vias

  • DIY “Via Press” An Elegant Solution To An Irritating Problem

    When designing double-sided PCBs, Retromaster kept running into the same annoying problem:  how in the world do I set my vias without them sticking out too much?  A via must protrude from the board only very little, otherwise it cannot be placed under an IC.  So placing copper wire in the via hole and soldering both ends is…