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More Isolation: Part 2

A project log for PCB Isolation Routing Software

Convert Kicad PCB files into GCode with isolated PCB Nets

michael-schembriMichael Schembri 12/25/2020 at 18:271 Comment

After mod to separate zones more and mark vias. This is primary result

Zone separation is too much, you cannot differentiate between separation and actual tracks : will reduce it.

Vias are marked with double circle: however as shown above double marking can result in touching etch-path. Will make a different type of mark.

Discussions

Michael Schembri wrote 01/14/2021 at 10:13 point

The double isolation works best with a pixel resolution of 60 (instead of the default 30). With a pxmm of 30, I got sliver of copper between some isolation paths and some tracks got thinned out too much.

However, I noticed that troubleshooting shorts on single isolation is much harder, since the isolation is so small that any debris could effectively short the two tracks. Double isolation does reduce shorting of tracks and soldering.

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