> If it is all legal, that is if your customer really does own =

> the design, he should be able to give you schematics and BOM =

> of it. The board manufacturer could have gerber files left =


It's not hes design. And I'm not sure if it legal. The problem is that the
company that manufactured the board went of bussiness and the are no
replacements on the market.... I think it=92s a good reason to copy the boa=
rd.

Mauricio

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> Hello,
> =

> If it is all legal, that is if your customer really does own =

> the design, he should be able to give you schematics and BOM =

> of it. The board manufacturer could have gerber files left =

> from the last time it was produced. Somebody has to have =

> built it and they should have BOM, component placement =

> drawings and possibly also schematics.
> =

> /Ruben
> =

> > Hi,
> >  I have two boards from a customer who wants me to produce =

> identical =

> > replacements. This are 10+ years old boards (Stepper =

> controller) with =

> > a bunch of logic, comparators, and some other parts. No =

> microcontrollers.
> > =

> >  I would like to know if there is a set of tools available to =

> > reproduce as exactly as posible a board, in order not to have to =

> > follow all the traces with the multimeter and the make the =

> schematic.
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> > Any ideas?
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> > Regards,
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> > Mauricio
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