At 09:00 AM 6/6/2012, pickle vanagon wrote: >I'm getting some stranded 22awg wire in a bunch of different colors >(and some 20awg for the power/ground lines), db25 connectors, and a >breadboard for the resistors/capacitor. Hopefully this will go well. If you're soldering direct to the foils, make sure your wires are mechanically secured so they cannot put even slight stress on the foil. It's thin and the adhesion to the polyester substrate is getting flaky (and may get worse from soldering). You may find it better to mechanically secure the wire end right next to the foil and use your conductive paint to actually make the connection. Small holes through the flex circuit and a couple sets of thin twisted wire to secure your working wire, about half an inch apart, come to mind. In between the traces of course. Yrs, d |
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