peter green wrote:
>> I wonder why paper phenolic boards are so hard to come by these days... 
>> I bet they're easier to drill and much less of a hassle for hobbyists.
> Much easier to drill and cut but also much easier to inadvertantly 
> break. I don't think PTH works very well on them either (though thats 
> not really an issue for hobbyists).

They also make the entire lab smell like rotten eggs when you cut or 
drill them... That and they're far too easy to inadvertently snap or 
crack, and when that happens you pretty much get to scrap the board.

Much easier to use a tougher substrate than play games with FR2 (SRBP, 
paper phenolic, whatever).

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