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Simple Kicad For Simple Vintage Computer Hobbyists: Part 2 [TCE #0580]

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Thanks to PCBWAY for their ongoing support! www.pcbway.com Let's do some final tweaks, thanks to feedback from @1337Shockwav3 & @gshingles, and then send the PCB off to PCBWAY to be fabricated using their Kicad plug-ins. Disclaimer: I'm not a Kicad super-user, I'm not a circuit design guru, I'm just a simple vintage computer hobbyist who needs simple PCBs from time to time. I'm using Kicad 9.0 on a 2022 MacBook Air (M2 with 24GB RAM) running macOS 15.3.1 (24D70). Application: KiCad PCB Editor arm64 on arm64 Version: 9.0.0, release build Platform: macOS Sequoia Version 15.3.1 (Build 24D70), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac OpenGL: Apple, Apple M2, 2.1 Metal - 89.3 Most of my designs end up on my Github: https://github.com/0ddjob 00:00 ... Let's make some tweaks 03:40 ... Re-create the PCB 09:45 ... 3D view of final layout 10:18 ... Installing PCBWAY plug-in 12:10 ... Ordering via PCBWAY plug-in 15:25 ... Channel thanks & outro -------------------------------- Check out my Patreon for regular blog-type updates between videos - there is a free membership tier and two paid tiers (US$2 and US$5). There is also a one-week trial for the paid tiers so if you don't think it's worth it, then cancel ... no hard feelings ... I appreciate any support, even if it's just subscribing to my YouTube channel! https://www.patreon.com/TheCluelessEngineer -------------------------------- Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio

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