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From: kyoung@auspex.auspex.com (Ken Young)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: PCB vs. wirewrap
Message-ID: <2629@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 14 Nov 89 20:15:02 GMT
References: <850@carroll1.UUCP>
Reply-To: kyoung@auspex.auspex.com (Ken Young)
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Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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In article <850@carroll1.UUCP> dnewton@carroll1.cc.edu (Dave 'Post No Nicknames' Newton) writes:
>   I don't like routing PCBs by hand, but I don't like wire-wrapping large 
>boards either.  (Manual tool at this point)
>   Is either one of them better?  I've heard that a lot of critical circuits
>are wire-wrapped for reliability.  Is this true?  Is wire wrap harder to debug?

Rules of thumb(s):
Wire wrap is less reliable.
Wire wrap is cheaper for one board, but if you need more than one, make it a PCB.

Ken Young
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