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1. 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 17:22:17 EDT 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account

   Finally found a PCB tool that imports a few of the same netlist formats that LTspice exports: DipTrace. It's free for non-professional use. I am now designing the PCB for the 2-to-1 5.1 surround summing box I'm building for my roommate.

   1. 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 17:37:49 EDT 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account

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      In a perfect world, this would be a 3-layer board so I could have a plane for each power rail. Not because I lack space, but because power rails go everywhere and are inconvenient to route. In a circuit with a single supply, I'd use a layer for V+ and GND each. On this board I have GND and +2.5V (virtual ground) on a plane each, because I'm using those a lot, and the +5V is routed with wide traces.

      1. 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account (thorthenorseman@octodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Sep-2018 17:45:04 EDT 🇳🇴 Thor — backup account

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         Surface-mount components have a couple of disadvantages. For hobbyists, the most obvious one is that they're harder to solder. Another disadvantage is that, since components legs don't pass through the board anymore, you need more vias. On a through-hole board, every component leg basically doubles as a via, and that's convenient. Vias aren't a problem. I just happen to find them less elegant than quietly taking the elevator using a leg that's already there.