sirius Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Printed Circuit Board for a CubeSat, one kg, one cubic decimeter demonstrative satellite I have to fabricate the double sided PCB of a Cubesat power control and distribution unit similar to this one.Question: Is it possible to make the PCB home using the photoresist method or the components are too tiny and traces too thin for this method to work?P.S.: I would like an answer especially from somebody who really has a large hands-on experience, not just theoretical knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero999 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 It's impossible to answer the question with 100% confidence as there's no scale on either of the images. Assuming the 8 pin SMT devices are in SOIC packages it should be possible to produce a PCB with this level of detail using the photoresist method. Indeed it's worth giving toner transfer ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogo2520 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hello It could be done with photo-resist, the sonics are small but the traces are still about 8 to 12 mils no big deal. The problem is th art work. you would have to redraw it and print it out without the components showing. have fun gogo oh and that will be a hundred dollars for my advice, got any more insults you want to through at us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirius Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's impossible to answer the question with 100% confidence as there's no scale on either of the images.The address I mentioned reads like this:"Power control and distribution card for ROBUSTA cubesatFull schematics, list of components and ready designed PCBThe full schematics, list of components and a ready designed PCB of a relatively cheap and simple to realize power control and distribution card for cubesats, is: ..."If you open the address, in its links you will find everything related to size, including the packages used for each component or IC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirius Posted February 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 The problem is th art work. you would have to redraw it and print it out without the components showing. ... and that will be a hundred dollars for my advice, got any more insults you want to through at usThe board (power card) I have to make is similar to the one I presented but not a 100% replica. Anyway I have to redesign the PCB. However, I will keep most of ICs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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