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I want to build a EEG and the site tells me to buy a PCB from some manufacturer. Will my product have competent performance if built with breadboard?
What is so special about PCB?
What is so special about PCB?
In addition to what has already been mentioned, I'd add reduced size as a reason to use a PCB (using SMT) over a breadboard.royzizzle said:What is so special about PCB?
Do you by any chance have an example schematic of a circuit that is so sensitive that even the capacitance (a few pF?) formed by a single pin and the underlying plane can be harmful? Thanks.the_emi_guy said:Certain analog circuits (oscillators, op-amp circuits) have been known to work beautifully hanging in the free air, then fail miserably when hugging ground plane after implementation onto a real PCB (parasitic capacitance).
Of course we want that nice solid ground plane in all cases, but need to manage parasitic capacitance on a case by case basis (clearing plane under certain pins of certain parts).
gnurf said:In addition to what has already been mentioned, I'd add reduced size as a reason to use a PCB (using SMT) over a breadboard.
Do you by any chance have an example schematic of a circuit that is so sensitive that even the capacitance (a few pF?) formed by a single pin and the underlying plane can be harmful? Thanks.
gnurf said:In addition to what has already been mentioned, I'd add reduced size as a reason to use a PCB (using SMT) over a breadboard.
Do you by any chance have an example schematic of a circuit that is so sensitive that even the capacitance (a few pF?) formed by a single pin and the underlying plane can be harmful? Thanks.
Interesting story. I'm not sure coiling the capacitor leads would be the first thing that crossed my mind if such a setup failed! Until now anyway.Averagesupernova said:A place I used to work [...]
Yeah, that makes sense. I flipped through some transimpedance amplifier app notes and sure enough they recommended to remove nearby planes. I learned something, thanks.yungman said:For transimpedance amp that can measure under a pA, the feedback resistor is like 10GΩ or more, one pF will make a day and night difference. Even for 1GΩ resistor, I had to cut out the ground plane around the junction and area close to the input.
Also, in microwave, 1pF is quite significant. At 1GHz, the reactance is only 159.23Ω! You tell me whether it is significant or not!
gnurf said:Interesting story. I'm not sure coiling the capacitor leads would be the first thing that crossed my mind if such a setup failed! Until now anyway.
Yeah, that makes sense. I flipped through some transimpedance amplifier app notes and sure enough they recommended to remove nearby planes. I learned something, thanks.
gnurf said:Interesting story. I'm not sure coiling the capacitor leads would be the first thing that crossed my mind if such a setup failed!
Averagesupernova said:Actually yungman it does/did need to be proven. The residual flux was only a problem in humidity so the fix for it needed to be proven well since we had no idea what type of climate it would end up in. It really wasn't a problem in the plant.
What you actually said was:yungman said:As I said, it depend on how high impedance.
Don't need to prove,
Averagesupernova said:What you actually said was:
And I'm not sure you are getting the point. So, forget it.
I thought it would be assumed by the readers here that comonents involved with the front end of a digital voltmeter are very high impedance. Finding leakage at these high impedances is not such an easy task.Anyone care to guess how how we proved and tested for this besides just swapping out the relay?
Averagesupernova said:You are right, you and I are going in circles. I have acknowledged that you agree with me which is not the point.
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For anyone who actually gets the point:
Was wondering if anyone had an idea how it was proven at the factory what was really happening at the time, using instruments of some sort connected in some manner. Proving leakge that affects the front end of what I recall to be a 10 Megohm input impedance meter by less than a tenth of a percent is not easy. Sorry to say we didn't have yungman running around out there saying: You not need to prove nothing. I know it relays. Must be, I seen it billion times.
rbj said:one thing about modern PCB that makes this a little different is that, in the olden days, the parts used for "thru-hole" PCB and for breadboarding were the same. now you use surface mount parts for PCB, and i can't see how you would use such parts for breadboarding.
indeed that flux residue will absorb moisture from air, seems to me it was a water wash variety to make EPA happy. There was a rash of reports on it around 2000.Just breathing on the relay made the meter reading change.
Averagesupernova said:Yungman, I recall hearing that prior to my employment freon was often used for cleaning boards. I never had any experience with it.
Topher925 said:One thing not mentioned here but certainly is an issue in very sensitive applications is piezoelectric effects. With breadboards, everything is through hole and loosely mounted so piezoelectric effects can be ignored. However on PCB's, SMD mount capacitors can function as little microphones and introduce electrical noise from acoustical vibrations from the local environment.
Some of my research requires very sensitive optoelectronics (talking GIGA-ohm feedback resistors on op-amps here) where just clapping your hands in the same room as the device would completely wash out the signal being measured. These kinds of things can be ignored in most cases, but in my case I had to go back redesign an enclosure and part of a PCB due to not taking these effects in account.
Yes, circuits built using PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and bread board perform the same function. However, there may be slight differences in terms of reliability and durability.
A PCB is a permanent circuit board that is designed and manufactured for a specific purpose. It is made using a specialized process and is more durable and reliable compared to a bread board, which is a temporary circuit board used for prototyping and testing.
Yes, you can use a PCB for prototyping, but it may require more time and resources to design and manufacture compared to a bread board. Additionally, changes and modifications to the circuit may be more difficult to make on a PCB compared to a bread board.
A PCB is better suited for a permanent circuit as it is more durable and reliable. Bread boards are meant for temporary use and may not be able to withstand long-term use and environmental factors.
Yes, bread boards are more convenient for prototyping and testing circuits as they allow for easy changes and modifications. They also do not require any specialized tools or equipment, making them more accessible for beginners.