11 Mar
2010
11 Mar
'10
12:43 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
I love to wire-wrap. To me, it's the
engineer's version of
needlepoint, except that you wind up with something that (hopefully)
does more than just sit there.
I've been using a Roadrunner pen since my supply of (cheap) wire-wrap
sockets dried up. Similar idea, but with enamelled copper wire instead.
You wrap the wire round a socket pin or component lead 2 or 3 times,
then solder it, run it to the next lead, wrap, solder and carry on.
It doesn't look pretty (though the wiring strips can help stop it
turning into a complete rat's nest) but it works fine for anything up to
about 20MHz or so.
Best part is it works with standard components and sockets... I've even
used it with SMD parts, though not to the standard that this guy has:
http://elm-chan.org/
Some of his boards are so well done they're more like functional artwork...
--
Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/