On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Josh Koffman wrote: > > I have a question about pours/planes on a PCB. > ................. > I've been looking at PCBs designed by other folks, and it seems > somewhat common to do a pour, but have it named the same as the ground > signal, so that it floods over all traces that are ground. This means > the pour can often flood into areas that would be inaccessible > otherwise. > .................... > So...which is the better way to go? > ........................ > Thoughts? I'm really not sure which way to go on this one. > > Thanks! > > Josh > Josh, Olin addresses this in detail at this link: < http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/15135/decoupling-caps-pcb-la= yout/15143#15143 >. As usual, he is very thorough and discusses some of the finer points that many people never consider. I recommend reading this. In fact, I've made it into one of my Tech Design reference documents. Carey Fisher Chief Technical Officer New Communications Solutions, LLC 678-999-3956 careyfisher@ncsradio.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .