DIY PCB manufacture - through hole plating

Michael · 2005-04-20T15:42:50+00:00

Hi all,I've started making my own PCBs at home, and have been having great fun-- until I've run into problems with making through-hole components andplating vias. I've had a look at a lot of sites, and there seems to bea lot of information, such as on this one:Now, I've seen mention of this "Multicore Copperset" system, but forthe life of me, I can't seem to find anywhere that has it in stock - itseems to be a discontinued line. Alternatively, I'm trying to find justthe 'bail bar' refills, and I can try to do it myself, but I'm havingtrouble finding anywhere that stocks them, too.Failing that, I can always fall back to these linking pins, but thatseems like a bit of a waste to me - I may as well stick some solid-corecopper wire through the hole and solder it both sides - it seems towork just as well. :-)Does anyone have any ideas? I'm at a bit of a loss for any other ideason how to (easily) plate through holes.Cheers, and thanks for any help,Michael

Apr 20, 2005 23 Replies

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Fred Bartoli 21 years ago

One French translation of "Hey, this is cool" could be: "Hé, c'est le pied"

which applies particularly well to the subject.

Thanks, Fred.

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Andy 21 years ago

Hmm. It would be rather something like "Heh, c'est trop cool ! ça déchire trop !" etc.

"le pied" applies mostly to the situations when one experiences a strong pleasure; the classic expression is "prendre son pied" which traces back to the XIXth century where it meant receiving her/his own share of pleasure during a sexual act

-- Andy

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Robert Baer 21 years ago

You should always solder rivets; cannot depend on cold weld contacts. And make sure the rivets are made of something that can be easily soldered.

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nyffeler 21 years ago

LPKF has a through-hole plating system without chemicals see

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or as pdf

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Does any one have experience with it?

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