Re: Self Resonant SSTC boards COMPLETE

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Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 

I used to get junk mail with companies trying to sell me design software,
but at around $600 it was too much for me considering I don't make PCB's for
a living. I'm sure there's cheaper if you look around the 'net.

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Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Self Resonant SSTC boards COMPLETE


 > Original poster: Brian Salvo <teslacoiler666-at-prodigy-dot-net>
 >
 > Hey, I got a dumb question!
 > Is there a way for me to design PCBs if I don't know how to design PCBs???
 > Is there some kind of software out there that will do the thinking for me
 > and spit out a PCB layout if I feed it a schematic? It would have to be
 > intelligent enough to know how thick to make the traces for the current,
 > and would have to know the voltages present to allow for proper spacing I
 > assume.
 >
 > I know it sounds like a tall order, but it doesn't hurt to ask!
 >
 > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "Jim Lux"
 >
 > I've used them at work (JPL) and they produced a nice product quickly (the
 > fact that I had crossing traces on the same layer was my own fault)
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list"
 > To:
 > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:14 PM
 > Subject: Re: Self Resonant SSTC boards COMPLETE
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz
 >  >
 >  > At 03:04 PM 4/2/2004, you wrote:
 >  > >Its a secret!
 >  > >
 >  > >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >  >
 >  > Well that's no fun :-p
 >  >
 >  > But Terry has $750 worth of boards on order from ExpressPCB:
 >  >
 >  > http://www.expresspcb-dot-com/
 >  >
 >  > and is very happy with the free software, service, and finished
boards!!!
 >  >
 >  > Pals clued me into them an! d they are all very happy with ExpressPCB
too...
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  > Terry
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >