On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 08:45:55AM -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:
> Matthew Miller wrote:
> >This sounds good. IMO, I think the prototype area should be about 3/4
> >to 1.5 the size of the board.
> 
> Sorry, but I don't follow this.  How can the prototype area be bigger than
> the board it's on?

Sorry Olin, I feel a bit silly! I didn't write what I was thinking :) My
thought was that the prototype area should be 3/4 to 1.5 times the area
taken by the soldered componeents. I guess I was trying to give a
rule-of-thumb...

> Given the number of prototype pads I've shown in the schematic, the
> prototype area would be about 5 inches wide by 1.5 inches deep.  This will
> dictate the board with, which will probably be 6 inches to allow for rubber
> feet and mounting holes.  I'm planning on the prototype area being at the
> front of the board with the fixed circuitry in as thin a strip as it will
> fit in at the back of the board.

Anyway, I like your idea for this type of board!

Take care, Matthew.

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