ed
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I have this PCB here:
On either side it has tracks printed, I was wondering if it would be possible to split the PCB into 3 sections and join the tracks on either side of the cut with some fine wire by soildering the fine pices of wire? Or, would I have to trace which component the tracks go to and join the wire to the other component the track connects. Most of the tracks join copper jabs at the top of the PCB to the two chips, though there are various other components on there... Any help would be greatfully recieved. 
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John
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Don't see why the 1st option wouldn't work if you could get a good joint with the tracks
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ed
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The tracks have been laminated over, I guess a little bit of wet and dry will help sort that... Just don't want to break anything
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John
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Well do expose them properly you use a fibreglass pen. Carefull wet and dry would prob do though.
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Adam-D
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yup fibre glass pen and get a good joint it should work
take your time thou
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ed
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I'm thinking soldering it would be a bad diea though - melt the adhesive that holds the track to the board. Conductive adhesive step forward please
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CorsAsh
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Press Ctrl + Alt + Del on that black keyboard behind it, and it'll magically do what you want
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Ian
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Don't see why not, depending on how much patience you have...
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PainZ
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Im an electronic component sales exec for a distrubtion company,
I dont see there being any probems doing it whatso ever,
Would take a long time mind,
You just intend on joining them up using wire?
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ed
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Yes, just some fine wire - nothing that will cause a lot of resistance as it has to be fairly long.......
My Dad has told me not to do it, but everyone else has said yes. I have a spare one just incase I break it though....
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Houckham
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whats the PCB for?
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Houckham
whats the PCB for?
at a complete guess...
something to do with his dash? 
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Nismo
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its gonna be a Mini nightmare 
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PaulW
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No it wont go
I used to work in the manufacturing process for PCB's & looking at that it looks like a 4-ply board, meaning there are 2 layers in the middle.
if you do cut it & join the tracks, it may not work still because of it & the fact the other layers are sandwiched in the middle, there will be no way of joining these tracks
PC Motherboards can have as many as 32-layers sandwiched inbetween the top & bottom layer...
just so you know!
[Edited on 03-12-2004 by PaulW]
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PaulW
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if you dont believe me - hold it up in the light & you will see darker patches which lok like there inside as the dark bits wont match the tracks on the outside. there the layers inside the PCB
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3CorsaMeal
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i'd solder to the blobs on other side
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
No it wont go
I used to work in the manufacturing process for PCB's & looking at that it looks like a 4-ply board, meaning there are 2 layers in the middle.
if you do cut it & join the tracks, it may not work still because of it & the fact the other layers are sandwiched in the middle, there will be no way of joining these tracks
PC Motherboards can have as many as 32-layers sandwiched inbetween the top & bottom layer...
just so you know!
[Edited on 03-12-2004 by PaulW]
i agree its never gonna work mate sorry
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Richie
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it does look like a 3 or 4 layer pcb, meaning you would have to solder to each component, but finding which track went where will take muchos timos
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John
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Can't see properly from those pics but i would say its not a 3 or 4 layer 1. If you look carefully it seems like the only other tracks you can seea re the ones on the other side. Theres not exactly that many tracks to justify more layers.
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Joff
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Looks like a digidash.
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Richie
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quote:
Originally posted by x8john
Can't see properly from those pics but i would say its not a 3 or 4 layer 1. If you look carefully it seems like the only other tracks you can seea re the ones on the other side. Theres not exactly that many tracks to justify more layers.
no if you look at the darker areas there is nothing justifying those on the other side. looks like a 3 layer to me
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Im an electronic component sales exec for a distrubtion company
means fook all that 
like richie and co have said, its probably a multi-layered pcb, in which case you have no chance - unless you want to split the components and join them together again..which equals, too much effort and time
If it is for your digidash, then i would find some other way of mounting it 
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