it was open space.......fair game for them to put the artist touch? I got back an analog board..same thing....copper thieving all around the finely crafted analog layout. Turned out ok....just...wasnt what I expected David VanHorn wrote: On 1/30/06, alan smith wrote: > > Often a board house will do whats called "copper thieving" bunches of > little squares of copper inside the large open areas, to reduce the refuse > from the etch process, among other things. It's really entertaining when you get something like an interdigital microwave filter back, where the board shop has plopped their logo in and hosed it all up.. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist