https://makerhub.georgefox.edu/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Nstahl14 2026-04-15T08:08:26Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.7 https://makerhub.georgefox.edu/w/index.php?title=PCB_Lab&diff=1825 2018-10-11T18:15:11Z

<p>Nstahl14: </p> <hr /> <div>The Printed Circuit Board lab will contain an electronics station (as in the Hub) with the Metcal soldering station and microscope. It will also contain a Voltera V-One PCB Printer (which can print Gerber files onto a board, and can also print solder paste onto normally fabricated boards), a manual pick-and-place machine, and a reflow oven. <br /> <br /> The current aces of this area is Nick Stahl (nstahl14@georgefox.edu) and Jake Whipple (jwhipple15@georgefox.edu)<br /> <br /> =Equipment=<br /> {{#ask: <br /> [[Is equipment::True]]<br /> [[Is located in facility::PCB Lab]]<br /> |format=Category<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==[[3 commandments]]==<br /> <br /> {{#set:<br /> | is facility = True<br /> }}</div>

Nstahl14 https://makerhub.georgefox.edu/w/index.php?title=PCB_Printer&diff=1824 2018-10-11T18:12:26Z

<p>Nstahl14: /* Terminology */</p> <hr /> <div>{{#set:<br /> |Is equipment=True<br /> |Is located in facility=PCB Lab<br /> |Is used in domain=Electronics<br /> |Has icon=File:PCB_printer_icon.png<br /> |Has icondesc=Voltera Icon<br /> |Has iconwname=File:PCB_printer_icon_name.png<br /> |Has image=File:voltera-vone.png<br /> |Has imagedesc=The Voltera V-One PCB Printer<br /> |Has description=(???)<br /> |Has certification=(???)<br /> |Has model=V-One<br /> |Has group=Circuit Board Design<br /> |Has make=Voltera<br /> }}<br /> [[{{#show: {{FULLPAGENAME}}|?Has icon|link=none}}|100px|left|top|{{#show: {{FULLPAGENAME}}|?Has icondesc}}]]<br /> [[{{#show: {{FULLPAGENAME}}|?Has image|link=none}}|thumb|upright=1.5|{{#show: {{FULLPAGENAME}}|?Has imagedesc}}]]<br /> The Voltera V-One brings quick turn PCBs to your desktop. Import your gerber file into the Voltera software, press print, and the V-One will bring your board to life. Use the solder paste dispensing and reflow features to mount components onto your printed board, or mount components on a pre-fabricated board with ease. &lt;ref&gt;Description taken from [https://www.elektor.com/voltera-v-one Elektor].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The current Ace of this area/machine is Jake Whipple.&lt;br /&gt;<br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> == Documentation ==<br /> <br /> * [https://www.voltera.io/ Product Home Page]<br /> * [[Media:Voltera_V-One_Manual_English.pdf|User Manual]]<br /> * [https://support.voltera.io/hc/en-us/sections/115001325748-User-Guides User Guides]<br /> <br /> == Training ==<br /> <br /> === Hello World ===<br /> The Voltera comes with a getting started tutorial called &quot;Hello World.&quot; It will guide you through fabricating your own single-sided board from start to finish.<br /> * [https://support.voltera.io/hc/en-us/sections/115001259687-Getting-Started Hello World Tutorial]<br /> <br /> === Punk Console ===<br /> After completing the Hello World tutorial, you can proceed with making double-sided boards. Voltera has a tutorial called &quot;Punk Console&quot; which walks through creating your own double-sided board. It also shows how to use the V-One drill to make vias and component through-holes.<br /> * [https://support.voltera.io/hc/en-us/sections/115001111653-Start-Drilling Punk Console Tutorial]<br /> <br /> == Terminology ==<br /> There are a lot of particular names given to Voltera's equipment. It is important to know what is what, especially when trying to explain troubleshooting issues. Here are the items you should familiarize yourself with:<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:vone_probe.jpg|Probe<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> (Add pictures later)<br /> Probe<br /> Dispenser and sheath<br /> Cartridge<br /> Conductive ink<br /> Nozzle<br /> <br /> Substrate<br /> Sacrificial layer<br /> <br /> == Usage ==<br /> <br /> === The Perfect Print ===<br /> Two main factors affect the quality of your print. <br /> <br /> ==== Flow rate ====<br /> <br /> ==== Print height ====<br /> <br /> === Priming Conductors ===<br /> Ideally, ''you'' should never have to prime the conductors. After a conductor has been primed correctly and used in the Voltera, it &quot;closes&quot; the dispenser. When done, you should be able to pull it off the mount and put the --- back in the fridge.<br /> <br /> However, this is not always the case. If a student <br /> <br /> === Changing a Cartridge===<br /> <br /> # Remove the nozzle CAREFULLY<br /> # Dissamble sheath by twisting green part clockwise<br /> # Remove dispenser<br /> # clean dispenser<br /> # press downwards on the sheath to loose the cartridge<br /> # remove the cartridge<br /> # proceed to chuck the cartridge in the nearest garbage can<br /> # wind the dispenser clockwise until it cant clockwise anymore<br /> # acquire new cartridge<br /> # remove top and bottom green caps SAVE THEM<br /> # insert the cartidge with the label facing the back, in other words, the label should not be viewable through the window on the sheath<br /> # insert the dispenser and lock it in by twisting the green part counter clockwise<br /> # carefully REPLACE NOZZLE, use fingers first and then pliers!44<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;references /&gt;</div>

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