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by Omicron
Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:56 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: capacitor glue
Replies: 7
Views: 3012

capacitor glue

Hi everyone, So this is a stupid question. A friend messed up the input jack on his Peavey solid-state amp, so I'm going to replace it. It's loaded up with a dozen electrolytic caps, so I figure I'll replace those while I'm in there as well - they're probably 10 years old at this point. A bunch of t...
by Omicron
Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Degooping hard epoxy
Replies: 15
Views: 4336

Re: Degooping hard epoxy

Acetone works on uncured epoxy resins. I've never seen acetone do anything to cured epoxy. This is from experience w/ fiberglass boat repairs.

The only way I've ever removed cured epoxy is physically, through sanding, grinding, etc.
by Omicron
Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:29 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: good schematic / PCB design software
Replies: 18
Views: 5523

Re: good schematic / PCB design software

I use a Windows PC. Eagle only does those tiny little boards for free, after that it gets real expensive real quick.
by Omicron
Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: good schematic / PCB design software
Replies: 18
Views: 5523

good schematic / PCB design software

I'm looking for some decent schematic / PCB design software, without spending a small fortune. I've downloaded TinyCAD and FreePCB, and started fooling with it this morning. Anybody have experience with these tools? I'm definitely looking for schematics & PCB layout. Auto-routing is nice, and SPICE ...