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From: raoul@eplunix.UUCP (Nico Garcia)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: plated thru holes
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Date: 31 May 90 17:08:40 GMT
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In article <1109@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP>, climber@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP (climber) writes:
> connection between top and bottom traces).  Is there a way I,
> a hobbyist with measly resources, can build a two-sided board
> with plated thru holes?  I would like to avoid the following:

Ummm, after a little bit of experience and lots of reading and asking
questions, my answer is "no". The best you can do with hobbyist level
equipment is to drill a hole, put pads around it on both sides, solder a
piece of wire through it on both sides, and run traces from that. It takes
up a bit more room, but not much if you're careful. 

Remember also, things like resistor leads and IC pins can be soldered on
*both* sides of the board: it makes them tougher to replace, but they can
carry your signal for you. And if you have to replace it, plated through
holes are a pain to desolder anyway.

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