New SLA7062M 3 amp driver from Linistepper designer

[RomanLini]

Congrats quadtech!

[eSilviu]

Originally Posted by quadtech A little package came my way today, with a bunch of goodies. Thanks, James!

I was thinking that the new board will be sent to the winner.... but old one will work too.

[James Newton]

Originally Posted by eSilviu I was thinking that the new board will be sent to the winner.... but old one will work too.

Ah, I see how you might think that, but I want to be clear as to why it isn't the case. We are REALLY devoted to open source, and not being protectionist or closed about our designs or products. Now, we already had a VERY good board layout for the double sided, professional, top quality PCB that we supply with the kit; the point of the contest was NOT to make a new PCB layout for us to produce and sell. But double sided layouts are harder for hobbyists to produce, and we wanted people to be able to make the SLAm themselves if that is what they like to do. So we decided to have a contest and "pay" for someones time in doing a hobby-friendly layout by giving away one of the professional kits.

Now, if you DO happen to want to have one of these boards produced, or just about any other PCB, FOR FREE, you can enter the PICList free PCB contest at:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/pcbcontest.htm and have a very good shot at getting a PCB made a month or two later.

Or, of course, you can tear out a sheet of glossy paper from a high end womans magazine, run it through the laser printer, iron it on to a blank PCB, then etch and drill it:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/tonertransfer.htm

Or you can cut an old CD to make a PCB holder for any InkJet printer that has a CD/DVD tray then print and dust with toner, melt, and etch
http://www.piclist.com/techref/pcb/e...idinktoner.htm or modify an old InkJet printer so it will feed PCB stock directly.
http://www.piclist.com/techref/pcb/e...kjetresist.htm If it's an Epson, you can get refillable cartridges and use MISPRO Inks (#MISPRO42-SET-MK), then bake the ink directly to cure it as a etch resist.

Or... you could just buy the SLAm kit for less than what it will cost to make the PCB and purchase the parts...
http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/st...m/SLAm_bld.htm

...then you can get on with building a CNC mill and mill PCB's.