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03/24/07 04:43
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#135745 - fast signals don't care about width
Responding to: ???'s previous message
For what you're doing, the track width should be focused on what you can produce accurately. If you're etching your boards in a tank that consitently circulates the fluids and maintains proper temperature control you should have no trouble with 0.010 tracks, though it's not hard to overetch them.

Power supplies should go over 0.080" or larger, and, in fact, the larger the better, i.e. try to leave as much copper on the board as possible and use the area not used for signal as ground or power plane. You are, of course, at liberty to vary the track width of your supply distribution foil as much as you like, but I really recommend staying above 0.080" on this attempt. It wouldn't be bad to keep your .010" tracks at least .010 away from any other artifact, and farther is better. Keep the distance between adjacent tracks even, too, so you can easily inspect the board when you're finished. Be sure to "ohm-out" the board before attaching any components. Shorts and opens are more easily fixed in the absence of components.

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TopicAuthorDate
Track lengths and widths (8051)            01/01/70 00:00      
   Controlled impedance            01/01/70 00:00      
      It wont work out            01/01/70 00:00      
         See the edited version of my original reply.            01/01/70 00:00      
      an approximation is OK.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Hard to really guide but...            01/01/70 00:00      
            thanks for the width            01/01/70 00:00      
               This is why Erik goes ballistic            01/01/70 00:00      
   Clock signals            01/01/70 00:00      
      thank you            01/01/70 00:00      
         fast signals don't care about width            01/01/70 00:00      
   "Clock signals"?            01/01/70 00:00      
      clock            01/01/70 00:00      
         be careful, Mike            01/01/70 00:00      
            1983 Fourth Edition            01/01/70 00:00      
         Length is more important than width            01/01/70 00:00      
         Try this, Mike            01/01/70 00:00      
            I've tried to explain this.            01/01/70 00:00      
               What Mike wants            01/01/70 00:00      
               I meant "Dave and Kai"            01/01/70 00:00      
               I understand...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Join the club!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Interesting note, Kai...            01/01/70 00:00      
   signal integrity            01/01/70 00:00      
      Very cute            01/01/70 00:00      

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