy of Eagle that you could, ermmm, like use and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFKMan23 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Depending on how this plays out, I might also be in for a case with panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 M3 with MOAR POWER? firstwatt f5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'd volunteer to do the layout but I only have the free copy of Eagle and it won't do a large enough board for this. Break the mold and use diptrace. Everyone's doing it. Sensible defaults to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 As for other group buys tagged on to this, I'll leave that up to whomever gets assigned that particular piece of the build. Still working out the assignments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Break the mold and use diptrace. Everyone's doing it. Sensible defaults to boot! Does the Freeware version have a board size limit, or just the 250 pins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Still working out the assignments You might consider geographic proximity, since these suckers will probably be pretty heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Does the Freeware version have a board size limit, or just the 250 pins? Freeware Eagle will only do a 100x80mm board (~4"x3.2"). I need something that runs on a Mac also, ruling diptrace out (I believe??). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Does the Freeware version have a board size limit, or just the 250 pins? just a pin limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I guess a PSU sub-thread should be considered as well (number of orders/parts/cost, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looser101 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I guess a PSU sub-thread should be considered as well (number of orders/parts/cost, etc.) How about just getting them from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) How about just getting them from here? For the # we would be buying I think there would be a significant price savings buying the parts direct. Break the mold and use diptrace. Everyone's doing it. Sensible defaults to boot! I concur. If Kevin is willing to share the board files we may be able to import them and save a bit of time making new boards from scratch. Edited February 5, 2009 by naamanf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 As for other group buys tagged on to this, I'll leave that up to whomever gets assigned that particular piece of the build. Still working out the assignments I'm definitely willing to organize and do some of the purchasing/distribution if you need people for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Which version is under consideration, this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Output export types are bitmap (no holes seem to show thru) metafile (never figured out how to use this) dxf (don't have autocad) eps vector (useless as far as i can tell) overlay (not even sure what this is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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