So the gold is really only there to make the board look good before soldering?peranders said:Immersion gold is so thin (only a few atoms) so it will dissolve when the pad is soldered.
To my opinion there is more to than just the look.
If you have tried your self, you will find that it is so much easier to solder on, and it makes very nice solder joint 😉
If you have tried your self, you will find that it is so much easier to solder on, and it makes very nice solder joint 😉
I would think not.
On first glance gold offers the advantage of corrosion resistance and ease of soldering.
On first glance gold offers the advantage of corrosion resistance and ease of soldering.
I want some prototype builders. I'll give away a couple of boards if you build at least one board and report to me. Right now I haven't got the time since the Eastern holiday is coming. Send me a personal message if you are interested.
I've built several diamond buffers with BC550/560 and BD137/138, basically the same as you use, but with JFETs or resistors as current sources/sinks. I think the DB sound is very transparent, and to me it sounds better than simple emitter followers. The versions with active current source/sink sound better. I'm sure this buffer sounds good.
It would be cool to build something around BC857BPN. I know you've used them. How difficult are they to solder, and how difficult was it to lay out the board?
It would be cool to build something around BC857BPN. I know you've used them. How difficult are they to solder, and how difficult was it to lay out the board?
Nelson,
Why? It`s just a switching transistor and nothing more.It would be cool to build something around BC857BPN
peranders said:The gold is not electroplated. It's immersion gold.
It's unlikeiy to be gold only, it's too porous to provide an acceptable shelf life.
Standard industry practice for ENIG finish is an electroless nickel layer 3-6um capped with an immersion gold finish of 0.05-1.0um. If accurate process control is maintained, then embrittlement should not occur.
Brian.
The BPN parts are NPN + PNP. Useful for output stages and things where you want thermal matching between a symmetrical pair.peranders said:BC857BPN can't be found, anywhere...
I meant BC847BPN, they're stocked at ELFA.
Lumba, for the sake of miniaturization, something really pocketable.
Lumba, for the sake of miniaturization, something really pocketable.
Pingrs said:...immersion gold finish of 0.05-1.0um...
Typo error.
This should have read 0.05-0.1um.
Brian.
Hello
This thin film gold flashing can be done for diy prototypes , there is a product call Medallion liquid gold.
http://www.pitchwell.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=295
The product are mainly for jewellery but can be use for prototype pcb, maby there is kit specially for pcb.
Bye
Gaetan
This thin film gold flashing can be done for diy prototypes , there is a product call Medallion liquid gold.
http://www.pitchwell.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=295
The product are mainly for jewellery but can be use for prototype pcb, maby there is kit specially for pcb.
Bye
Gaetan
Looks good but I am hoping there is a non surface mount version 😛. I already have lots of transistors I want to use too.
I was thinking of using a volume control with a buffer like this super buffer as a headphone amp/preamp. But how to solve the problem of DC offset? Would it be possible to keep it all DC coupled, no capacitors in the audio path?
I was thinking of using a volume control with a buffer like this super buffer as a headphone amp/preamp. But how to solve the problem of DC offset? Would it be possible to keep it all DC coupled, no capacitors in the audio path?
Got the buffers yesterday
There is no documentations for in/out/supply connections. It's impossible to read that on the internet. Connections 1-6 can somebody help me? Same with the supplys I bought some years ago. They are just laying there totally useless.
There is no documentations for in/out/supply connections. It's impossible to read that on the internet. Connections 1-6 can somebody help me? Same with the supplys I bought some years ago. They are just laying there totally useless.
What do you think of my latest work?, 4-layer, gold pads
Size = 21.7 x 32.0 mm, 0.852 x 1.261 in.
Both URLs are death. But I have save this files - go to the attachments

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I have the documents so I will send you those.
The DC blocker really does amazing progress with my sound. Every aspect of sound get better. Run mine into a Power bar with 6 Furutech Rhodium with Copper Ncf. Everything get so tight and clear and much more dynamic. This is the best I have ever done for my sound. Have made 4 off this now. 6 x 68000 uf 25 v.
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