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==== How to get PCB trained ==== | ==== How to get PCB trained ==== | ||
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=== Table of Contents === | === Table of Contents === | ||
- Basics | - Basics | ||
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* What’s the process for getting trained? | * What’s the process for getting trained? | ||
* What is SUMS? | * What is SUMS? | ||
+ | * Ugh, this sounds like way more work and time than I'm willing to dedicate to this. Do you have any recommendations for professional fabrication houses? | ||
- Training Videos | - Training Videos | ||
* What do the videos cover? | * What do the videos cover? | ||
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+ | ** Ugh, this sounds like way more work and time than I'm willing to dedicate to this. Do you have any recommendations for professional fabrication houses?**\\ | ||
+ | We don’t officially recommend a specific fabrication houses. All of them have positives and negatives. The following is a very incomplete list of fab houses that we've used with varying levels of success. | ||
+ | * You can use [[https:// | ||
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**Videos? What happened training sessions? | **Videos? What happened training sessions? | ||
- | The training sessions were a major drag on both Trainer and User time, and they were a significant deterrent to many people getting trained on the tools. The video format allows users to train at their own pace when they have time, not when we have time. | + | The training sessions were a major drag on both Trainer and User time, and they were a significant deterrent to many people getting trained on the tools. The video format allows users to train at their own pace when they have time, not when we have time. |
**What do the videos cover?**\\ | **What do the videos cover?**\\ | ||
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**Do I have to have any prior knowledge before starting the videos?**\\ | **Do I have to have any prior knowledge before starting the videos?**\\ | ||
- | Nope! However, if you are unfamiliar with PCBs, we recommend reading up on some basics on the internet before watching. This way, the videos will (might?) make more sense. | + | Nope! However, if you are unfamiliar with PCBs, we recommend |
**Where can I find the videos?**\\ | **Where can I find the videos?**\\ | ||
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- Go to sums.gatech.edu and login (button is on the top right of the screen). | - Go to sums.gatech.edu and login (button is on the top right of the screen). | ||
- On the main screen, locate "Find training requirements" | - On the main screen, locate "Find training requirements" | ||
- | - Click “Watch video” to begin playing. | + | - Click “Watch video” to begin playing. |
- | + | - **Take notes!** You can use any and all of your own notes for your checkoff. (Meaning no printing the guides or Wiki.) | |
- | *** Don’t go to YouTube to watch them!! You will not get credit. *** | + | |
**I need subtitles, but you said don’t go to YouTube.**\\ | **I need subtitles, but you said don’t go to YouTube.**\\ | ||
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**What should I expect at a checkoff? | **What should I expect at a checkoff? | ||
- | The purpose of a checkoff is to demonstrate your ability to safely fabricate a board without assistance. You will be making the same board created at the training session, followed by a quick run-through of the electroplater. | + | The purpose of a checkoff is to demonstrate your ability to safely fabricate a board without assistance. You will be making the same board created at the training session, followed by a quick run-through of the electroplater. |
**I don’t see the quiz! Where is it?**\\ | **I don’t see the quiz! Where is it?**\\ | ||
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**What if I don’t successfully complete the checkoff? | **What if I don’t successfully complete the checkoff? | ||
- | Schedule another checkoff following the same procedure. | + | Schedule another checkoff following the same procedure. |
**Can I bring my own design to fabricate instead of the training board for my checkoff? | **Can I bring my own design to fabricate instead of the training board for my checkoff? | ||
Probably not. It is, however, at the discretion of your trainer. If the board is small, simple, and on FR4/FR5, (i.e. very similar to the training board), then it might be fine. However, large boards can take an hour or more to etch just one side. Since most boards are larger than the training one, you will likely have to stick with the training board. It will be easier for everyone (especially if it fails), and afterwards you can simply schedule time on the tools to fabricate whatever you’d like. | Probably not. It is, however, at the discretion of your trainer. If the board is small, simple, and on FR4/FR5, (i.e. very similar to the training board), then it might be fine. However, large boards can take an hour or more to etch just one side. Since most boards are larger than the training one, you will likely have to stick with the training board. It will be easier for everyone (especially if it fails), and afterwards you can simply schedule time on the tools to fabricate whatever you’d like. |