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Micrometer
Scrape off the solder mask to reveal the tin.
Perhaps try a few solvents, might be lu ky.
Remove some tin with wick.
Clean up
Take your measurements
On 03 Feb 2021 6:01 PM, "Neil" <picdude3@narwani.org> wrote:

> Is there a simplish way to figure out or measure the copper weight on an
> existing PCB?
>
> I'm asking because I'm redoing a layout for someone and I did not do the
> original circuit design, so was planning to use the same trace widths as
> on the original board, but I'll need to know the copper weight to order
> a prototype board.
> If I have to redo the math on current etc, that opens up another can of
> worms as I don't have all of the specs otherwise.
> And the copper does feel thicker than usual.
>
> Thanks.
>
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